SKYCO, N.C. — Speakers for the 2013 Local Catch Summit in Skyco are focusing on ways to include North Carolina seafood in the local food movement.
Most of the summit is scheduled for Friday at the Coastal Studies Institute campus in Skyco, near the Wanchese waterfront.
It begins with a dinner presentation about local food and beer Thursday at Basnight's Lone Cedar Cafe by the owners of the Weeping Radish Farm Brewery and Farmer to Fork Butchery Market.
Activities begin Friday with tours of Wanchese fish houses. Talks focus on the seafood supply chain, the growing demand for local food and innovations by chefs and watermen to improve the seafood industry, among other topics.