Holly McCann
Holly brings 30+ years of executive leadership in three diverse careers to her regenerative stewardship approach, designing the legal, governance, financial, and operational architecture not for the world as it is, but for the one that is emerging.
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Local family farms restore the health & vitality of land, people and communities – ensuring long-term ecological resilience and mutual thriving for all life in a bioregion. Western North Carolina is home to 5,000 family farms, several food aggregators & distributors, and 40 farmers’ markets. Yet only 4% of the food purchased in this region is produced here. Blue Ridge Foodshed Commons is a public benefit LLC founded in 2025 to catalyze a thriving food economy centered around small-scale family farms in WNC. Moving beyond traditional fragmented charity, we guide local food leaders to operate as an interconnected ecosystem. We channel funding and other resources into multi-stakeholder grassroots initiatives, strengthening the relationships and infrastructure that will enable WNC to shift local food purchasing from 4% to at least 25% by 2035. Core stewards Holly, Andrea & Jean-Paul embody a unique synergy of expertise in regenerative food & farming, entrepreneurship, and finance.
Local family farms restore the health & vitality of land, people and communities – ensuring long-term ecological resilience and mutual thriving for all life in a bioregion. Western North Carolina is home to 5,000 family farms, several food aggregators & distributors, and 40 farmers’ markets. Yet only 4% of the food purchased in this region is produced here. Blue Ridge Foodshed Commons is a public benefit LLC founded in 2025 to catalyze a thriving food economy centered around small-scale family farms in WNC. Moving beyond traditional fragmented charity, we guide local food leaders to operate as an interconnected ecosystem. We channel funding and other resources into multi-stakeholder grassroots initiatives, strengthening the relationships and infrastructure that will enable WNC to shift local food purchasing from 4% to at least 25% by 2035. Core stewards Holly, Andrea & Jean-Paul embody a unique synergy of expertise in regenerative food & farming, entrepreneurship, and finance.