North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council

Next Council Meeting Scheduled:
Date: April 112013
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh | Directions
Documents: Agenda (pdf)
Listening Sessions Summary (pdf)

It is the purpose of the North Carolina Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council to contribute to building a local food economy, thereby benefiting North Carolina by creating jobs, stimulating statewide economic development, circulating money from local food sales within local communities, preserving open space, decreasing the use of fossil fuel and thus reducing carbon emissions, preserving and protecting the natural environment, increasing consumer access to fresh and nutritious foods, and providing greater food security for all North Carolinians.

Listening Sessions

The North Carolina Local Sustainable Foods Advisory Council is worked with partners across the state to conduct listening sessions for entrepreneurs and farmers involved in developing North Carolina's local foods economy. Click here to view summaries of the sessions.

Council News

• Summaries of the Listening Sessions are now available >> View summaries
• The 2012 Annual Report is available >> Download PDF
• SB 491 Continue Local Food Advisory Council is now law! S.L. 2012-75 | View PDF
  -Sunset extended until July 31, 2015.
  -Adds a representative of the Conservation Trust for North Carolina.