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Community Based Research and Outreach
Community Based Research and Outreach
Updated: May 24, 2021
Appalachian Foodshed Project
Collaborative USDA-funded project led by Virginia Tech that is using a foodshed concept to address issues of community food security in West Virginia and the Appalachian regions of North Carolina and Virginia.
Community Food Security Assessment Tool
A toolkit of standardized measurement tools for assessing various aspects of community food security.
Healthy, Fresh, Local Food: An Action Plan for Increasing Availability and Access in Beaufort County, NC
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, 2013.
Come to the Table
- People of faith sustaining local farms and relieving hunger in NC, a project of
RAFI.
See the local food portal about
Community Gardens
for more resources.
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Written By
Dara Bloom
Extension Local Foods Specialist & Associate Professor