For those who missed it:

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Governor Bev Perdue pledged her full support today for building a sustainable local food economy for North Carolina during remarks at the Farm to Fork Summit in Raleigh.

“I’m on your team. Tell me what you need to grow this whole new industry,” she said to a large gathering of sustainable farmers and agricultural officials, activists, chefs, entrepreneurs and community advocates from across the state. . “If you need a Sustainable Agriculture Council, you tell me… I understand..I will join with you.”

“We are a diverse agricultural community and I want to let everyone know it’s important to have consumers like me make it a priority to buy locally and buy sustainably,” Perdue said at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center on the N.C. State University campus. “You are beginning to change the tide, directing the links between local agriculture and jobs and the economy. You all are red hot. Finally people across the state and the country are beginning to realize you are red hot.”

Many thanks to former US Rep. Eva Clayton, a strong advocate of sustainable farming and food, who attended and supported the two-day summit and surely helped the Governor’s thinking on this. More details, including a summary of “game changers” at: http://sustainablegrub.wordpress.com

from Dee Reid, Sustainable Grub
http://sustainablegrub.wordpress.com

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full SUMMIT site at http://www.cefsfarmtofork.com