Opinion
Agriculture faces severe labor shortage
North Carolina farmers are among the nation’s most-frequent users of H-2A visas, accounting for about 7% of our total agricultural workforce.
Opinion
Addressing the threat of ESG on NC farming
HB 62 prohibits banks from denying or canceling financial services to a farmer based on ESG ratings, so they emphasize a farmer’s credit score, not his carbon score.
Opinion
What ESG really means: Expensive, Scarce, and Government controlled
NC should limit public pensions using ESG criteria in their investment decisions, deny new contracts between state entities and financial institutions that use ESG criteria, and lobby Congress for federal reforms limiting ESG’s impact.
News
Sowing Resilience: A new approach to combat food deserts
Food insecurity in North Carolina requires innovative thinking and digging into the challenges facing growers and consumers.
News
NC is losing farmland. Is that bad?
North Carolina is rapidly losing farmland, experts disagree about it's impact on food production.
News
NC food pantries see a rise in demand despite national trends
Despite national trends, local food pantries see an increase in visits.
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Sowing Resilience: An In-Depth Look at Food Insecurity
“Sowing Resilience,” a project of the John Locke Foundation, was released to the public August 12th. This four-part docuseries takes an in-depth look at food insecurity in North Carolina, the challenges facing those in food production, and offers policy recommendations to make our food systems more resilient.
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Sowing Resilience Heroes: Little Loaf Bakery and Schoolhouse
Julia Castellano saw her dream come to life before her eyes, but not without a fight.
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Sowing Resilience Heroes: David Disher
David Disher of Urban Ministries has a full circle story of hope after struggling with food insecurity.
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Sowing Resilience Heroes: Durrant Farms
Tom and Whitney Durrant have faced some unique challenges as first-generation farmers in a post-pandemic world, and alpacas are one of their unique solutions. Durrant Farms is on 86 acres just outside of Asheville. When the Durrants purchased the farm, it was in pretty bad shape. They have rehabilitated several pastures and renovated a small apartment...
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13% of NC voters say they skip meals to save money
A new poll of 800 registered North Carolina voters found hunger and inflation is hitting families hard.
News
Sowing Resilience Heroes: Montgomery Sky Farm
The Montgomerys said that one of the most significant changes they have seen in agriculture since the pandemic has been the increased costs of doing business.
