Media Coverage
Media coverage of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Links to outside media sources open in separate windows. For more information or media contacts, please contact us.
For media coverage from previous years, please refer to our media coverage archives.
2022 Media Coverage
| Date | Title | Title | Media Outlet | CEFS Initiative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/9/2022 | Preserving History and Culture While Evolving to Meet New Needs: A Conversation With Chumper Walker | Preserving History and Culture While Evolving to Meet New Needs: A Conversation With Chumper Walker | NC State Extension Local Food Program | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems and NC State Extension Local Food Program |
| 11/23/2022 | Young People Working for Food Justice in North Carolina | Young People Working for Food Justice in North Carolina | Civil Eats | Food Youth Initiative |
| 11/18/2022 | Growing Out The Local Food System | Growing Out The Local Food System | WilmingtonBiz | Career Pathways |
| 11/15/2022 | Q&A: The benefits of participatory grant-making | Q&A: The benefits of participatory grant-making | Mountain XPress | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems and Community Food Strategies |
| 11/4/2022 | Northeast NC Niche Agriculture Conference 2022... | Northeast NC Niche Agriculture Conference 2022... | The Enterprise | NC Choices |
| 10/31/2022 | First-ever Niche Ag Conference to highlight niche farming | First-ever Niche Ag Conference to highlight niche farming | The Perquimans Weekly | NC Choices |
| 10/29/2022 | Niche Market Ag Conference set | Niche Market Ag Conference set | Bertie-Ledger Advance | NC Choices |
| 10/28/2022 | Northeast NC Niche Agriculture Conference set for Nov. 18 | Northeast NC Niche Agriculture Conference set for Nov. 18 | Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald | NC Choices |
| 10/26/2022 | Food Truck Boot Camp in Cherokee Nov. 7-10 | Food Truck Boot Camp in Cherokee Nov. 7-10 | The Sylva Herald and Ruralite | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 10/27/2022 | Junior Livestock Sale of Champions sets record at $212,500 | Junior Livestock Sale of Champions sets record at $212,500 | Bladen Online | NC Choices |
| 10/24/2022 | Food truck boot camp happening in North Carolina | Food truck boot camp happening in North Carolina | FoodTruckOperator.com | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 10/19/2022 | Food truck operator or thinking about breaking into the biz? Here's where to go, what to know | Food truck operator or thinking about breaking into the biz? Here's where to go, what to know | Asheville Citizen Times | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 10/11/2022 | What’s new in food: Food Truck Boot Camp rolls into Cherokee | What’s new in food: Food Truck Boot Camp rolls into Cherokee | Mountain XPress | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 10/4/2022 | Giving Back to Her Pack | Giving Back to Her Pack | NC State CALSNews | Food Youth Initiative |
| 10/4/2022 | Hacking plants? N.C. State Plant Science Initiative to host hackathon as it works to create more agtech entrepreneurs | Hacking plants? N.C. State Plant Science Initiative to host hackathon as it works to create more agtech entrepreneurs | Triangle Inno | Plant Sciences Initiative |
| 10/1/2022 | Northeast North Carolina Niche Agriculture Conference to bring full day of education and networking to Barco | Northeast North Carolina Niche Agriculture Conference to bring full day of education and networking to Barco | The Coastland Times | NC Choices |
| 9/22/2022 | Farm entrepreneurs can get help growing their business | Farm entrepreneurs can get help growing their business | The Mountaineer | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 9/21/2022 | First NENC Niche Ag Conference set for Nov. 18 | First NENC Niche Ag Conference set for Nov. 18 | The Daily Advance | NC Choices |
| 9/21/2022 | First annual Northeast North Carolina Niche Agriculture Conference set for November 18 | First annual Northeast North Carolina Niche Agriculture Conference set for November 18 | OBX Today | NC Choices |
| 9/14/2022 | Agribusiness roundtable at SCC | Agribusiness roundtable at SCC | The Sylva Herald and Ruralite | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 9/9/2022 | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation gives $50,000 grant to Happy Roots | Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation gives $50,000 grant to Happy Roots | Salisbury Post | Farm to School |
| 9/7/2022 | Agroecology club promotes sustainability and service | Agroecology club promotes sustainability and service | Technician | Agroecology Education Farm |
| 8/26/2022 | GROW Residency for Mixed Media Artist Bevelyn Ukah Begins August 29 | GROW Residency for Mixed Media Artist Bevelyn Ukah Begins August 29 | Greensboro North Carolina | Food Youth Initiative and CORE |
| 8/8/2022 | The process of buying meat locally -- and why it might be more affordable than you think | The process of buying meat locally -- and why it might be more affordable than you think | WRAL News | NC Choices |
| 8/5/2022 | Developing Community-Based Solutions for a Resilient Food System | Developing Community-Based Solutions for a Resilient Food System | foodtank | Climate Change |
