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Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association’s mission is to promote local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers.

CFSA envisions a regional food system that is good for the farmer, the consumer, and the environment. Our events include Farm & Garden Tours, On-Farm Dinners and our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference.

Local Harvest

The best food is what’s grown closest to you. Use our website to find farmers’ markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can buy produce, grass-fed meats, and many other goodies.

FoodRoutes

Where does your food come from?

Eat Wild

Eatwild.com is your source for safe, healthy, natural and nutritious grass-fed beef, lamb, goats, bison, poultry, pork and dairy products

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group

To empower and inspire farmers, individuals, and communities in the South to create an agricultural system that is ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, and humane. Because sustainable solutions depend on the involvement of the entire community, Southern SAWG is committed to including all persons in the South without bias.

Growing Small Farms

Promoting awareness, understanding and practice of sustainable agriculture.

Food Security Learning Center

There is a quiet revolution happening in the U.S. and it is connected to local food. Whether in family meals or in restaurants, Americans are enjoying the delicious taste of local dairy, vegetables, and fruits. Farmers’ markets are springing up in villages, towns, and cities across the country. Parents and teachers are supporting more local food in school cafeterias. An increasing number of supermarkets and groceries are including local produce. Community gardens and urban farms are growing food in cities, and soup kitchens and food banks are using produce from local farmers to meet the emergency food needs of hungry Americans. Low-income communities are creating new models of food production and distribution, with healthy and nutritious food available for all. As these initiatives grow, they are developing into local and regional food systems.

Local Food: Where to Find It, How to Buy It

The title says it all. This 30-page booklet (available as a PDF) was developed for consumers who are interested in supporting rural communities by buying locally grown food, but don’t know how to begin. Developed by MISA in cooperation with our many partner organizations and beautifully designed by the Renewing the Countryside folks, this book steps you through everything from finding a nearby farmers’ market, ordering through a network of nearby farmers, to freezing summer produce for winter eating.

Community Food Security Coalition

The Community Food Security Coalition (CFSC) is a North American organization of social and economic justice, environmental, nutrition, sustainable agriculture, community development, labor, anti-poverty, anti-hunger, and other groups.