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Council Meetings

Currently, NCLFC council members meet virtually each month to connect, collaborate, and share updates on work relevant to supporting North Carolina’s local food system. NCLFC also hosts an annual in-person gathering to foster relationships between council members and begin strategic planning for the upcoming year.

Historically, the entire North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC) met quarterly in-person. However, in 2020, the second quarter meeting was canceled due to social distancing orders in place for COVID-19. In response, the council pivoted to start meeting every Thursday to discuss issues around COVID-19 such as food access, food supply chain adaptation, and other specific pinch points as they arose.

Working Groups

In 2020, our council members identified new challenges facing North Carolina, before COVID-19 was in the United States. Since then, council members have formed around these issues and incorporated our COVID-19 response to these groups’ work.

Connecting Consumers & Producers

More About Food Marketing

Mapping Local Food Value Chains

More about Food Infrastructure

Rescuing Food from Landfills

More About Food Recovery

Improving Healthy Food Access

More About Community Health

In addition to this ongoing work, some working groups are on hiatus until further needs are identified. We highly encourage interested in addressing similar issues in their community to explore these topics below.

FIRE Internship Program

Food-Inspired Resilience & Equity (FIRE) Internship Program

Hosted by the North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC), Community Food Strategies, and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) the Food-Inspired Resilience & Equity (FIRE) program hosts student and recent graduate interns during the academic year to support their host site’s community and equity work. Throughout the year, interns are paid to assist and manage various projects, including research, meeting facilitation, logistical support, and communications, as well as other tasks that align with the host’s needs and the intern’s interests.

More about FIRE