New Video | Growing Connections for Farmers in Northeastern NC
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Thank you to everyone who attended this video premier on Thursday, January 13th!
The event was a wonderful success thanks to all of you. The video is Amazing (rated by the audience to confirm), we heard from cast members and community members, and had time to discuss how we can activate this energy for supporting farmers as the foundation of our regional food system.
10 ACTION STEPS WE CAN TAKE FROM HERE:
Here are 10 specific steps that attendees named as great ways to move forward.
- Tell the story of your region around food.
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Continue to host similar events & share the video!
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Invest local dollars in convening farmers for education and collaboration.
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Support small farmers in particular with networking and formalized support.
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Expand/support programs like Double Up Food Bucks/Produce RX programs.
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Expand WIC programs
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Call your local decision makers.
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Include local decision-makers in groups and conversations – show them the needs!
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Continue to engage in these group spaces to get to know each other and build our own energy! Make sure folks are connected to wonderful groups such as Community Food Strategies, MDC Rural Forward, RAFI, CEFS, Resourceful Communities, NC Council of Churches, UMC, PICH, ABC2 etc
Ways to See, Share, and Engage with the Film
We also know that there were a lot more folks interested in the event that weren’t able to join us live. We’re excited to engage with all of you. Below are ways that you can see and share the film and get engaged in the action moving forward.
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Watch and share the video! Growing Connections film on youtube. (9:07 long)
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Contact groups that can help you get engaged. (See slides 6 & 7)
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Review the recording of the live event.
A big thank you again to all of the cast members, the hard working planning team, and to each of the facilitators and guides at this Show Up Series event. This was truly a collective effort, which we know is how the best work gets done.
Looking forward to working together in 2022 to support our farmers and grow a thriving regional food system.
