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Description: Learn about the Center for Environmental Farming Systems statewide Local Foods Initiative in North Carolina, and some of the accomplishments, partnerships, and priorities for action. A key initiative, The 10% Campaign, will be described in detail.
Presenters
Nancy Creamer is Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at NC State University. CEFS recently led a statewide initiative which resulted in "From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy (http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/newsevents/stateactionguide.html) with one of the "game changer" ideas being The 10% campaign.
Teisha Wymore is Campaign Manager for the 10% campaign. The Campaign (nc10percent.com) , launched just four months ago is already tracking more than $2 million spent in local foods and more than 170 business partners.
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