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6 1 Slide#10 OPPORTUNITY BEYOND COV'ID Better food system Proximate Deep Diverse.I dlversity=reslll a ncyl • Equitable Social Implications • Reconnection Food Eprth Cane another Power of Proximity 2 3 4 Slide #11 I I Ir"r ORTOSKY Crange County Cooperative Extension Hillsborough, NC 919-245-2336 a 919-270-6528 c jmortosk@ncsu.edu 5 6 7 James Watts, operations manager at Weaver Street Market, said he wanted about 8 symptoms. He said he was interviewed about food inflation. He said food inflation is coming in, 9 but he has discovered that local food inflation is lower when one transacts one's business 10 locally. He said it is a symptom of something that could be developed. He said Orange County 11 Schools asked him if Weaver Street has spare cold storage space. He said this question is a 12 symptom of a food system that has been built with vulnerabilities. He said infrastructure and 13 capacity need to be built to adapt to when things happen out of our control. 14 James Watts said he met with the diversity and inclusion manager at Weaver Street 15 Market. She said black and brown people own less than 2% of farmland, and this number has 16 gone down every year over the last century. 17 James Watts said he was at the Piedmont Progressive Farmers Cooperative Meeting in 18 Yanceyville prior to coming to the work session. He said they are trying to come together to 19 build something better through their farming of chicken and eggs. 20 James Watts said Weaver Street Market can participate by creating more durable and 21 complete visions. He said he is a willing collaborator to create a more durable and effective 22 local and regional food system. He said it needs to be done to create more equitable access.