The Come to the Table Project will present its fourth regional conference series on how people of faith can relieve hunger and support local agriculture in North Carolina. A project of the Rural Advancement Foundation (RAFI-USA) and the N.C. Council of Churches, this conference will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, March 15, at Southwestern Community College, in Sylva.

Every year, one in six Western Carolinians receives emergency food assistance, and food insecurity rates for the WNC counties range from 15 to 20 percent. This means that many families do not have a reliable, adequate source of food. Despite a growing interest in healthy local food, conditions for family farmers and farm workers in the region are difficult, and getting healthy food to our hungry neighbors remains a ...