Collect data on food assets, resources and challenges in our local food system.
Site
Davidson County
INITIATED
March 1, 2018
Team
DCLFN
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Davidson County Local Food Network was awarded a micro grant from Community Food Strategies. One of the projects undertaken by the Davidson County Local Food Network was to collect data on our community assets in our food system – community gardens, food processors, commercial kitchens, farms, markets, food pantries, retailers and restaurants who carry specifically Davidson County food products, and more – in order to set metrics from which we can set realistic measurements of improvement or diminishment in our local food economy. See A Visual Analysis of Food Availability in Davidson County NC Report
What we we want to accomplish:
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Identify who is growing fresh produce or raising animals for consumer use.
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Identify where local food and healthy food can be found: retailers, community gardens, farmers, markets, restaurants, pantries, other
3.
Identify food processing services or facilities in the county.
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Place data collected on our website in a usable format for strategic planning for new businesses, city council, county commissioners, health planning by non-profit organizations and other entities.
