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Upcoming meetings

NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
Date: April 11, 2013
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Location: JC Raulston Arboretum, Raleigh | Directions
Documents: Agenda (pdf)
 Listening Sessions Summary (pdf)


Past council meetings

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  • Sept. 20, 2012
  • July 26, 2012
    • Agenda Download PDF
      Minutes Download PDF
      Presentation: Local Food Branding Efforts
      Gary Matteson, Vice President, Young, Beginning, Small Farmer Programs & Outreach, The Farm Credit Council      		 Download PDF

      Supporting document: The Emergence of Retail Agriculture:  Its Outlook, Capital Needs, and Role in Supporting Young, Beginning, and Small Farmers
      Alan R. Hunt, PhD Candidate, Centre for Rural Economy, Newcastle University, UK
      Gary Matteson, Vice President, Young, Beginning, Small Farmer Programs and Outreach, Farm Credit Council, Washington, D.C.

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  • April 26, 2012
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      Minutes Download PDF
      Presentation: Local Food Assessments Update
      Debbie Hamrick, NC Farm Bureau
      John Day, Shi Day Consulting      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: Seeds of Change Initiative Presentation
      Lauri Wilson and Cheryl Hagevik, Seeds of Change Initiative      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: House Select Committee on Childhood Obesity
      Teresa Heath, Intern, Representative LaRoque
      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: Local Food Marketing Efforts, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
      Charlie Jackson, ASAP      		 Download PDF
      Committee Report: Economic Development & Infrastructure Debbie Hamrick – Chair
      		 
      Committee Report: Health, Wellness, Hunger & Food Access Alice Ammerman – Chair  
      Committee Report: Land, People & Natural Resources John Day – Chair Download PDF
      Presentation: Present Use Value Meeting Updates
      Roland McReynolds      		  
  • January 19, 2012
    • Agenda Download PDF
      Minutes Download PDF
      Presentation: Present Use Valuation
      Julian Philpott, NC Farm Bureau Federation
      Stan Duncan, Henderson County
      Edgar Miller, Conservation Trust for NC      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: Local Produce Safety Initiative Progress Report: Small Farms’ Experience with GAPs
      Roland McReynolds, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: Making Farmland More Accessible to Meet the Demand for Local Foods: The Land Trust Perspective
      Edgar Miller, Conservation Trust for NC
      David Heeks, Farmer
      Jeff Masten, Triangle Land Conservancy      		 Download PDF
      Report: Council Recommendations for 2012 Legislative Action Download PDF
  • Sept. 22, 2011
  • July 21, 2011
    • Agenda Download PDF
      Minutes Download PDF
      Report: Economic Development & Infrastructure Subcommittee Draft Recommendations Download PDF
      Report: Health, Wellness, Hunger, and Food Access Draft Recommendations Download PDF
      Report: Land, People & Natural Resources Subcommittee Draft Recommendations Download PDF
      Presentation: Background and Current Egg Law Regulations
      Jim Melvin, NCDA&CS      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: NC Capital Access Program 
      Tom Wall, NC Rural Center      		 Download PDF
  • April 28, 2011
    • Agenda Download PDF
      Minutes (Approved 7-21-11) Download PDF
      Presentation: Mission and Focus
      Joy Hicks, NCDA&CS      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: NC SLFAC Progress to Date
      Jim Cummings      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: Land, People & Natural Resources Subcommittee Progress Report Download PDF
      Presentation: Economic Development & Infrastructure Subcommittee Progress Report Download PDF
      Presentation: Health, Wellness, Hunger, and Food Access Progress Report Download PDF
      Presentation: Carolina Meat Conference Download PDF
  • March 15, 2011
  • January 20, 2011
    • Agenda Download PDF
      Minutes Download PDF
      Presentation: Managing Financial Risk
      Scott Marlow, Director, Farm Sustainability, RAFI      		 Download PDF

      Annual Report Recommendations Presentations

      Farm to School Program
      Gary Gay, Food Distribution Division Director, NCDA&CS

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  • September 9, 2010
    • Agenda Download PDF
      Minutes (approved 1-20-11) Download PDF
      Presentation: Regional Local Food Council Input
      Aaron Newton, Cabarrus County Local Food System      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: How Local and County Governments Interface with Local Foods Businesses and Farms
      John Day, Cabarrus County      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: WNC Regional Livestock Center
      LT Ward, WNC Communities      		 Download PDF
      Presentation: Financing Local Food Businesses and Farms
      Anna Tefft, NC Sr. Business Lender, Natural Capital

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      updated 9/20/10

  • July 22, 2010
  • April 22, 2010
  • Feb. 2, 2010

 

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