NC 10% Campaign Resources for Local Food Coordinators

The NC 10% Campaign is a collaborative statewide initiative led by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and North Carolina Cooperative Extension promoting locally-grown/caught food, farmers and fishers, as well as the businesses and people who prepare, distribute, and sell food grown in North Carolina. The NC 10% Campaign encourages NC individuals, businesses, organizations, and institutions to spend at least 10% of their food dollars on NC-grown and caught foods. It is estimated that North Carolinians spend over $35 billion on food each year. If 10% of those purchases were from NC farms, $3.5 billion would stay within North Carolina’s statewide economy.

The Campaign was started in July 2010 with the aim of creating demand for local foods, giving an attainable goal of 10% locally-grown/raised/caught, & stimulating economic opportunities for NC farmers & fisheries through interactive local foods maps, grower-buyer connections events, and tracking local food spending by campaign members. Today, the NC 10% Campaign focuses on:

Increasing local food procurement in county-based institutions like our Farm to Senior Services program
Supporting county Extension offices produce their own local food education campaign through our handbook and resources
Providing resources to support local food outreach for counties, cities, farmers markets, retail stores, and more

How Do Agents Use the NC 10% Campaign?

Agents can use the Local 10% Campaign Handbook to create a local food educational campaign in their county. Check out available print and media resources to promote local foods. Support community and institutions to connect with local farmers and adopt local food procurement language with farm-to-institution resources.

Connect via Social Media

Connect with the NC 10% Campaign's Social Media. Tag @nc10percent in posts.

Facebook: @nc10percent
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You Tube: nc10percentcampaign

Website

- https://www.nc10percent.com/

Primary Contact: Robyn Stout NC 10% Campaign Program Director Horticultural Science robyn_stout@ncsu.edu 919-515-5362

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Written By

Robyn Stout NC 10% Campaign State Program Coordinator