Research
2012 Census of Agriculture Documents Local Food Growth in WNC
Local food sales in the Appalachian counties of Western North Carolina have grown significantly in the last five years. The 2012 Census of Agriculture, released on May 2, shows that direct sales alone have increased by nearly 70% in the […]Read More ▶▶
2017 Census of Agriculture
2017 is a census year for the Census of Agriculture, and for the first time farmers and ranchers can fill-out the questionnaire online! For more information, go to www.agcensus.usda.gov. What is the Census of Agriculture? The Census of Agriculture is a […]Read More ▶▶
2017 USDA Census of Agriculture Released: What it tells us about WNC agriculture
On April 11 the 2017 USDA Census of Agriculture database was released. The Census of Agriculture is the most comprehensive and consistent source of data available regarding farm businesses, farmland, and farmers, down to the county level. It is released […]Read More ▶▶
At What Cost? Food Hubs, Walmart, and Local Food
By Charlie Jackson and Allison Perrett March 26, 2014 It is generally recognized that we have big problems with our food system. Industry and government policies and practices are concealed in an anonymous and largely unsustainable global economic system that […]Read More ▶▶
Climate Change on Your Plate
Guest Post By Laura Lengnick May 15, 2014 An unprecedented July heat wave in California in 2006 causes the death of 70,000 poultry and more than 25,000 dairy cows. Farmers across the Southeast suffer widespread losses during severe drought conditions […]Read More ▶▶
CONNECT Our Future
Beginning in 2013 Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) partnered with the Centralina Council of Governments and the Catawba Regional Council of Governments to support CONNECT Our Future, a […]Read More ▶▶
Connecting People to the Source of Their Food: Changing the Way We Think About Food to Improve Health
Whether it is linking farmers with buyers or teaching children about vegetables growing in a school garden, connecting people to the source of their food is a vital part of building rural food systems that are healthy food systems.Read More ▶▶
Food System Asset Mapping Project
Beginning in 2012, the Land of Sky Regional Council, ASAP, and UNC Asheville’s National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center started working on a collaborative project to better understand what communities need to foster successful and sustainable local food system growth. […]Read More ▶▶
Growing a Sustainable Food System
By Charlie Jackson and Allison Perrett Food is the most basic of human necessities, and something we think about several times every day. In our current food system, the decisions on what we eat are commonly value-free, made without much […]Read More ▶▶
Improving Access at NC Farmers Markets – NC Food Desert Committee Presentation
By Charlie Jackson I was invited by the North Carolina House Committee on Food Desert Zones to come to Raleigh and give them a presentation on increasing access at NC farmers markets by low income communities. I made my […]Read More ▶▶
