Kerr-Tar Regional Food Council
Within the five county Kerr-Tar Region (Franklin, Granville, Person, Vance, and Warren), we have the ability to feed our population healthy food from our own local farms, thereby helping to address many of our region’s pressing economic, food security, and health needs. In 2019 the Kerr-Tar Regional Food Policy was enacted with the intention to provide a strategy for growing a sustainable regional food system, encompassing sustainable food production, processing, distribution, marketing, consumption, and waste management.
Regional Food Policy Conference, VGCC, June 4, 2019
Final Food Policy
As adopted by Kerr-Tar Council of Governments Board on September 24, 2020
A key milestone outlined in the food policy is the establishment of a Kerr-Tar Regional Food Council (KTRFC) with the purpose of guiding its implementation in the community. In May of 2024, the KTRFC met for the first time, bringing together 15 leaders from across the five Kerr-Tar counties. These members represent a range of interests across the food system, from production and processing to access and elected office.
Learn more about the members of the KTRFC HERE.
Regional Regional Food Council Meeting, KTCOG Offices, May 23, 2024
Apply to be on the Kerr-Tar Regional Food Council
If you’re a transformative leader interested in addressing the shared regional challenges and opportunities in our food system, apply to be on the Kerr-Tar Regional Food Council!
You can access the application HERE. We accept applications on a rolling basis. The next wave of application reviews will begin in Spring of 2025, coinciding with the conclusion of current members’ terms.
Framing Our Food Systems
In March of 2024, KTCOG hosted a series of five conversations (one in each Kerr-Tar county) with NC Cooperative Extension to assess the regional food system. With more than 75 attendees from a variety of backgrounds, the insight gained from these engagement sessions provided needed updates to the 2019 stakeholder data and informed the work of the KTRFC. Explore the Framing Our Food System (FOFS) Findings Report and access the raw county-specific data using the QR code within.
