Resources

Cookbooks

Everyday Healthy Meals
Flavors of My Kitchen
Healthy Chinese Cuisine
Healthy Latino Recipes
Kids Get Cookin’!
Soulful Recipes

Farmers Markets in Solano County

Find your nearest farmers market here.

Find Food in Solano County

Parks in Solano County

Looking to enjoy the outdoors? Check out the following links to view parks in Solano County.
State Parks
Benicia State Recreation Area
State Historic Parks
Benicia Capitol State Historic Park
Solano County Parks
Solano County
City Parks
Benicia
Dixon
Fairfield
Rio Vista
Suisun City
Vacaville
Vallejo

Programs

CalFresh - Formerly known as Food Stamps and federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the program can add to your food budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.

WIC - A Supplemental Nutrition Program for income-eligible pregnant, breastfeeding and non-breastfeeding women and children under the age of five who have a nutritional need. WIC is a federally-funded program, administered by the California Department of Health Services.

Reports

2016 Progressive Policy Institute- Fighting Poverty With HOPE
2016 California Food and Agriculture Legilator Scorecard
2016 Food and Agriculture Legislation Tracker from Roots of Change and the CA Policy Work Group
2015 CAFPC Annual Legislative Report

Websites

Bay Area Kid Fun- Know what parks are in your area
California Food Policy Council - statewide food policy council
Changelab Solutions - model policies, how-to guides, fact sheets, and other policy tools
CrobMobster - an invaluable tool for sharing agricultural and food surplus AND getting the word out about your small business or non-profit
Solano Grown - online marketplace of Solano County farmers and ranchers

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