NC Food Councils Network

More than 30 food councils now exist across North Carolina covering 43 of the 100 counties.  Our local food councils are mostly organized by county, although some are more regional covering two to seven counties and another is more urban focused crossing several counties lines and not defined by county boundaries. For each region below you will find existing councils, as well as emerging councils or networks, by county.

  • Western
  • Southeast
  • Northeast
  • Triangle
  • Triad
  • Charlotte

Statewide


The Local Food Council of North Carolina is our statewide local food council represented by various state agencies and organizations.

  • Local Food Council of North Carolina (LFCNC)

Western Region


  • Avery -Toe River Food Network
  • Buncombe – Asheville Buncombe Food Policy Council
  • Cherokee – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Clay – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Cleveland – Cleveland County Food Council
  • Graham – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Haywood – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Jackson – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Macon – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Mitchell – Toe River Food Network
  • Swain – Western NC Food Policy Council
  • Yancey – Toe River Food Network

Emerging/Potential/Aligned Council Development

  • Burke
  • McDowell
  • Watauga
  • Wilkes

Southeast Region


  • Brunswick – Brunswick County Food Council
  • Carteret – Carteret County Local Food Council & Carteret Local Food Network

Emerging/Potential/Aligned Council Development

  • Cumberland
  • Lee – Greenfields Sandhills Initiative
  • Moore – Greenfields Sandhills Initiative
  • Onslow – Onslow County Food Policy Council
  • Richmond – Greenfields Sandhills Initiative
  • Robeson

Northeast Region


  • Pitt – Pitt County Food Council
  • Warren – Warren County Food Council
  • Dare – Outer Banks Local Food Council

Emerging/Potential/Aligned Council Development

  • Edgecombe
  • Halifax
  • Nash
  • Wilson

Triangle Region


  • Chatham – Chatham Community Food Council
  • Durham – Durham Farm and Food Network
  • Johnston – Johnston County Food Council
  • Orange – Orange County Food Council
  • Wake – Capital Area Food Network

Triad Region


  • Alamance – Alamance Food Collaborative
  • Caswell – Caswell County Local Foods Council
  • Davidson – Davidson County Local Food Network
  • Forsynth – Forsynth Community Food Consortium
  • High Point – Greater High Point Food Alliance
  • Guilford – Guilford Food Council

Emerging/Potential/Aligned Council Development

  • Piedmont Triad Regional Council
  • Rockingham (also connected with the NE in some ways)
  • Rutherford

Charlotte Region


  • Anson – Upper PeeDee Farm and Food Council
  • Cabarrus – Cabarrus Farm and Food Council
  • Mecklenburg – Charlotte/Mecklenburg Food Policy Council
  • Montgomery – Upper PeeDee Farm and Food Council
  • Stanly – Upper PeeDee Farm and Food Council

Other councils or networks in North Carolina


  • Local Food Council of NC