# Event Details - **Event Name**: Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am – Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for a 2-day event where partners connect local food, health & community in the Food is Medicine movement at Nourish to Flourish!About this EventNourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and CommunityDate and Time: September 1-2, 2026 beginning at 10:00 AM (Eastern Time)Venue: Lake Junaluska Conference & Retreat Center , 91 N Lakeshore Dr., Lake Junaluska, NC 28745Healthy food makes communities stronger, and funders and health systems are coming around to what we have known all along: the best solutions are locally rooted. That's opening real opportunities for rural, community-rooted organizations and local food to play a role in this ‘Food is Medicine’ movement.Join us for Nourish to Flourish, a two-day gathering for the people and organizations at the forefront of food access and health across rural North Carolina. Together we'll make the case that local food and community-based organizations are the missing ingredient in Food is Medicine, connect your work to the wider Food is Medicine movement, and showcase ideas and resources that can deepen your impacts even further. Whether you're partnering with a clinic on Produce Prescriptions or looking to grow healthy offerings at your food pantry, there's a place for you at the Food is Medicine table!Target audience: Rural, community-based organizations working at the intersection of local food and health across North Carolina. This includes faith-based groups, food access and hunger organizations, gardens, grower programs, and food hubs, along with their health system and funding partners.Goals:Help community groups see their everyday work as contributing to “Food is Medicine”Show why local food belongs in health programming and help partners build it into their workGive partners practical, flexible tools and programs for higher-impact programming, and tools to evaluate successIncrease awareness of and prepare partners to pursue funding, advocacy, and partnership opportunities related to Food is MedicineCapacity - no more than 3 from each organizationAgendaNourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community?: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMDAY 1 - Registration and Welcome ?: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AMIntros & Overview?: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMYour Food Story Activity ?: 12:15 PM - 01:15 PMLunch - Dinning Hall ?: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PMFunder Panel: Food is Medicine ?: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PMNetworking Activity: Uncover the “what” and the “who” behind Food is Medicine?: 03:30 PM - 05:00 PMBreakout Sessions (choose 1)Info: Local Food Programming & Promotion; Connecting the Dots: learn from a proven rural FiM model how to piece together key partners and resources; Tools for Collaboration: how churches work together to improve community health outcomes?: 05:00 PM - 06:15 PMBreak?: 06:15 PM - 07:15 PMDinner - Dining Hall ?: 08:15 AM - 09:00 AMDay 2 - Breakfast - Dinning Hall?: 09:15 AM - 09:50 AMWelcome & Activity?: 09:50 AM - 10:30 AMMaking the Case for Local Food & Food is Medicine?: 10:45 AM - 12:20 PMSee It in Action Info: Try out three methods to deepen FiM evaluation, nutrition education, and local food distribution. Evaluation in FiM, The Receipe for Success: Interactive Nutrition Programs that Work, and Healthy Meal Kits & Local Sourcing. ?: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PMLunch - Dinning Hall?: 01:45 PM - 02:15 PMClosing Session & Quilt Giveaway - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lake-junaluska/nourish-to-flourish-a-gathering-on-local-food-health-and-community/100001963616921070 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, it, business, conferences - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 5 hours - Location: 91 N Lakeshore Dr - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 50, max: 85, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Lake Junaluska - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: 91 N Lakeshore Dr - **lat**: 35.5245046 - **long**: -82.9821216 - **full address**: 91 N Lakeshore Dr, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events8/banners/b01848802f25bb871690f0c8b585d84ea74d6712bcbd5d07e723bd36e21906ba-rimg-w1200-h600-dc388191-gmir.jpg?v=1784132146 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community being held? - **A:** Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community takes place on Tue, 01 Sep, 2026 at 10:00 am to Wed, 02 Sep, 2026 at 03:00 pm at 91 N Lakeshore Dr, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community? - **A:** Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community is organized by Legacy Philanthropy Works /Resourceful Communities. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Nourish to Flourish: A Gathering on Local Food, Health, and Community is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Lake Junaluska, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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