Establish food desert produce pilot program

HB 2825 establishes a two-year pilot program through West Virginia's Department of Agriculture to improve access to fresh produce in food desert communities - areas lacking affordable, nutritious food. The program requires the department to select partnering providers to operate weekly markets in three food desert communities (including one rural area), offering discounted produce packages, accepting cash/debit/food vouchers, and providing storage guides and recipes. Providers must donate surplus produce to food banks and pantries, and the department must report to the legislature within two years on participation, voucher use, and recommendations for expansion. This directly affects residents in designated food desert communities by increasing affordable fresh food access through community-based markets.