| Jurisdiction Name: | Cabarrus |
| State/Province: | NC |
| Country: | United States |
| Type of Government: | County |
| Population: | 178,072 |
| Population Range: | 50,000 to 249,999 |
| Policy Links: | Web – PDF |
| Policy type: | ordinance |
| Year: | 2005 |
| GFC Topic: | community food production, community food security |
| Keywords: | advisory board, agriculture, economic development, education, farmer, local food, organic, zoning |
| Adopting Government Department(s): | Cabarrus County Boards of Commissioners |
| Lead Implementing Entity(s): | Carrabus County Agricultural Advisory Board |
| Support Entity(s): | North Carolina Cooperative Extension – Cabarrus Center, Cabarrus County |
| Funding Amount: | n/a |
| Funding Sources: | Agricultural Development Farmland Preservation Trust Fund (grant), The Cannon Foundation (grant), Cabarrus County (sustainable agriculture projects fund) |
| Policy Outcome(s): | Established three voluntary agriculture districts in Cabarrus County; identified how the advisory board for each district would be staffed; identified how to categorize and certify farmland for purposes of agriculture district; established appeal procedures for farmland designation within agriculture districts; enabled the creation of the Elma C. Lomax Incubator Farm. |
| Additional Resources and Information: | Link 1 |
