What is a Food Hub?
Food hubs are a crucial, but often invisible, part of the local food system. They help small farms grow by offering a combination of production, distribution, and marketing services. Some are physical spaces, some virtual online spaces, but all are concerned with connecting the dots between producers and consumers of food in local and regional food systems. (Sustainable America)
Connecting Growers and Consumers
Food hubs are uniquely positioned to serve local farmers and community members.
COVID-19
Food Hubs across the state are working to address needs in their communities caused by COVID-19. Local, nutritious food promotes physical and economic health!
10th
Hungriest State in the US
15.9
% of NC Residents are Food Insecure
349
Food Deserts across 80 Counties
43
Counties lost 5% or more of their grocery stores from '09-'14