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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.
2019 Ignite – Julius Tillery, Black Cotton
From the 2019 Cultivating Community through Food Gathering, Julius Tillery’s ‘ talk, ‘Cotton is our Culture’, promotes innovation, high quality, and creativity in his business to highlight black farmers and landownership.
What is a Food Council?
Food councils are community-based coalitions, created to help build a more just and sustainable food system.