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Carolina will ensure food security which provides access to sufficient, safe and nutritious <br />food necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle for Cabarrus County Employees. <br />Because of these issues and to help support the local economy of North Carolina, <br />Cabarrus County has pledged support to the io% Farm to Fork Campaign. <br />Policy: Cabarrus County Government Employees shall locally source io% of <br />all food served at county catered events and small department- sponsored <br />meetings from food producers within North Carolina. <br />County employees are urged to first seek local food for county events from within <br />Cabarrus County. <br />Responsibility of Cabarrus County gencies• <br />A. The department head of each county agency shall serve as the io % Local Food <br />Liaison. The liaison will be the agency contact for local food purchases and for <br />information regarding how to source food in a manner that allows the agency to <br />meet the io % goal. <br />B. Disseminate information regarding the 1o% campaign to employees. <br />C. Publicize the agency's participation in the io% campaign. <br />D. Maintain an estimate of the amount of money spent on food in total and the <br />percentage spent on local food. A template to help track agency spending is <br />available on the County Intranet Website, The Watercooler. See Appendix A <br />Resource 1. <br />E. Request a signed statement by any supplier of local food stating that products were <br />grown or raised within NC. A template of such a statement is available on the <br />County Intranet Website, The Watercooler. See AppendixA Resource 1. <br />F. County- Catered events should support not only local food but also nutritious and <br />well- rounded food offerings. <br />Definitions: <br />Agency - Any department directly under the management of Cabarrus County or <br />occupying space within a building owned or otherwise managed by Cabarrus County. <br />Local Food- For the purpose of the Local Food Purchasing Policy "local food" is <br />defined as food products grown or raised within North Carolina. Where products are <br />simply not available from North Carolina sources (e.g. coffee, which does not grow in <br />Cabarrus County) it is preferable to use locally processed products (e.g. coffee roasted in <br />Cabarrus County). <br />G -4 Page 508 <br />