This award provides funding to the NC Chamber Foundation to support GroundTruth NC, a farmland research initiative developed through the NC Ag Leads strategic planning process. The NC Chamber Foundation will partner with American Farmland Trust to analyze land use trends and establish a baseline for farmland across North Carolina. The research will identify land uses replacing agricultural land and provide data to inform future investment, coordination, and policy discussions. Golden LEAF funds will support stakeholder engagement, data collection and analysis, and policy review.
