WEDNESDAY, AUG. 3,2011
THE COURIER-TIAHESIROXBORO, NC A9
Piedmont Grown certification
program launched
Program identifies food, agricultural products grown, raised or mode in NC Piedmont
HILLSBOROUGH — Pied
mont Grown recently launched
a local certification program
to clearly designate food and
agricultural products that are
grown, raised, or made within
the 37 county Piedmont region
of North Carolina, including
the Triangle, Triad, and Char
lotte areas.
Displayed with food and farm
products, the Piedmont Grown
label readily identifies local ag
ricultural products and helps
consumers make informed buy
ing choices that will benefit
farms in the region and the lo
cal economy.
“Our mission is to support
Piedmont farms and rebuild a re
gional, community-based, farm
to fork, local food system,” said
Noah Ranells, board member of
Piedmont Grown NC, farmer,
and Ag Economic Development
Coordinator for Orange County
“We want to link consumers to
local farm fresh foods, build lo
cal markets for farmers and
food entrepreneurs, and grow
healthy and prosperous commu
nities.”
Local food retailers like Dar
ren Stevens of Triad Meat Com
pany in Greensboro are “very
excited about being Piedmont
Grown certified.” He added,
“We believe our customers are
looking for ways to get fresher,
healthier food selections. Being
a part of Piedmont Grown is
just one more way we can pro
vide them with what they are
looking for.”
The Web site, www.piedmont-
grown.org, provides a user-
friendly local food directory and
map spotlighting over 100 Pied
mont Grown certified farms and
businesses. The site also allows
qualified new entities to become
certified online. As the program
grows, the Web site will become
a central hub for consumers
to find local food and to learn
about the farmers and business
es that make up our local food
economy.
“With so many consumers
interested in buying local food
we feel there is a need for a
program like Piedmont Grown
to both identify and reward
those that provide it,” said Jay
Pierce, executive chef of Lucky
32 Restaurants in Greensboro
and Cary. “Piedmont Grown re
moves the mystery from local
food purchasing.”
Piedmont Grown is actively
certifying farms, farmer’s mar
kets, grocery and retail, restau
rants, local food artisans, and
other local food businesses. To
become certified, members must
meet standards and practices
specific to their category and
sign an annual license agree
ment to use the Piedmont Grown
logo. The standards for using the
logo are intended to protect the
integrity of the brand and re
inforce to the public that these
are indeed Piedmont Grown
products and businesses. The
annual certification fee of $100
has been prorated to $50 for 2011
and, thanks to a grant, is free for
farms this year.
“We enrolled in Piedmont
Grown to make the public aware
that there are still family run
dairies that process their own
dairy products and are a valu
able resource to the commu
nity in which they live,” said
Teri Bowman from Homeland
Creamery in the Julian com
munity of Guilford County “We
do our own milk, so we know
it is fresh and isn’t mixed with
other dairies as far away as New
Mexico.”
The program is managed by
Piedmont Grown NC Inc., an
incorporated non-profit com
prised of a board of directors
that includes many local food
visionaries.
Current board members in
clude Ranells and Pierce, as well
as Dr. Rudi Colloredo-Mansfeld,
from UNC-Chapel Hill and Jona
thon Romm of Elon University
and Company Shops.
A keystone Team helps to
guide this effort and includes
Debbie Roos of the Chatham
Extension Service, Marco Shaw
of Eno Hospitality / Piedmont,
Mike Lanier of the Orange
Extension Service, and Robin
Crowder from the UNC-Chapel
Hill Gillings Sustainable Ag
Project.
Piedmont Grown received
support from the Appalachian
Sustainable Agriculture Project
and the Tobacco Trust Fund and
is a partner with the 10% Cam
paign.
“Local means different
things to different people,” ac
cording to Garland McCollum
of Massey Creek Farm in Madi
son, in Rockingham County
“Piedmont Grown is our ef
fort to define local and identify
those products that meet our
definition. Small business is the
force that drives the national
economy. Identifying those local
farms, restaurants, and markets
that provide fresh healthy alter
natives is a way we can all work
to build our local economy, the
national economy, and preserve
our green space.”
For more information, visit
www.piedmontgrown.org, or
email info@piedmontgrown.
org.
Estate of the late Betsy Norris Auction
July 30, 2011
FOR ALL THOSE THAT WERE INTERESTED IN BIDDING
ON THE LP GAS TANK THAT WAS ADVERTISED.
Just before the auction began an employee of Snipes Bros. Oil Co.
informed me that they owned the gas tank. As promised, I checked on
Monday and found that they did own the tank, therefore, we will not be
able to accept bids on that item. I hope it did not cause anyone any
great inconvenience but we cannot sell another’s property without their
permission. If you are still interested in the gas tank please contact
Snipes Bros., again we apologize but we were misinformed.
Lee Tate
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