The 2026 Regional Community Food Gatherings
The 2026 Regional Community Food Gatherings are four events co-hosted this fall by Community Food Strategies, regional representatives from the NC Local Food Council, and local food coalitions.
Council Gatherings
2025 Community Food Gathering Summary
Over 200 food system change makers came together from across North Carolina to explore solutions, learn skills, and strategize around how to create a food system built by us and for us at the 2025 Community Food Gathering September 17 – 18th in Colfax, NC.
The 2025 Statewide Community Food Gathering Workshops
The Community Food Gathering is Community Food Strategies’ signature statewide event which brings together various food system stakeholders to explore solutions, learn skills, and strategize around how to create a food system built by us and for us. Come join.
Transformational Community: Finding Our Strength in Each Other
The keynote panel will kick off the Statewide Gathering with three North Carolinian food leaders who will share their stories on what Transformational Community means to them and how we can lean into each other at such a time as this.
Register for 2025 Statewide Community Food Gathering
The Community Food Gathering is Community Food Strategies’ signature statewide event which brings together various food system stakeholders to explore solutions, learn skills, and strategize around how to create a food system built by us and for us. Come join.
Call for Workshop Proposals – The 2025 Statewide Community Food Gathering
We are currently accepting workshop proposals for the 2025 Community Food Gathering!
The 2025 Statewide Community Food Gathering
The Community Food Gathering is Community Food Strategies’ signature statewide event which brings together various food system stakeholders to explore solutions, learn skills, and strategize around how to create a food system built by us and for us. Come join.
ARPA Advocacy Academy
Community Food Strategies partnered with BlueCross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation to host the ARPA Advocacy Academy (AAA) from December 2022 to July 2024.
The 2024 Regional Community Food Gatherings
The 2024 Regional Community Food Gatherings are four events co-hosted this fall by Community Food Strategies, regional representatives from the NC Local Food Council, and local food coalitions.
2023 Community Food Gathering Summary
On March 15 – 16, 2023 in Rocky Mount we held Community Food Strategies’ signature statewide event which brings together community food advocates from across the state.