Restoration
The mission of The Carolina Gold Rice Foundation is to advance the sustainable restoration and preservation of Carolina Gold Rice and other heirloom grains and raise public awareness of the importance of historic ricelands and heirloom agriculture.Education
The Foundation encourages, supports and promotes educational and research activities focused on heirloom grains and serves as an information resource center to provide authentic documentation on heirloom grain culture and heritage.The Foundation is linked with the Asia Rice Foundation and will partner with that foundation and others worldwide.
Preservation
The Foundation has significant commitments of financial support and is aggressively seeking additional funding commitments. The Carolina Gold Rice Foundation is incorporated and has a non-profit 501(C)(3) status.