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Contacts

Team Contact
David Fogarty
County Extension Director
N.C. Cooperative Extension
Gaston County Center
704-922-2130
david_fogarty@ncsu.edu

Project Coordinator
Joanna Massey Lelekacs
Horticultural Science
Box 7609
NCSU Campus
Raleigh, NC  27695
919-244-5269
joanna_lelekacs@ncsu.edu

See Also

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Year 1 Project Plans and Stories

Chatham County - School Garden
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Gaston County - Develop a Local Foods Strategic Plan that is Supported by the Community
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Guilford County - Community Garden
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Lee, Moore & Richmond Counties - Partner Presentation on Local Foods and Farm Tour
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Lenoir County - Farmers' Market Revitalization
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Swain County - Farmers' Market Revitalization
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

 

Year 2 Project Plans and Stories

Cleveland CountyBuilding Community Awareness and Involvement in the Local Food System
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – Farmers' Market
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Forsyth County – Increasing Awareness of Community Garden/Farm
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Forsyth County/GreenXscapesCommunity/Educational Garden
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Greene County – Farmers' Market
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

Montgomery County – Farm Tour
 

Project Plan
Project Summary

 

Other CBFS Efforts

SARE PDP Extension & Community Partnerships

GASTON COUNTY: Project Plan

Goals

  1. CBFS advisory council
  2. Outreach and development of strategy
  3. Community Food System Plan

 

Key Sub Activities

Outcomes

Evidence of Activities, their Quality & Outcomes

  1. CBFS advisory council development
    1. April 27th CBF Advisory Committee meeting
  2. Outreach
    1. June 2010 -Produce County video, radio spots, and Gazette articles
    2. Summer 2010 community engagement events
    3. Summer 2010 focus groups with farmers, economic development, institutions & others.
    4. August 2010, CBF Advisory mtg.
  3. CFS plan
    1. Review of input and preparation of report and plan proposal
    2. September 2010, Open house to review plan
    3. September 30th, present plan to elected officials seminar
    4. Governmental approval of plan

Increased partnerships and collaboration between stakeholders and gov officials, etc

Increased consumer outreach and education on local and seasonal foods

Increased infrastructure for potential outcomes on lowered health care, positive economic impact, farmland protection

 

Identify 15-20 partner/key stakeholders

Mass communications reach 30,000+ residents

Engage 200-300 residents in learning about local foods and providing input into local food initiatives. 

Estimated impacts of plan after one year, five years

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Funding for this initiative provided through the USDA, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Professional Development Program.