Past Events
This is an archive of CEFS past events since 2016. To look back at earlier CEFS events and workshops, please visit our 2007-2015 events archive.
AgriBusiness Series: Processing Food for Consumer Sales – What You Need to Know
November 19 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmWNC Farmers Gathering: Tools for Rebuilding
November 18 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pmSO You Bought a Farm- now what?
November 9 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmAgriBusiness Series: Agri-Tourism
November 7 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmSo, You Want to Start a Farm…Now What?
November 7 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pmLunch and Learn: Maintaining and Improving your Soil’s Health — Use of Cover Crops and Crop Rotation on any Scale
October 22 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmIn-Between: Water is Life
October 17 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amGrant Writing for Growers and Food Entrepreneurs
October 8 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm2024 Farm to ECE Institute (CANCELLED)
October 5 @ 8:30 am - 4:00 pmPlanning for Farm Succession Transitions
October 1 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFarm to Fork in the Garden (Charlotte)
September 29 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmChainsaw Safety & Natural Disaster Preparedness
September 27 @ 8:30 am - September 28 @ 3:30 pmCORE Level 1 (Virtual)
September 24 @ 9:30 am - September 25 @ 2:00 pmIn-Between: Food and Workers Rights – A Story Sharing Session
September 19 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amThe Role of Underserved Producers in the Bioeconomy Open Forum
September 19 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pmSilvopasture Tours, North Carolina
September 5 @ 1:00 pm - September 6 @ 12:00 pm(CANCELED) Teen Queer Ecology Workshop featuring Kati Henderson
August 28 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Five – Ferguson’s Supply and Glamping
August 27 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Four – Jehovah Rah Farm
August 27 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmLandbody Movement Workshop FEATURING King Sage
August 22 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Three – KT’s Orchard
August 20 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmLunch and Learn: Growing and Maintenance of Common Fall and Winter Crops
August 20 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmSLOW ART TOUR WITH GAIL BELVETT
August 15 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Two – Sustainabillies
August 13 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmCROCHET WORKSHOP FEATURING SUZY HASANIN
August 8 @ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour One – Smoky Mountain Mangalitsa
August 6 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm2024 NC Choices Carolina Meat Conference
July 30 - July 31Blind Contour & Soundscape Art Workshop featuring Saba Taj + Adé x Dynasim
July 25 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmCANCELLED – Small Farm Unit Field Day
July 11 @ 1:00 pm - July 12 @ 2:00 pmIn-Between: Cultural Food Ways and Solidarity
June 20 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amLunch and Learn: Incorporating Agroforestry and Food Forests into your Landscape or Farm
June 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmExperiential Learning Program at CEFS Small Farm Unit for K-14 NC Educators and Administrators
June 17 @ 8:00 am - August 9 @ 5:00 pmFarm to Fork Picnic Triangle 2024
June 2 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmIn-Between: Art as Method – Art as a Tool for Storytelling in the Food System
May 16 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amArt Call FOR UPROOT 2024 SUMMER EVENT SHOWCASE
May 15 - August 31(Cancelled) CORE Level II – Applying Racial Equity
May 14 @ 9:30 am - May 15 @ 3:30 pmLunch and Learn: Seasonal Maintenance of Major Fruit and Vegetable Crops
April 23 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmIn-Between: Planting Trees- Food Access and Climate Justice
April 18 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amCORE Level I (Virtual)
April 16 @ 9:30 am - April 17 @ 3:30 pm(CANCELLED) Cover Crop and Soil Health Demonstration Day, also featuring High Tunnel Garlic
March 28 @ 1:00 pm - 3:45 pmNC State Day of Giving
March 20Lunch and Learn: Tree Fruits – Planting, Variety Selection, Pruning and Disease Control
March 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmVisioning our Food Future Food Forums
February 20 @ 1:00 pm - February 28 @ 2:00 pmNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Showcase and Assistance Online Workshop
February 7 @ 6:00 pmUsing Farm Financial Benchmarks to Plan for a New Year
January 18 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmCEFS Registered Apprenticeships Interest Sessions
November 28, 2023 @ 7:00 am - February 15, 2024 @ 8:30 pmLunch & Learn: Small Fruits & Tree Fruits for Small Scale Producers
November 21, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmReflections on Food & Racial Equity
November 16, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 10:45 amNC Choices Meat Marketing & Pricing Workshop Series for Meat Handlers
November 13, 2023 @ 8:00 am - November 17, 2023 @ 5:00 pm2023 NC Farm to Early Care & Education Institute (*Sold Out*)
