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.
Farm Taxes 2025
December 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmPasture Pork Workshop
December 4 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmGrounded in Purpose: A Photographic Journey of Veteran Farmers
November 19 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmFood Truck Boot Camp
November 17 - November 20Food Safety Webinar: Food Traceability and Transparency – From Compliance to Customer Connection
November 12 @ 12:30 pm - December 3 @ 6:30 pmThe Ins and Outs of Having a North Carolina Food Business
November 12 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmRisk Assessment For Farms
November 11 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrom Field to File: Boosting Farm Success Through Better Record keeping
November 4 @ 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmSmall Ruminant Marketing Workshop
October 29 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmSoil Sampling for Routine Nutrient Analysis
October 28 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmMeatSuite Marketing and Pricing Webinar Series (Fall 2025)
October 23 @ 7:00 pm - November 6 @ 8:00 pmVisit Haywood Tourism Development Authority Helps to Grow Your Business
October 23 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmLunch and Learn: Season Extension
October 21 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmNRCS Forestry Field Day
October 18 @ 8:00 am - 12:00 pmMaximize Farm Production – Farm Tour
October 16 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm(CANCELLED) CORE In-Between: Indigenous Technology
October 16 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amCan Your Woods Work for You? Forest Farming Factors
October 14 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmBoost Your Farm’s Bottom Line: Diversify for New Revenue Streams
October 13 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours
October 11 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pmMadison Farm Succession Workshop
October 9 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmAgribusiness Series: Is Agri-Tourism a Good Idea for Your Farm?
October 9 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmNC Local Farms and Food Profiles Launch Webinar
October 3 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pmTwilight Farms Tours: Tour Two – Efficient Farm
October 2 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmNavigating NC Food Regulations for Value-Added Foods
October 1 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmIncreasing Farm Economics with a Farm Stand – Farm Tour
September 30 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmTwilight Farm Tours for Farmers: Valley View Worm Farm
September 25 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmKitchen Tour & Value-Added Ventures Workshop
September 25 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmFarmstand Visit: Learn More About Farm Stand Sales
September 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmHarvesting Opportunities: Navigating Agritourism for Your Farm Business
September 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm(CANCELLED) CORE In-between: Charity to Justice
September 18 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 amTransformational Community: A Way Forward 2025 Community Food Gathering
September 17 @ 8:00 am - September 18 @ 5:00 pmHarvesting Opportunities: Navigating Agritourism for Your Farm Business
September 15 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFall 2025 Farm to ECE Institute
September 6Harvesting Opportunities: Navigating Agritourism for Your Farm Business
August 28 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmDeer and Lamb Processing Workshops
August 21 @ 6:00 pm - August 28 @ 9:00 pmLunch and Learn: Cool Season Maintenance
August 19 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm(CANCELLED) CORE Lunch & Lived Experiences: Black Food and Joy
June 19 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmLunch and Learn: Planning Your Farm or Garden
June 17 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFarm to Fork Picnic Triangle 2025
June 8 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmSo You Want to Start a Farm…Now What?
May 22 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm(CANCELLED) CORE Lunch & Lived Experiences: Celebrating Community through Food
May 22 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pmStarting a NC Food Business Symposium
April 29 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm(CANCELLED) CORE In-Between: Poetry and Writing as a Liberatory Practice
April 17 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amLunch and Learn: Seasonal Maintenance of Warm Season Fruit and Vegetable Crops
April 15 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmCover Crop and Soil Health Workshop (SOLD OUT)
April 8 @ 9:00 am - 11:45 am2025 Farm to ECE Institute (Registration Now Closed)
April 5 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pmMitchell / Yancey County Post Harvest Workshop and Pack & Cool Demonstration (CANCELLED)
April 2 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmHaywood + Buncombe County Post Harvest Handling Workshop (CANCELLED)
April 1 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmIntroduction to the Cool-Bot and Post-Harvest Handling
March 31 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmMadison County Post Harvest Handling Workshop / Pack & Cool Demo (CANCELLED)
March 28 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmRutherford + Cleveland County Post Harvest Handling Workshop
March 26 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmSeeds for Success! A Lecture on Seed Saving & Sovereignty
March 25 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmFoothills Post Harvest Handling Workshop
March 25 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmBoone Post Harvest Handling Workshop
March 24 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmN.C. A&T Small Farms Week 2025: Next Gen Agriculture
March 23 @ 8:00 am - March 29 @ 5:00 pmSo You Want to Start a Farm? Now What?
