The North American Food Systems Network has released CARAT as a free, open-access resource.
The Community & Agriculture Resilience Audit Tool (CARAT) helps community stakeholders assess how they currently utilize the assets of their local food system to achieve a substantial level of community resilience.
CARAT measures the resources within a food system via 101 indicators to determine possible next steps to increase community resiliency and food sovereignty.
To learn more, please consider attending one of our CARAT Informational Sessions.
The ACRE Community of Practice meets quarterly to provide ACRE Facilitators with an opportunity to network and learn best practices from each other. more info...