October 21, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmRace Equity and Herbal Medicine
October 19, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pmLevel 2 (Building Community of Practice)
October 3, 2023 @ 9:30 am - October 4, 2023 @ 2:00 pmFarm to Fork in the Garden (Charlotte)
October 1, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmLunch and Learn: Small-Scale Fruit Production
September 26, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFood Animal Innovation Summit
September 25, 2023 @ 10:00 am - September 27, 2023 @ 1:00 pmRace Equity and Food-isms
September 21, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pmThe Role of Underserved Producers in the Bioeconomy
September 21, 2023 @ 7:00 am - 3:00 pmCORE Level 1 (Virtual)
September 12, 2023 @ 9:30 am - September 13, 2023 @ 3:30 pmLunch & Learn: Weeds & Management
July 18, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmOrganic Commodities Field Day
July 18, 2023 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pmSmall Farm Unit Demonstration & Field Day
July 12, 2023 - July 13, 2023“Food Stories As Legacy”
June 15, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pmLevel 2 (Building Community of Practice)
June 6, 2023 @ 9:30 am - June 7, 2023 @ 2:00 pmFarm to Fork Picnic Triangle 2023
June 4, 2023 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmLunch and Learn: Common Diseases and Pests of Common Food Crops
May 30, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmRace Equity and Decolonizing Medicine/Nutrition/Food
May 18, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amCORE Level 1 (Virtual)
May 9, 2023 @ 9:30 am - May 10, 2023 @ 3:30 pmRace Equity and Implicit Bias/Whiteness
April 20, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pmNext Level Marketing Strategies for Local, Niche Meat Businesses
April 4, 2023 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmN.C. A&T Small Farms Week 2023
March 27, 2023 @ 8:00 am - March 31, 2023 @ 5:00 pmNC State Day of Giving
March 22, 2023Lunch and Learn: Soil Health
March 21, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmRacial Equity and Language
March 16, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 pmFORGING OUR FOOD FUTURE 2023 Community Food Gathering
March 15, 2023 @ 9:00 am - March 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pmBlueberry Pruning Webinar
March 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLevel 2 (Building Community of Practice)
March 7, 2023 @ 9:30 am - March 8, 2023 @ 12:30 pmAgritourism Panel – Macon Campus
February 16, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmRacial Equity and Seeds
February 16, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amAgroforestry for Carbon Sequestration (Webinar)
February 13, 2023 @ 6:30 pm2023 High Tunnel Winter Vegetable
February 10, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmAgritourism Panel
February 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmCORE Level 1 (Virtual)
February 7, 2023 @ 9:30 am - February 8, 2023 @ 3:30 pmSeasonal Maintenance of Major Fruit and Vegetable Crops Webinar
January 24, 2023 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmGetting Started with Agritourism
January 9, 2023 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmFarm to School: Racial Equity Session 5 – Community Praxis Sharing in Farm to School
November 8, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmFood Truck Boot Camp
November 7, 2022 @ 8:00 am - November 10, 2022 @ 5:00 pmFarm to School: Racial Equity Session 4 – Curriculum / School Meals
October 25, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmCORE Level 1 (Virtual)
October 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - October 25, 2022 @ 9:00 pmN.C. PSI Hack-a-Thon
October 21, 2022 - October 23, 2022Cover Crops at CEFS Small Farm Unit Film Screening
October 19, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmCEFS Registered Apprenticeships Interest Session (for Farmers and Apprentices)
October 12, 2022 @ 8:00 am - March 10, 2023 @ 5:00 pmFarm to Fork Charlotte
September 25, 2022 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmFarm Business Roundtable: Resources for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs
September 20, 2022 @ 5:30 pm - October 13, 2022 @ 7:00 pmFarm to School: Racial Equity Session 3 – History and Policy
September 20, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmFarm to School: Racial Equity Session 2 – Language Analysis & Speak Up
August 30, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmGrant Application Information Session
August 22, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - August 24, 2022 @ 7:00 pmSymposium on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate Change: A Call to Action
August 11, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmFilm Screening Event: Financial Impacts of Climate-Resilient Agriculture in North Carolina
July 27, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmNo Till Production Demonstration at the Agroecology Education Farm
July 26, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmFarm to School: Racial Equity Session 1 – Implicit Bias
July 19, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmSmall Farm Unit Demonstration Day
July 13, 2022 @ 8:00 am - 2:00 pmGrower-Buyer Event