March 22 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm(CANCELLED) CORE In-Between: Mutual Aid in Latine Communities
March 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amNC Choices Spring 2025 Meat Marketing & Pricing Workshop Series for Meat Handlers
March 18 @ 5:30 pm - March 20 @ 6:00 pmSuccessful Grant Writing
March 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm(POSTPONED) Protecting Your Farm: Understanding Property and Liability Insurance
March 12 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmNC FarmLink Farm Succession School & Cultivating a Legacy Conference
March 6 @ 9:00 am - March 27 @ 3:30 pmOrganic Commodities & Livestock Conference
March 3 @ 8:30 am - 3:30 pmAgritourism Summit
February 27 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmHow to Create a Sell Sheet
February 25 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmCORE In-Between – Black History Month
February 20 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amNC Forage and Grassland Council 2025 Winter Conference
February 20 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pmCompiling Quarterly Reports
February 18 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmLunch and Learn: Regenerative Agriculture
February 18 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmHurricane Helene Tax Considerations for Farm Business Owners
February 17 @ 6:00 pmMeatSuite Marketing and Pricing Webinar Series
February 13 @ 7:00 pm - March 6 @ 8:00 pmCreating a Marketable LLC for Farm Businesses
February 11 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmLunch and Learn: Season Extension and Indoor Production — A Look at DIY High Tunnels and Caterpillar Tunnels
December 17, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmFresh Produce Regulations – What You Need to Know
December 10, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmSo You Want to Start a Farm…Now What?
December 10, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 1:30 pmYour Land, Your Legacy: Transition and Estate Planning for Your Farm
December 3, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmYour Land, Your Legacy: Transition and Estate Planning for Your Farm
December 3, 2024 @ 3:30 pm - 5:00 pmIn-Between: Holding Space – Embodying our Values (CANCELLED)
November 21, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amAgriBusiness Series: Processing Food for Consumer Sales – What You Need to Know
November 19, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmWNC Farmers Gathering: Tools for Rebuilding
November 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pmSO You Bought a Farm- now what?
November 9, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmAgriBusiness Series: Agri-Tourism
November 7, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmSo, You Want to Start a Farm…Now What?
November 7, 2024 @ 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, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmIn-Between: Water is Life
October 17, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amGrant Writing for Growers and Food Entrepreneurs
October 8, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmPlanning for Farm Succession Transitions
October 1, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFarm to Fork in the Garden (Charlotte)
September 29, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmChainsaw Safety & Natural Disaster Preparedness
September 27, 2024 @ 8:30 am - September 28, 2024 @ 3:30 pmCORE Level 1 (Virtual)
September 24, 2024 @ 9:30 am - September 25, 2024 @ 2:00 pmIn-Between: Food and Workers Rights – A Story Sharing Session
September 19, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amThe Role of Underserved Producers in the Bioeconomy Open Forum
September 19, 2024 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pmSilvopasture Tours, North Carolina
September 5, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - September 6, 2024 @ 12:00 pm(CANCELED) Teen Queer Ecology Workshop featuring Kati Henderson
August 28, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Five – Ferguson’s Supply and Glamping
August 27, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Four – Jehovah Rah Farm
August 27, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmLandbody Movement Workshop FEATURING King Sage
August 22, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Three – KT’s Orchard
August 20, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmLunch and Learn: Growing and Maintenance of Common Fall and Winter Crops
August 20, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmSLOW ART TOUR WITH GAIL BELVETT
August 15, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Two – Sustainabillies
August 13, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmCROCHET WORKSHOP FEATURING SUZY HASANIN
August 8, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:45 pmAgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour One – Smoky Mountain Mangalitsa
August 6, 2024 @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm2024 NC Choices Carolina Meat Conference
July 30, 2024 - July 31, 2024Blind Contour & Soundscape Art Workshop featuring Saba Taj + Adé x Dynasim
July 25, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmCANCELLED – Small Farm Unit Field Day
July 11, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - July 12, 2024 @ 2:00 pmIn-Between: Cultural Food Ways and Solidarity
June 20, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amLunch and Learn: Incorporating Agroforestry and Food Forests into your Landscape or Farm
June 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmExperiential Learning Program at CEFS Small Farm Unit for K-14 NC Educators and Administrators
June 17, 2024 @ 8:00 am - August 9, 2024 @ 5:00 pmFarm to Fork Picnic Triangle 2024
June 2, 2024 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmIn-Between: Art as Method – Art as a Tool for Storytelling in the Food System
May 16, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amArt Call FOR UPROOT 2024 SUMMER EVENT SHOWCASE
May 15, 2024 - August 31, 2024(Cancelled) CORE Level II – Applying Racial Equity
May 14, 2024 @ 9:30 am - May 15, 2024 @ 3:30 pmLunch and Learn: Seasonal Maintenance of Major Fruit and Vegetable Crops
April 23, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmIn-Between: Planting Trees- Food Access and Climate Justice
April 18, 2024 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 amCORE Level I (Virtual)
April 16, 2024 @ 9:30 am - April 17, 2024 @ 3:30 pm(CANCELLED) Cover Crop and Soil Health Demonstration Day, also featuring High Tunnel Garlic
March 28, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 3:45 pmNC State Day of Giving
March 20, 2024Lunch and Learn: Tree Fruits – Planting, Variety Selection, Pruning and Disease Control
March 19, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmVisioning our Food Future Food Forums
February 20, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - February 28, 2024 @ 2:00 pmNatural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Showcase and Assistance Online Workshop
February 7, 2024 @ 6:00 pmUsing Farm Financial Benchmarks to Plan for a New Year
January 18, 2024 @ 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 pm