| 8/4/2022 | Developing Community-Based Solutions for a Resilient Food System | Developing Community-Based Solutions for a Resilient Food System | foodtank | Climate Change |
| 7/25/2022 | When Crops Eat First: Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Improved Nitrogen Management | When Crops Eat First: Enhanced Efficiency Fertilizers for Improved Nitrogen Management | Crop and Soil Sciences News | Greenhouse Gas Emission Monitoring Project |
| 7/15/2022 | Dishing the Dirt: Landscape Color and Small Farms | Dishing the Dirt: Landscape Color and Small Farms | Washington Daily News | SFU |
| 7/8/2022 | Meat Suite makes it easy to shop locally at an affordable price | Meat Suite makes it easy to shop locally at an affordable price | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 6/21/2022 | What’s new in food: Fostering farm and food relationships | What’s new in food: Fostering farm and food relationships | Mountain Xpress | EMFS |
| 6/13/2022 | NC Farm to Senior Services – the Start of a New Season | NC Farm to Senior Services – the Start of a New Season | NC State Extension | NC Farm to Senior Services |
| 6/6/2022 | 5 things you may not know about buying local meat | 5 things you may not know about buying local meat | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 6/3/2022 | The process of buying meat locally -- and why it might be more affordable than you think | The process of buying meat locally -- and why it might be more affordable than you think | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 6/1/2022 | Buyers to meet growers at WCU event | Buyers to meet growers at WCU event | The Sylva Herald | EMFS |
| 5/16/2022 | Meet the Coalition Working to Get More Locally Grown Food in N.C. Schools | Meet the coalition working to get more locally grown food in N.C. schools | EdNC | Farm to School |
| 5/13/2022 | Tackling the Plastic Waste Challenge Through Design | Tackling the Plastic Waste Challenge Through Design | Plastics Unwrapped podcast | N.C. A&T |
| 5/7/2022 | Produce program teaches healthy habits | Produce program teaches healthy habits | Cherokee One Feather | EMFS |
| 5/5/2022 | North Carolina Youth Food Initiative Brings Young People into Social Transformation | North Carolina Youth Food Initiative Brings Young People into Social Transformation | The Leading Voices in Food Podcast | FYI |
| 5/5/2022 | Bird flu is driving up the price of more than just eggs and poultry | Bird flu is driving up the price of more than just eggs and poultry | CBS News | N.C. A&T |
| 4/27/2022 | Food strategy meeting slated for May 3 at SCC | Food strategy meeting slated for May 3 at SCC | The Sylva Herald | EMFS, CFS |
| 4/20/2022 | Producing a Healthier Cherokee | Producing a Healthier Cherokee | Cherokee One Feather | EMFS |
| 4/6/2022 | An outbreak of bird flu is pushing poultry prices higher | An outbreak of bird flu is pushing poultry prices higher | NPR | N.C. A&T |
| 4/5/2022 | Implementing Produce Rx Programs in WNC: A Conversation With Jessica Mrugala | Implementing Produce Rx Programs in WNC: A Conversation With Jessica Mrugala | Local Food Portal | EMFS |
| 3/29/2022 | Small North Carolina farms find profitability in climate resilience | Small North Carolina farms find profitability in climate resilience | Environmental Defense Fund | N.C. A&T |
| 3/25/2022 | Mr. Millard and Mrs. Connie Locklear named the Small Farmer of the year by NC A&T | Robeson County Couple Named 2022 Small Farmers of the Year | N.C. A&T | N.C. A&T |
| 3/22/2022 | Inhibit seedheads to realize pasture potential | Inhibit seedheads to realize pasture potential | Hay and Forage Grower | Amazing Grazing |
| 3/21/2022 | Why corn struggles with cover crops | Why corn struggles with cover crops | Successful Farming | Cover Crop |
| 3/19/2022 | Digital platform, epoultry appoints Prof Liang , expand operations in Africa | Digital platform, epoultry appoints Prof Liang , expand operations in Africa | Vanguard | N.C. A&T |
| 3/16/2022 | Program to bring healthy foods to farmworkers, EBCI | Program to bring healthy foods to farmworkers, EBCI | The Sylva Herald | EMFS |
| 3/2/2022 | What does the state of the union mean for children, families and communities? | What does the state of the union mean for children, families and communities? | Every Child Thrives | Farm to ECE |
| 2/17/2022 | USDA announces new Equity Commission | USDA announces new Equity Commission | The Eagle | CORE |
| 2/15/2022 | GCC, UGA Extension Remind Growers About the Importance of Soil Sampling | GCC, UGA Extension Remind Growers About the Importance of Soil Sampling | Southeast AgNet | FSRU |
| 2/10/2022 | Learn about beef and enjoy a sundae | Learn about beef and enjoy a sundae | American Agriculturist | NC Choices |
| 2/5/2022 | Small Business Center to host virtual agribusiness series | Small Business Center to host virtual agribusiness series | The Mountaneer | EMFS |
| 2/4/2022 | Fresh food, fresh approaches | Fresh food, fresh approaches | The Mt Airy News | NC Choices |
| 1/31/2022 | Food truck rodeo coming to Harrah’s Cherokee | Food truck rodeo coming to Harrah’s Cherokee | Cherokee One Feather | EMFS |
| 1/26/2022 | Women-owned Food Truck Event Coming to Cherokee | Women-owned Food Truck Event Coming to Cherokee | Smoky Mountain News | EMFS |
| 1/12/2022 | Workshop focuses on financials, markets for specialty vegetables | Workshop focuses on financials, markets for specialty vegetables | The Warren Record | N.C. A&T |