Apple Variety information:
State
Resource 1
Resource 2
California
CalApple.Org
Florida Georgia
Apples Not grown commercially
365 Atlanta Traveler MarylandApples.com MassFarmToSchool.Org MichiganApples.com NewEnglandApples.org
Maryland
NewEnglandApples.org NewEnglandApples.org
Massachusetts
Michigan New York
Oregon
GardenGuides.com
Pennsylvania
MarketsAtShrewsbury.com Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
NewEnglandApples.org
Texas
Washington
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Additional Information for Bidding Local Produce Produce information Sheets: USDA Product Information Sheets - Fruit USDA Geographic Preference: What it is and how to use it
1. [SFA Name] desires to serve [_______] (describe preference) grown products to its students. 2. Under federal law, [SFA Name], as the purchasing institution, has the authority not only to apply a “local” geographic preference to minimally processed foods, but also to determine what is “local” for the purposes of United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) programs such as the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program, the Special Milk Program, the Child and Adult Care Food Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Department of Defense Fresh Program. 3. [SFA Name] defines “locally grown products’ as grown within [___________] of the [SFA Name] district office located at [District office Address]. 4. As allowed under federal law, [SFA Name] will provide a point preference during evaluation of quotes to “locally grown products” purchased for school food procurement as defined under this geographic preference. The point preference is as follows: 5. If a product is grown and packaged or processed within [___________] • 15-point weighted preference will be applied. • If a product is not grown packaged or processed within [___________], though meets the definition of “local” specified in paragraph (C), a 10-point weighted preference will be applied. 6. Pursuant to USDA regulations, the geographic preference in this section is applied only to “minimally processed” agricultural products that retain their inherent character.
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