Opportunities for WNC Food Entrepreneurs
Folks want local. That much was made clear in the course of this research.
But we knew that. The numbers have proven it. A recent Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project consumer survey found that expenditures on local food were up significantly among Western North Carolina shoppers in 2011. Sixty percent of respondents reported purchasing locally grown food weekly when in season and another 23 percent said they buy local food at least once a month.
Click on the report cover to the left for condensed version of the full report “An Assessment of Market Potential of Select Value - Added Food Products for Western North Carolina.”
Latest News
The Business Survey Summary is now available here.
Summary of Public Involvement – Small Group Meetings and Surveys (Summer-Fall 2012)
Round 2 Community Meetings - Press Release
Existing Conditions Executive Summary Report
Preliminary Update on Outreach Activities is available here.
GroWNC Begins Scenario Planning - Press Release
A preliminary report on the feedback received at the Community Meetings is available here.
Upcoming Events
All Theme Meetings take place at Land-of-Sky Regional Council - Directions
Click here for more information and to RSVP.
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Theme Meetings |
Meeting time |
Accessibility & Connectivity |
4/22/13 at 2:00 PM |
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Business Support & Entrepreneurship |
4/25/13 at 2:00 PM |
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Education & Awareness |
4/25/13 at 8:30 AM |
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Energy Innovation |
4/29/13 at 3:00 PM |
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Healthy Communities |
4/30/13 at 8:30 AM |
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Housing Choices |
5/2/13 at 3:00 PM |
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Resource Conservation |
5/2/13 at 10:00 AM |
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Zoning & Land Use Policy |
5/1/13 at 12:00 PM |
Welcome to GroWNC!
GroWNC is focused on economic competitiveness and job creation for our region. Over the course of a year, the GroWNC project team, Consortium, Steering Committee, and Workgroups are listening to community input, carefully examining existing plans, and presenting models to the region that will demonstrate and define what our future looks like. At a series of community meetings, residents of the region will be asked about their goals for the future of our community and to identify strategies, actions and early implementation projects that should be brought forward for final recommendation to the Steering Committee, LOS Board, and participating member governments and organizations.
Together we will draw on existing plans and strategies to develop a plan to foster economic prosperity through a regional vision that identifies implementable projects and actions. Won't you join us?
