Formed in the spring of 2016, the Watauga Food Council emerged out of the Greening My Plate Gang and several other community efforts to better cultivate an inclusive and robust local food system. Our core group has since met monthly to network, develop mission and vision statements, and plan for future work.
Meet the Leadership Team
Margie Mansure, NC Cooperative Extension Agent Extension for Family and Consumer Sciences, and Nutrition and Foods; Watauga Food Council Chair, Local Food Promotion Working Group Chair
Aaren Grant (hey/them/theirs), Local Food / Gardens / Volunteer Coordinator at Hospitality House; Watauga Food Council Secretary, and Food Access and Security Working Group Co-Chair
Sandy Windelspecht, Watauga Food Council Board Member, Food Access and Security Working Group Co-Chair, and Member of Grow Watauga
Christina Bailey, Watauga Food Council Treasurer, and Watauga County Immigrant Justice Coalition Board Member
Lily Lipford, Watauga Food Council Coordinator and Blue Ridge CRAFT and Climate-Smart Coordinator at Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture
Pete Herbert, Watauga Food Council Food Access and Security Working Group Co-Chair, Director of Operations at FARM Cafe.
