CEFS, Author at Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Center for Environmental Farming Systems Linking Universities and Farms with New Grant from USDA’s Small and Medium-sized Farm Program

May 31, 2016: For Immediate Release Media Contact: Rebecca Dunning, Research Assistant Professor, Center for Environmental Farming Systems – rddunnin@ncsu.edu or 919-389-2220. Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems, a partnership of North Carolina State University (NC State), North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T), and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture [...]

CEFS2016-11-26T09:31:17-05:00May 31st, 2016|Press Release, UFOODS|

Cheryl-Anne Kast and Nancy Creamer of Farm to Fork

"Cheryl-Anne Kast and Nancy Creamer of Farm to Fork," Interview by Andrea Griffith Cash, Chapel Hill Magazine

CEFS2018-02-14T10:33:06-05:00May 25th, 2016|Media Coverage|

Farm to Fork picnic releases full list of farmers, chefs

"Farm to Fork picnic releases full list of farmers, chefs" by Matt Lardie, The News and Observer

CEFS2018-02-14T10:33:28-05:00May 5th, 2016|Media Coverage|

Agroecology Farm on a roll

Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno and the Agroecology Education Farm have racked up three wins in two weeks: an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences for Schroeder-Moreno, and a Green Brick Award from NC State University’s Sustainability Office and an environmental education award from the City of Raleigh for the farm. “These [...]

CEFS2016-05-25T08:06:42-04:00April 22nd, 2016|Agroecology, Agrophile|

Working for change in the meat industry

"Working for change in the meat industry," by Emily Boyette, Technician

CEFS2018-02-14T10:33:45-05:00April 4th, 2016|Media Coverage|

Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation awards $50,000 to Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ NC 10% Campaign

Two-year grant to develop local food markets at NC colleges and universities for low-resourced farmers Raleigh, NC (March 17, 2016) – Trustees of the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation have awarded a grant to the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) to support the NC 10% Campaign’s efforts to create more markets for low-resourced farmers by [...]

CEFS2016-11-26T09:31:21-05:00March 17th, 2016|NC 10% Campaign, Press Release|

CEFS’ NC Choices Director Sarah Blacklin Recognized by Farm Credit in National Search for 100 Fresh Perspectives Shaping Rural America and Agriculture

March 15, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, North Carolina -- Sarah Blacklin, Program Director of NC Choices, is among the visionaries being recognized nationally through Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives, a search to identify and honor 100 leaders who are changing rural communities and agriculture for the better. NC Choices is an initiative of the [...]

CEFS2016-11-26T09:31:22-05:00March 15th, 2016|NC Choices, Press Release|

Southern Region Cover Crop Conference Set for July 18-19, 2016

February 24, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GOLDSBORO, North Carolina -- Mark your calendar for a two-day comprehensive cover crop conference for the South. Put on by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and the Southern region Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) program, the event takes place July 18-19, 2016 at two locations in [...]

CEFS2016-11-26T09:31:23-05:00February 24th, 2016|Press Release|