A butchery demo by Kari Underly is like an improv comedy sketch. At Cane Creek Farm in Graham on Sunday, she rolls with the shouts and whispers from the crowd while sawing through a whole lamb.
The sold out NC Choices’ Women Working in the Meat Business Conference will host more than 70 women from all over the country in Orange County, NC for three packed days of hands-on training, learning, and networking October 2-4, 2016.
"Women Mean Business at this Meat Industry Conference," by Dan Nosowitz, Modern Farmer
September 15, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rebecca Dunning, Project Manager, NC Growing Together, rddunnin@ncsu.edu or 919-389-2220 Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has launched a new initiative to engage local governments in the work of building local food systems. Local Food Economies (LFE) is part of NC Growing Together (NCGT), [...]
"Young Activists Fill the Carrack with Intimate Portraits of Food Justice in Reframing Food," by Victoria Bouloubasis, Indy Week
Dr. Alan Franzluebbers didn’t go looking for silvopasture; the practice was waiting for him. The research ecologist relocated four years ago to a position with North Carolina State University’s Department of Soil Science. Having researched pasture systems for more than a decade in Georgia, Franzluebbers inherited a silvopasture study already underway at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems in Goldsboro.
"Raleigh's Well Fed Community Garden nourishes the body and soul," by Brian Adornetto, WRAL
Over two days in July 2016, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and Southern SARE hosted the first-ever Southern Cover Crop Conference. Researchers, farmers, extension agents, and natural resource personnel from across the Southern region gathered to learn about and discuss cover crops at CEFS’ Field Research and Outreach Facility at Cherry Farm in Goldsboro and the University of Mount Olive (UMO).
For more information or to apply online visit the NC State University employment website: https://jobs.ncsu.edu/postings/73954 Vacancy Type Temporary Working Title Horticultural Assistant Anticipated Hiring Range $10/hr Work Schedule Up to 40 hours a week Job City & State Goldsboro, NC Essential Job Duties This position offers work with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) [...]
August 22, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: JJ Richardson, CEFS Website and Communications Manager, 919-889-8219 or jblevinr@ncsu.edu Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems is excited to welcome its new Co-Director from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T), Dr. Chyi Lyi (Kathleen) Liang. Dr. Liang will hold the W.K. Kellogg [...]
