THE NORTH COUNTRY FOOD AND AGRICULTURE COUNCIL INVITES YOU TO: THE 3RD ANNUAL NORTH COUNTRY SUMMIT “CELEBRATING RESILIENCE AND STRENGTHENING CONNECTION”
Mission - To create a strong North Country food system by coordinating, collaborating, and supporting with partners to create strategic integrated opportunities for local production, food security, education, healthcare, and policy enhancement.
Vision - A resilient North Country food system that is equitable and beneficial to its community.
Saturday, February 15th, from 8:30 AM to 3:00 pm at White Mountains Regional High School. We are bringing together numerous groups, agencies, businesses, farmers, and individuals to celebrate and inspire each other as we share all the exciting work that is happening in the area around food and agriculture.
The culinary students will be serving a Farm Fest from locally sourced food, and a Hallway of Helpers will introduce you to organizations and producers here in the North Country. Please use the form below to register.
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If you have any questions, please let us know!
All the best, The NCFAC Summit Planning committee:
Tim Wennrich - Meadowstone Farm, Becky Colpitts - Littleton Food Co-op, Kailene Jones - NH Hunger Solutions, North Country Regional Coordinator, Maeve Cyr - Coös Economic Development Corporation, Aidan Howry - North Country Regional Farm-to-School
R2R, along with UNH Cooperative extension, NH Hunger Solutions, and the Littleton Food COOP is a founding member and proud supporter of the North Country Food and Ag Council.
Vision - A resilient North Country food system that is equitable and beneficial to its community.
Mission - To create a strong North Country food system by coordinating, collaborating and supporting with partners to create strategic integrated opportunities for local production,food security, education, healthcare, and policy enhancement.
The following are the words that are a part of our shared goal for the region:
The Power of Local Food
Food Production Resiliency
Youth Leadership
Economic Development
Policy Advocacy and Coalition Building
Climate Resiliency
Food Waste Diversion
Youth Engagement and Retention in all grades and all ages
Teaching the importance of farming and growing produce to kids.
Food = health
Food Sovereignty and the tools to make it happen
Increased Food Access
Community connection to food, gardens and the land
Next generation of farmers and consumers
Knowledge is power
Education
Food as Medicine
Steering Committee
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