Efforts to Boost Local Food-Supply Chain in Upper Coastal Plain

A new online mapping project is helping connect local growers to regional markets in the state’s Upper Coastal Plain.

Planning and Development Services Director at the Upper Coastal Plain Council of Governments Ron Townley explained the region’s small farmers want to expand as a food source for more populated urban areas such as the Triangle – where fresh, local produce and meat are in demand.

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