Editing Local food (section)

==Local food campaigns==

Local food campaigns have been successful in supporting small local farmers. After declining for more than a century, the number of small farms increased 20% in the six years to 2008, to 1.2 million, according to the Agriculture Department (USDA).<ref>Gogoi, Pallavi. "The Local Food Movement Benefits Farms, Food Production, Environment." ''The Local Food Movement''. Amy Francis. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2010. At Issue. Rpt. from "The Rise of the 'Locavore': How the Strengthening Local Food Movement in Towns Across the U.S. Is Reshaping Farms and Food Retailing." ''Business Week Online''. 2008. ''Opposing Viewpoints in Context''. Web. 27 March 2014.</ref><!--something very wrong with this ref!-->

Launched in 2009, North Carolina's 10% local food campaign is aimed at stimulating economic development, creating jobs and promoting the state's agricultural offerings.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cefs.ncsu.edu/resources/a-community-and-local-government-guide-to-developing-local-food-systems-in-north-carolina-2013/ |title=A Community and Local Government Guide to Developing Local Food Systems in North Carolina |date=2013 |publisher=Center for Environmental Farming Systems |website=cefs.ncsu.edu |access-date=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=10% campaign off to a strong start |date=January 2011 |magazine=NC Farm Bureau Magazine |url=http://www.ncfbmagazine.org/2011/01/10-campaign-off-to-strong-start/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426045040/http://www.ncfbmagazine.org/2011/01/10-campaign-off-to-strong-start/ |archive-date=26 April 2012 }}</ref> The campaign is a partnership between The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), with support from N.C. Cooperative Extension and the [[Golden LEAF Foundation]].<ref>"North Carolina campaign promoting locally grown food." Southeast Farm Press [Online Exclusive] 22 November 2011. General OneFile. Web. 11 December 2011.</ref>

In 2017, a campaign was started in Virginia by the Common Grains Alliance mirroring many of the efforts of the North Carolina campaign.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/nelldebevoise/2019/01/07/five-lessons-for-making-change-from-18-impact-driven-farmers/ |title=Five Lessons For Making Change From 18 Impact-Driven Farmers |last=Debevoise |first=Nell Derick |website=Forbes |language=en |access-date=5 October 2019}}</ref>