Our Work
Our Work
We work collaboratively among our member organizations with a common aim: to support North Carolina’s local food economies.
As the statewide food council, North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) works to support vibrant farms and fisheries, healthy people, strong communities, thriving local economies, and resilient ecosystems. We do this by providing:
Interaction between members to foster coordinated programs, guidance, and support for N.C. local food economies
Communication, resources, guidance development, and collaboration within local councils and between the local councils and the statewide council
Food-related policy discussions and development in formal and informal forums
Council Meetings
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) met quarterly. In 2020, our second quarter meeting was canceled due to social distancing orders in place for COVID-19. Instead, the council met every Thursday since March 26th, 2020 during the following year to discuss issues around COVID-19 such as food access, food supply chain adaptation, and other specific pinch points as they arise. Currently NCLFC council members meet monthly to continue fostering ecosystems of support and growth for North Carolina’s local food system.
COVID-19 Resources
Special Interest Topics and NCLFC Resources
Outside Resources Identified by the NCLFC Board
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All NCLFC-collected resources are funneled to the CEFS COVID-19 page.
Working Groups
In 2020, our board identified new challenges facing North Carolina, before COVID-19 was in the United States. Since then, board members have formed around these issues and incorporated our COVID-19 response to these groups’ work.
Local Food Marketing
Connecting Consumers & Producers
Food Recovery
Rescuing Food from Landfills
Community Health
Improving Healthy Food Access
RISE for Local Foods
Remote Internship to Support Enterprises (RISE)
for Local Foods
The Remote Internship to Support Enterprises (RISE) for Local Foods was developed by the North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) primarily to address challenges to food systems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This internship paired seven North Carolina university students with various Host Sites across the state. Over the course of the RISE program, these paid student interns worked remotely to provide direct support in multiple and varying areas of focus to North Carolina producers, food hubs, and fisheries.
Capacity
The Capacity Committee’s goal is to increase resources available to local food councils in support of their community-driven work and to increase staffing and financial resources of the North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC).
The Capacity Committee is focused on both increasing the available resources to local councils across the state, and increasing the capacity of the NCLFC so it can be successful in its work.