Tool Box

Local Food Options

• Food Locator: Local Harvest
• Farmers Market: corner of Lionel and Ashe in Goldsboro, Health Department Parking lot, Wednesdays, 10am-4:30pm, NC produce and farmer-grown produce only, April
• Public Community Garden: Wayne County Public Library, Ashe Street in Goldsboro; come plant, come weed, come harvest anytime and organized workdays on Thursday afternoons.
• Neighborhood Gardens: Devereaux Street; let WFI know if you want to start a neighborhood garden!  After May 16th, we’ll have teens for hire that will get you started!
• coming soon: The Veggie Bus, making the rounds to neighborhoods across Wayne County with fresh produce on board!

Media resources

• films on the food system
• print on the food system

General info and talking points

• why local for Goldsboro?
• TOP 10 reasons to buy local
• farm bill resources

Policy Language and Practices:

• Land-use policy language and practices that will aid in supporting community gardens in a PDF packet: communitygardenpolicies (from Public Health Law & Policy  www.healthyplanning.org)
• Land-use policy language and practices that will aid in supporting farmers markets in a PDF packet: farmersmarketpolicies (from Public Health Law & Policy  www.healthyplanning.org)
• tips on talking to your local officials

Organizational Development in Food Efforts

• food council resources

Farmer/Growing Assistance

• Farm Planning Guidelines (detailed business plans and forms and networking resources for new and established farmers)
• greenhorns-guidebook (a great handbook for new farmers!)
• NC Department of Revenue ag-sales-FAQ for farmers