The Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments has received more than $200,000 from a Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust grant to conduct a large, multi-stakeholder project aimed at better understanding and improving healthy food access and local food economic opportunity across the greater Upper Coastal Plain region.
“There are a lot of organizations and groups in this multi-county area working to grow the local food economy and improve healthy food access,” said Ron Townley, director of planning and development services for the Upper Coastal Plain region.
With more than 20 partnering organizations identified to work on the effort, the project will result in the development of an information-based online interactive map of the region’s “local and healthy food system.” With deep engagement at the community level, the map will show which assets are in place and also allow people to see what support is needed and where, and then work to make improvements at the local and regional levels.
For example, the map will identify places where it’s difficult to get fresh food, like small towns and communities without grocery stores that also don’t have good transportation for the elderly or people without cars. It will show the location of healthy food sources, such as farmers markets, community gardens and community produce farmers that provide food locally. It will also map the links in the food “value chain” — the network of local businesses and organizations involved in getting food from the farms to the tables. This includes things like the area’s cold storage facilities, commercial kitchens, local processors and food pantries.
Combined with available information on public health, income, transportation access and more, the highly visual and informative tool can pinpoint areas of need and economic opportunity and help prioritize actions by communities, organizations and agencies to build community wealth and health. It also allows farmers, entrepreneurs and existing businesses to support the creation of new local food supply chains.
When completed, the online regional food system map will be hosted and maintained by the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments staff and available for public use at no charge. The website will be capable of hosting relevant local videos, stories, social media links, resource provider information and other content as appropriate.
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