| Jurisdiction Name: | Cabarrus County |
| State/Province: | NC |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 184,498 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | resolution |
| Year: | 2010 |
| GFC Topic: | community food connections |
| Keywords: | agriculture, buy local, community garden, economic development, food policy council, food system, health, kannapolis demonstration garden, local, local food, locally grown marketing campaign, marketing, public funds, sustainability, sustainable |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | n/a |
| Support Entity(s): | n/a |
| Funding Amount: | $7,000/yr |
| Funding Sources: | Cabarrus County |
| Policy Outcome(s): | resolution established the Cabarrus County Food Policy County; the Food Policy Council developed as an outcome of the Central Area planning process; led and funded the creation of the Locally Grown Marketing Campaign – http://www.cabarrusfpc.org/eat-local/locally-grown-campaign/; spearheaded the Kannapolis Demonstration Garden project – http://www.cabarrusfpc.org/local-food-projects/community-gardens/ |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 – Link 2 |
