RALEIGH (March 7, 2012) —Lowe’s Foods Stores, Inc. of Winston-Salem has signed on as a major partner of the 10% Campaign, a North Carolina initiative designed to encourage consumers to spend 10 percent of their food budget on locally-produced foods. The 10% Campaign was launched in 2010 by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, a [...]
Winter Greetings from CEFS! We are very happy to report that a number of our local foods initiatives are blossoming within the North Carolina Cooperative Extension organization. NC State University and NC Agricultural & Technical State University - our home bases - see the consumer demand for local foods and the engagement of so many [...]
Goats have been spotted at CEFS' 2000-acre research farm in Goldsboro, NC! The new Pasture-Based Meat Goat Unit has been developed on roughly 5 acres of land and includes a herd of Boer females that are being bred with Boer and Kiko bucks. Boer is a South African breed and Kiko was selected intensively from [...]
By Callie Herron, CEFS' Small Farm Unit Winter Apprentice Callie with the Small Farm Unit's weekly harvest. The constant presence of new life and death on farm has had a profound impact on my life. I have felt a baby calf inside its mother, have seen calves enter the world, take their [...]
Busha building new chicken houses at the Small Farm Unit. CEFS is happy to welcome back Bryan "Busha" Green as its Small Farm Manager. The Small Farm Unit is one of eight research units at CEFS' 2000-acre field facility in Goldsboro, NC. Busha was previously CEFS' Small Farm Manager from 2003 to [...]
For Immediate Release: October 19th, 2011 Download a printable .pdf of this press release. Media Contact Lisa Forehand, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Ph: 919-513-0954 | lisa_forehand@ncsu.edu
Individuals, businesses and governments embrace initiative to grow N.C.’s economy RALEIGH (July 20, 2011) —The Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ statewide initiative to stimulate economic development, create jobs and promote North Carolina’s farms and fisheries today announced that more than $5.7 million in local foods expenditures have been reported by local individuals, organizations and institutions [...]
All 33 N.C. stores pledge to source more local foods RALEIGH (April 11, 2011) —Piggly Wiggly, “America’s first” self-service grocery store has added another first to its list: the first grocery store to pledge to buy more foods from local producers as part of its commitment to the 10% Campaign. Preston Taylor owns and manages [...]
RALEIGH (February 1, 2011) — In response to the rising demand for locally-rasied meats, NC Choices will host a unique statewide conference March 25-27 in Concord. The event is designed to bring together farmers, butchers, chefs, buyers and local meat enthusiasts. North Carolina is now home to nearly 500 farmers who sell their meat and [...]
RALEIGH (December 20, 2010) — Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno and Dr. Chris Reberg-Horton were recently named assistant directors of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). Dr. Schroeder-Moreno, Assistant Director of Educational Programs, will oversee and provide leadership for several ongoing and planned educational programs. Interest in NC State University’s agroecology and related programs has grown [...]
