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2017 Statewide Food Council Gathering
Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2017 |
| WinMock, Bermuda Run, NC
It’s time for another Statewide Food Council Gathering to celebrate the successes of the growing network of food councils across North Carolina! Join us in building a network, strategy, and collective skills to improve our community’s food system.
This event is being hosted in collaboration with the North Carolina Local Food Council and several local food councils across North Carolina.
AGENDA
This event is being hosted in collaboration with the North Carolina Local Food Council and several local food councils across North Carolina.
THURSDAY
November 30th
9:00am – 5:00pm Registration
10:00 – 11:15am Welcome and Grounding Session
- Introduction: North Carolina Local Food Council
- Food Council Frameworks & Overview: Community Food Strategies
Food Council Frameworks
11:15 – 11:30am Break
11:30 – 12:15pm Regional Kickoff
- Connect with others in one of six North Carolina regions – Charlotte Area, Northeast, Southeast, Triangle, Triad, and Western
12:30pm Lunch & Keynote Address
- Keynote Address: Savi Horne, Executive Director, Land Loss Prevention Project
2:00 – 3:15pm Concurrent sessions
3:15 – 3:30pm Break
3:30 – 4:45pm Concurrent sessions
5:00pm Group Photo
5:00 – 7:00pm Resource Fair / Gathering Reception, on the East Terrace
| NC Community Foundation | USDA Rural Development |
| Resourceful Communities | Rural Center |
| Natural Capital Investment Fund | Appalachian Regional Commission |
| Self-Help Credit Union | Carolina Farm Credit |
| Center for Environmental Farming Systems | NC Cooperative Extension Local Foods Flagship Program |
| Carolina Farm Stewardship Association | Circle Forward Partners |
| Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) |
7:30pm Evening Social at Fiddlin’ Fish Brewery in Winston Salem
FRIDAY
December 1st
8:00 – 9:00am Breakfast & Registration
8:45am Morning Welcome
9:00 – 10:15am Concurrent sessions
10:15 – 10:30am Break
10:30 – 11:45am Concurrent sessions
12:00 – 1:30pm Lunch & Ignite Presentations (5-minute stories from NC Food Councils)
- Cecelia Polanco, So Good Pupusas
- Jenn Weaver, Orange County Food Council
- Henry Crews, Green Rural Redevelopment Organization (GRRO)
- Grace Kanoy, Davidson County Local Food Systems Network
- Kathy Metzo, Charlotte Mecklenberg Food Policy Council
- Carl Vierling, Greater High Point Food Alliance
1:30pm Group Photo
1:45 – 2:30pm Regional Meetings
- Connect with others in one of six North Carolina regions – Charlotte Area, Northeast, Southeast, Triangle, Triad, and Western
2:30 – 2:45pm Break
2:45 – 3:15pm Closing Remarks
SCHOLARSHIPS
Community Food Strategies will be sponsoring up to two people from each food council to attend, which will include registration, travel for one vehicle, and one hotel room. More information on the Registration page.
SPONSORSHIP
We are inviting organizations and businesses to support this event with financial sponsorship. We are open to creative ideas for sponsors to contribute and add value to this event. See the varying sponsorship levels and benefits here. Please contact Gini Knight at (919) 515-5362 or at gini_knight@ncsu.edu with questions or ideas.
Special thanks to our event sponsors:
