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The Vision

To develop an innovate ecosystem that ensures the delivery of healthy food in our rural communities across North Carolina.

From farmer to processing, to education, to the actual consumer.

CORE VALUES


Farming is the Foundation

Rural Leadership

Environmental Sustainability

Equity and Dignity

Healthy Communities

Empowered Community Voices

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about
Eva Clayton

As the first African-American woman elected to Congress from North Carolina, Eva M. Clayton used her position on the Agriculture Committee to represent the small farmers of her rural district. Greatly influenced by the civil rights movement, Clayton’s political career reflected her interest in advocating for women and African Americans in her district and beyond.

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OUR PILLARS

Plant Biologist

Research and
Knowledge Sharing

Organic Pesticide Spray

Micro-farming and
Rural Farmers as the Foundation

Idea Development, Testing and
Community Engagement

 

Farming Leafy Greens

Networking, 
Partnership Development
Facilitation and Convening

WHAT rural INNOVATION LOOKS LIKE

The Institute supports GRRO’s leadership position in rural impact by enhancing delivery of existing programs and sharing tested new models for GRRO’s future development.

Innovation is a way to unlock unrealized capacity or knowledge, to grow community and partner buy-in through co-creation, and to connect needs and solutions across previously disconnected silos. 

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