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Orange County Municipalities Jointly Fund a Local Food Vision
Over the past several years, the Orange County Food Council (OCFC) has been a pioneer in the North Carolina local food council network, most notably through the council’s successful establishment a full-time food council coordinator, jointly funded between Orange County and the towns of Carrboro, Hillsborough, and Chapel Hill.
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.