Local foods listening session March 14
Anyone invested in the High Country’s local foods movement is
invited to attend a listening session on Thursday, March 14, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Ashe Family
Central Community Room.
The listening session is being held by the N.C. Local Sustainable
Foods Advisory Council of the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (NCDA). The
Local Foods Council, co-chaired by NCDA commissioner Steve Troxler and N.C. State Center for
Environmental Farming Systems director Dr. Nancy Creamer, has already held 8 listening
sessions throughout North Carolina.
The council is meeting with people in the field involved
in local foods — farmers, businesspeople, support providers, etc. — to identify opportunities
for improving the local foods economy.
The N.C. Local Sustainable Foods Advisory
Council of NCDA hopes to facilitate the discussion among 15 to 100 growers and regional
agricultural professionals in the area. The council plans to invite experts who can answer questions
and provide clarification of areas as they arise, such as a staff from NCDA.
If you have a
question related to local foods and issues, contact Debbie Hamrick at (debbie.hamrick@ncfb.org) Ashe
Family Central is located at 626 Ashe Central School Road in Jefferson.
