North Carolina Cooperative Extension (NCCES) is a university-based consumer education, information and research dept. Resources include:
NC has nine local chapters of Slow Food USA, supporting "good, clean and fair food."
Slow Food Triangle "celebrates local food and the people who grow and make it."
Many of the state's Slow Food chapters have local food events and offer directories to restaurants that feature locally sourced food.
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Learn more about buying local and getting involved.
CEFS is a partnership between NCSU, N.C. A & T and the N.C. Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS).
Its mission is to develop and promote food and farming systems that protect the environment, strengthen local communities and provide economic opportunities in North Carolina and beyond.
See their action guide, "From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy:"