Initial Food System Review
Piedmont Triad Initial Food System Review PAGE|1 PAGE|2 This Regional Initial Food System Review is a collaborative research work of many concerned community members and stakeholders that have committed time and effort to building the local food economy of in the Piedmont Triad Region of North Carolina. The information gathered can help the overall community understand how a regional food council has the ability to help expand the local food economy of the Piedmont Triad Area. This review will help to implement a thorough assessment of this region, as well as highlight this area’s agricultural assets by utilizing information gathered from the past work of organizations like Piedmont Together, Piedmont Triad Regional Council, Community Food Strategies, Piedmont Grown, and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Completed by: Chanel A. Nestor, NC Growing Together Local Food Supply Chain Apprentice, Summer 2017 PAGE|3 Special Thanks to: Joseph Furstenberg, Piedmont Triad Regional Council Elizabeth Jernigan, Piedmont Triad Regional Council Jesse Day, Piedmont Triad Regional Council Malinda Ford, Piedmont Triad Regional Council Matthew Dolge, Piedmont Triad Regional Council Marcus Hill, Forsyth Food Consortium Paul Kron, Foothills Planning + Design, PLLC Gini Knight, Community Food Strategies Abbey Piner, Community Food Strategies Emily Edmonds, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Rebecca Dunning, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Jared Cates, Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Eliot Lee, Center For Environmental Farming Systems Tiffany White, City of Winston Salem Russ Clegg, City of Greensboro Stephen Sills, UNC-G Center for Housing and Community Studies NC Cooperative Extension All of the Attendees of the 2017 Piedmont Triad Food Council Gathering PAGE|4 The Piedmont Triad In addition, 9 technical and community colleges serve an additional The Piedmont Triad is 50,000 students.
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