{"data":{"id":"us-de/3-del.-c.-302a","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"3 Del. C. § 302A","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this chapter:\n(1) “Community outlet” means a business entity, organization, or institution that operates a food distribution program in this State and is equipped to procure, source, store, and distribute the local food products, value-added products, or both, in this State.\n(2) “Department” means the Delaware Department of Agriculture.\n(3) “Farmer” means an individual or business entity that produces, sells, donates, or transports local food products.\n(4) “Food distribution site” means a physical location in this State where local food products are available at no cost to consumers. “Food distribution site” includes, a food pantry, food closet within a faith-based institution, community-based organization, congregate meal site, community center, senior center, community refrigerator, shelter, school, childcare facility, or facility participating as part of a Food is Medicine initiative.\n(5) “LFPA Program” means the United States Department of Agriculture’s Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program established in 2022.\n(6) “Local food products” means value-added products and fresh or lightly processed fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy, and eggs that are produced, by a farmer or processor, in 1 or more of the following states:\na. Delaware.\nb. Maryland.\nc. New Jersey.\nd. Pennsylvania.\ne. Virginia.\n(7) “Processor” means a business entity that operates machinery or equipment to perform manual tasks to wash, cut, measure, mix, cook, preserve through processes like canning or smoking, butcher, package, or transform raw ingredients into consumable food products that are derived from local food products.\n(8) “Program” means the Delaware Farm to Community Program established in this chapter.\n(9) “Value-added products” means raw agricultural commodities that have been processed, packaged, or marketed uniquely to increase the market value, extend shelf life, and improve consumer appeal. “Value-added products” include raw ingredients converted into jams, cheeses, sausages, or pre-cut vegetables.","path":["Title 3. Agriculture","Part I. Department of Agriculture","Chapter 3A. Delaware Farm to Community Program"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title3/title3.pdf","current_through":"2026-10-01 (85 Del. Laws, c. 550)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-21T05:48:34Z","sha256":"a7db01069fc0c6a85e477051ff598fc16170f8f6b0f1737b6fca6170dcb29102","source_id":"us-de","stale":false,"prev":"us-de/3-del.-c.-301a","next":"us-de/3-del.-c.-303a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}