food and sustainability of Valdese

Aside from relying on the world around it Valdese, NC would not be able to provide enough food for its residents or be able to sustain itself very long. When acting will the surrounding towns, county's, and states the town of Valdese is able to survive. Since there are no large farms or food processing facilities the town has to rely on imports into the local grocery stores and the several small restaurants in the town. Valdese used to be a place that was very sustainable, there used to be many large factories and now there are only a few, many have been outsourced. In the future I think that Valdese will not be able to sustain any small business and that many more of the jobs will be outsourced.