Forging our Food Future video
Participants at the Forging our Food Future: 2023 Community Food Gathering in Rocky Mount, NC share important food memories and traditions that feed their vision for a just and joyful food future.
Videos
Video: Growing Connections for Farmers in Northeastern NC: A Short Film
Food councils in northeastern NC created this video to shine a light on the importance of farmers in their region and what we can do to support them.
Shared Gifting with NC Food Councils – Shifting power with participatory grantmaking
Participants share their reactions and understanding of the Shared Gifting participatory microgrant experience.
Video: Celebrating Food Councils in 2020
In this video, we celebrated the work of food councils through this unprecedented year of 2020. We asked what they were most proud of and why food justice work is critical.
Video: Connecting Food and Community
How do you build community through food? Community leaders in our network answer this question to create this powerful reminder of the importance and value of growing and sharing food in our communities. Food is a connector.
2019 Ignite – Randi Byrd, UNC American Indian Center
From the 2019 Cultivating Community through Food Gathering, Randi’s poetic prose shares how members of Healthy Native North Carolinian network are growing, harvesting, and processing native medicinal plants.
2019 Ignite – Sarah Daniels, Cape Fear Food Council
From the 2019 Cultivating Community through Food Gathering, Sarah presents ‘Food Systems Resilience in the Lower Cape Fear’, an example of recovery support for local farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
2019 Ignite – Ryan Morin, Terrence Smith, and Noran Sanford, Growing Change
From the 2019 Cultivating Community through Food Gathering, this youth organization is working to transform an abandoned prison into a thriving farm business.
2019 Ignite – Ashley Page, Columbia, SC Food Policy Committee
From the 2019 Cultivating Community through Food Gathering, Ashley shares learnings on ‘Developing Food Policy Recommendations by Hosting Food Gatherings’..
2019 Ignite – Mark Anthony Lucas Jr, Conetoe Family Life Center
From the 2019 Cultivating Community through Food Gathering, Mark Anthony shares what he learned from growing food as a paid farm intern at the Conetoe Farm.