SS Programs

AIR QUALITY

• Promoting innovative transportation and renewable energy projects to reduce emissions

 

AWARENESS & EDUCATION

• Bringing information about sustainable practices to the region

 

LOCAL FOOD & CULTURE

• Promoting local agriculture and cultural connections

 

GREEN BUSINESS

• Gaining commitment from local businesses to become more sustainable

 

GREEN LIVING & DESIGN

• Promoting sustainable living, design and construction practices

 

REGIONAL PLANNING

• Promoting coordinated and cooperative regional planning

 

RECYCLING

• Promoting solid waste reduction, reuse and recycling

Local Food and culture Program

Promoting local agriculture and cultural connections

Resources: Local food & Sustainable Agriculture

General

• Beekeepers in North Carolina
• Community Gardens
• Eco Land Tech
• Food Climate Research Network
• Growing for Market: News and Ideas for Marketing Gardeners
• The Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
• National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
• The New Farm
• Organic Farming, Carbon Sequestration

Local

• Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
• Fayetteville Community Garden
• Financing for NC Sustainable Agriculture Businesses
• Growing Small Farms: Chatham County Center North Carolina CooperativeExtension
• Local Farmers Markets
• Local Harvest
• Raft Swamp Farms
• Sandhills Agriculture

State

• Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
• North Carolina Farm Fresh
• Sustainable Agriculture at North Carolina State University