CARRBORO, N.C. - Restaurants and farmers in a North Carolina town known for arts and cuisine are joining forces to offer residents safe dishes while also supporting food-service jobs threatened by COVID-19.
Carrboro United sprouted in the town of 20,000 as the brain child of a retired retail CEO and a longtime restaurateur.
They came up with the idea of selling prepared and raw food packages online to residents, who then line up in cars at a central location to receive their boxes while still practicing social distancing.
About 3,800 meals are now being distributed through the initiative in the town about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Raleigh.