June 28, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmNC State Graduate Student Fellowship Info Session
April 18, 2022 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmNC State Day of Giving
March 23, 2022Garden Planning for Home Gardeners and Small Farmers
March 15, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFarm Disaster Preparedness and Chainsaw Safety for Women
March 11, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmHigh Tunnel Covering Demonstration
March 9, 2022 @ 7:00 am - 10:30 amBlueberry Pruning Webinar
March 7, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFarmer-Buyer Event
February 28, 2022 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmQ&A Session For NC Veteran Farmer Apprenticeship
February 16, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmQ&A Session For Sustainable Vegetable Production Apprenticeship
February 15, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmTransplant Training Workshop
February 14, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHow to Buy Local: Opportunities and Challenges to Purchasing Local
January 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSBC Agribusiness Series January – March 2022
January 20, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - March 24, 2022 @ 6:00 pmFinancials and the Market for Specialty Vegetables
January 13, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - January 14, 2022 @ 5:30 pmZoom Q&A Sessions for Apprenticeship Host Farms
January 6, 2022 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm2021 High Tunnel Winter Vegetable Field Day
December 9, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm2021 Agribusiness Summit
December 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmHarnessing the Data Revolution for Resilient Agriculture
December 6, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm2021 Regional Agritourism Seminar – Virtual
December 3, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmFall Agripreneur Business Summit
November 30, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmFarming for Ecological Outcomes
November 3, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSession V: Community Praxis Sharing in Farm to School
October 26, 2021 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmNC State-USDA Hackathon
October 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am - October 10, 2021 @ 5:00 pmDesigning a Food Forest for Your Backyard
September 29, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmSoil Your Underwear: Tests for Soil Biodiversity and Soil Health
September 23, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmEnhancing Your Agribusiness Webinar Series Fall 2021
September 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - October 14, 2021 @ 6:00 pmBlueberry Selection and Planting Webinar
September 16, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmShow Up Series: Collaborative Food Action
September 11, 2021 @ 9:00 am - December 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pmSmall Farm Unit Tour
September 10, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm2021 Regional Agritourism Seminar
August 9, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmOrganic Commodities Field Day
August 4, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmFarmer-to-Farmer Collaborative: Mountain Medicine Farm
July 24, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmNorth Carolina Small Ruminant Summit by Animal Science Department
July 24, 2021 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmPutting the Farm in Solar Farm: Managing Operations & Maintenance on Solar Sites by Grazing with Sheep
June 23, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmFarming Solar Farms: Exploring Solar Grazing With Sheep
June 16, 2021 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmNC State Day of Giving
March 24, 2021 @ 12:00 am - 11:59 pm35th Annual Small Farms Week
March 19, 2021 @ 9:30 am - March 25, 2021 @ 2:00 pmBlueberry Pruning Watch Party and Panel Discussion
March 15, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am28th Annual Organic Growers School Spring Conference
March 13, 2021 @ 9:00 am - March 21, 2021 @ 4:00 pmHow to Market Your GAP Certification & How to Connect with Buyers in Your Area
March 11, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pmN.C. A&T Virtual Agrishops Eastern Region (2021)
February 26, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pmASAP’s 2021 Virtual Business of Farming Conference
February 25, 2021 @ 9:00 am - February 27, 2021 @ 7:00 pm2021 Winter Vegetable Conference & Trade Show
February 24, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmN.C. A&T Virtual Agrishops Western Region (2021)
February 22, 2021 @ 9:30 am - 3:00 pmAppalachian Farm School 2.0 (Advanced)
February 18, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - March 11, 2021 @ 6:00 pmWriting and Implementing your GAP Certification Plan for Your Farm
February 11, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmSpring 2021 Agribusiness Sessions
January 21, 2021 @ 9:00 am - May 6, 2021 @ 10:00 amButchery Basics for Home Consumers
January 19, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmAppalachian Farm School 2021- for first-time attendees
January 18, 2021 @ 6:00 pm - March 8, 2021 @ 9:00 pm55th Annual Blueberry Open House and Trade Show (Virtual)
