Get 24 boxes of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables delivered to your home!

Program Information

If you enrolled before February 1, 2024:

As a part of the program, you will receive a variety of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables about twice a month for 12 months until you receive 24 deliveries total. This 12-month program has reached capacity and is closed.

If you enrolled after February 1, 2024:

Our 12-month program is closed. There is a new 6-month program that will deliver fresh produce right to your door! As a part of the program, you will receive a variety of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables weekly for about 6 months until you receive 24 deliveries total.

Click here for resources on:

• Healthy recipes
• Healthy eating
• Information on how to store and prepare different fruits and vegetables

Click here to view our program flyer.

Program Requirements

¡Más Fresco! Plus is different from the existing ¡Más Fresco! More Fresh Nutrition Incentive program in that it does not require you to be enrolled in CalFresh in order to receive benefits.

All that is required to participate in ¡Más Fresco! Plus are the following:

• 18 years of age or older
• Referred by a San Diego County community-based organization that has determined that you could benefit from increased access to and consumption of healthy foods, including fruits and vegetables
• One participant per household
• Live in San Diego County
• Have not previously participated in the ¡Más Fresco! Plus program

Program Overview

¡Más Fresco! Plus is a partnership between UC San Diego Center for Community Health under ACTRI, San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency, San Diego farmers, grocery stores and community-based organizations across San Diego County. San Diego County community members who enroll in ¡Más Fresco! Plus will receive a box of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, from a local San Diego farm, delivered to their home.

If you enrolled before September 1, 2023, you will receive deliveries about twice a month for 12 months until you receive 24 deliveries total. This 12-month program has reached capacity and is closed.

If you enrolled after September 1, 2023, you will receive deliveries weekly for about 6 months until you receive 24 deliveries total.

The goals of ¡Más Fresco! Plus are to:

Increase access to and consumption of healthy foods, including fresh fruits and vegetables, among community members who are experiencing health disparities, including food insecurity and diet related chronic disease.

Improve nutrition and health status among program participants.

This program is part of a University of California San Diego (UCSD) research study that aims to learn how nutrition incentives provided through ¡Más Fresco! Plus affect access to healthy foods, and how they help people consume more fruits and vegetables for better health.

As part of the enrollment process, you will be asked for your consent to participate in this research study. You will also be provided the opportunity to participate in a survey upon enrollment. After 3 months of your participation, some participants may be contacted by Más Fresco Plus staff about an opportunity to take a follow-up survey. This will help us learn more about the impact of the program and how it may help participants access and eat healthy foods, including fruits and vegetables, to improve health.

If you need assistance with enrolling online, please contact ¡Más Fresco! Plus, at 888-315-6602 or by e-mail at masfrescoplus@health.ucsd.edu, and a ¡Más Fresco! Plus staff member will help you enroll in the program.