Land of Sky Regional Council (LOSRC)
Diversity of Independent Businesses
Historically, farming in WNC has been heavily dependent on single-crop industries like Burley tobacco, apples, and Christmas trees. Over the second half of the twentieth century, as the agricultural industry centralized and consolidated, the region lost much of its infrastructure […]Read More ▶▶
Engaged Community
In 2000, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) began a local food initiative in the Southern Appalachian region of Western North Carolina (WNC). The Local Food Campaign was designed to engage the public with local farms, create demand for locally grown […]Read More ▶▶
Equity and Fairness
The hospitality and tourism industry, much like the agricultural industry, has been and continues to be a prominent economic force in WNC. The region is home to the two most visited national parks (the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and […]Read More ▶▶
Works Cited and Data Sources
Works Cited Allegretto, Sylvia, Marc Doussard, Dave Graham-squire, Ken Jacobs, Dan Thompson, and Jeremy Thompson. “Fast Food, Poverty Wages: The Public Cost of Low-wage Jobs in the Fast-food Industry”. UC Berkeley Labor Center, 2013. http://laborcenter.berkeley.edu/publiccosts/fast_food_poverty_wages.pdf. Ferrer, MCR, and EG Fonsah. […]Read More ▶▶