January 13, 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmAgritourism Series
January 5, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - January 26, 2021 @ 2:30 pmFriday Conversation With Aimee Tomcho
December 11, 2020 @ 2:00 pmAgribusiness Summit – Virtual Conference
December 7, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmFriday Conversation With Christina Newhouse about WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP)
November 20, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmProduction Techniques for High Tunnels – Food Safety Plans and Marketing
November 17, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmFarm Financial Training Part 2
September 24, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmNC State Day of Giving: Stronger as a Pack
September 16, 2020 @ 12:00 am - September 17, 2020 @ 12:00 amMaking the Most Out of Bulk Sales Opportunities: Two New NC Choices Tools
September 15, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmFoodRoute: Southwestern NC Mapping Tool Webinar Demonstration
September 10, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmMarketMaker webinar
July 29, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmCOVID-19 Guidance for Packinghouses
June 9, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 amListening Sessions for the Far West Region
June 4, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmCOVID-19 Guidance for U-Pick and Farm Stands
June 2, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 amCDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series – The Landscape of Food Systems Finance
May 28, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmCreating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales
May 21, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmCreating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales
May 21, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amCollaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing (Food Hub Focus)
April 30, 2020 @ 7:00 pmP3 Updates for Farmers and Ranchers Affected by COVID-19
April 30, 2020 @ 3:00 pmCollaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing
April 27, 2020 @ 7:00 pmE-Commerce During COVID-19: Opportunities for Food Producers to Make Direct Market Sales Online
April 24, 2020 @ 12:00 pmFood Hubs and Alternative Markets
April 23, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmECE Program Websites Matter to Families NOW & Always
April 22, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmMitigating Immediate Harmful Impacts of COVID-19 on Farms and Ranches Selling through Local and Regional Food Markets
April 22, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmRacial Equity, Hunger and COVID-19
April 21, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmFarm Health and Safety Considerations for COVID-19
April 17, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWhat the COVID-19 Crisis Tells Us about Structural Racism
April 16, 2020 @ 8:30 pmNational MarketMaker Program
April 16, 2020 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmCDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Disaster Recovery for the Food System
April 16, 2020 @ 2:00 pmTips for Facilitating Excellent Virtual Meetings
April 16, 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pmNutrition during the COVID-19 Crisis
April 16, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLocal Foods Purchasing 101
April 14, 2020 @ 10:00 amHow to Create a Free Online Store for Your Farm
April 9, 2020 @ 7:00 pmFinding Farm Workers & Finding Farms to Work On with NC FarmLink
April 9, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmLatinx community, COVID-19 and k-12 education
April 9, 2020 @ 1:00 pmGAP 101 & Western NC Market Opportunities
April 9, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmRapid Response Briefing: Helping Food and Farm Businesses Navigate CARES Act Financial Assistance Programs
April 8, 2020 @ 4:00 pmHow to Manage When You and Your Family’s Lives Have Been Upended
April 8, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmRace Forward Virtual Building Racial Equity Learning Opportunities
April 7, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pmFarm to School Working Group
April 3, 2020 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmNC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative Announcement
April 3, 2020 @ 10:30 amBest Practices for Small Farm Marketers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 3, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 amPandemic and Sanitizing ZOOM Training for Produce Growers
April 3, 2020 @ 8:30 amFacilitating Virtually #2 – Using Agendas for Action
April 2, 2020 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pmHow to Create a Free On-Line Store for Your Farm
March 31, 2020 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmNorth Carolina Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop 2020
March 12, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pmThe Business of Meat Production
March 9, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmFlame Weeding Demonstration
March 3, 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmHow to Make Money on the Farm
February 1, 2020 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmHow to Make More Money on the Farm
January 30, 2020 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm