Carver Park Projects: Follow neighborhood garden work that turns underused shared space into raised beds, compost areas, and seasonal produce access for nearby residents. Food Waste Solutions: Track summit conversations, gleaning ideas, cold-storage coordination, and practical ways surplus food can move toward families instead of dumpsters.
Community food security in Western North Carolina lives in the details: a garden gate that stays open after school, a pantry delivery route that reaches a steep road, a grower who has a reliable place for extra collards. This category focuses on those working pieces, not abstract promises.