Feast Down East holds annual food conference at UNCW

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — Feast Down East took over UNCW’s Burney Center Friday for its annual local food conference.

Farmers, representatives from local supermarkets, community leaders, and more came together to exchange ideas about our local food system.

A couple of the hot topics were getting farmers the resources they need and making sure everyone in the community has access to local food.

Executive Director Sarah Daniels says bringing all these different people together is crucial to southeastern North Carolina’s food system.

“Food systems, everything from the seed that goes into the ground, all the way to how we deal with our waste and reducing food waste,” Daniels said. “We need to be doing this collaboratively and so there’s real energy around that momentum. Bringing people together always sparks and ignites that.”

Local vendors who want to get involved with the conference next year can contact Feast Down East a few months in advance to become a sponsor or have a display at the community foods expo.