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2021 Triad Food Assessment Launch Event
The Piedmont Triad Regional Food Council held a complimentary virtual food assessment launch event, Learn- Build -Eat, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, from 10 am to 11:15 am EST. The launch event highlighted how the Regional Food Assessment findings can inform regional food access and equity efforts, encourage economic development for the region's food industry, and provide a farm-to-table chef demonstration from Undercurrent Restaurant.
Food Assessment
Throughout 2019-2020, The Piedmont Triad Regional Food Council worked with Carolina Creative Works to conduct a comprehensive regional food system assessment for the twelve counties in the Triad. The assessment was intended to develop a baseline for understanding the regional food system; examine economic opportunities for strategic investments; and create a sense of shared ownership and equity principles for the region and the local advocates who make up the food system.
A Special Thank You
We would like to thank Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation for their generous grant that supports the Piedmont Triad Regional Food Council's work.
Watch the Full Presentation Here!
Learn - Build - Eat Receives a National Association of Development Organizations 2021 Impact Award
Speakers & Topics
Learn- Opportunities for Growth
- Fostering Food Access Today - Karen T. Jackson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Leadership Studies, College of Education|Department of Leadership Studies and Adult Education, and Kathleen Liang, Ph.D., Director Center for Environmental Farming Systems, NC A&T State University
- 2021 Triad Food System Assessment – The members of the Piedmont Triad Regional Food Council
Build - Economic Development
- Fair Share Farm- Emma Hendel, Owner, Farmer Fair Share Farm
- Mitchell's Butchery and Meat Processing- Carl Mitchell, Chief of Operations, Mitchell & Son Meat Processing
- Foster-Caviness Produce- Jason Kampwerth, Independent Director/Special Projects & April Davis, VP of Marketing and Sales
Eat – Triad Success Stories
- A Farm to Table Story and Demo -Chef de Cuisine Michael Harkenreader and Sous Chef Jonathan Ramos at Undercurrent Restaurant
- Fresh Food Rx- Rachel Zimmer, DNP, NP-C, Assistant Professor, Director of Wake Forest Baptist Health Mobile Clinic, and Co-leader of Fresh Food RX
- CoSquare Collaborative Space- Cori Lindsay, Caswell County Economic Developer