1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Farms and Food Act of 2023 . 2. Local Agriculture Market Program reform Section 210A of the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 ( 7 U.S.C. 1627c ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (13) as paragraphs (6) through (14), respectively; and (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following: (5) Food hub The term food hub means a business or organization that actively manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products to multiple buyers from multiple producers, who are primarily local and regional producers, to strengthen the ability of those producers to satisfy local and regional wholesale, retail, and institutional demands. ; (2) in subsection (b)(4), by inserting , regional food chain coordination, after collaboration ; (3) in subsection (c)(4), by striking stakeholders. and inserting stakeholders, including eligible entities described in subsection (d)(6)(B) that receive a grant by submitting an application under subsection (d)(6)(D) through a competitive cooperative agreement with a nongovernmental organization, before and after providing grants under the Program. ; (4) in subsection (d)— (A) in paragraph (1), by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 ; (B) in paragraph (2)— (i) in subparagraph (I), by striking or at the end; (ii) in subparagraph (J)(ii), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (K) to support the purchase of general purpose equipment; or (L) to support the logistics required for the redemption of Federal nutrition benefits at direct producer-to-consumer markets. ; (C) in paragraph (5)(E)— (i) by striking An eligible entity and inserting the following: (i) In general Except as provided in clause (ii), an eligible entity