This interactive workshop taught by leading farmers, educators, and researchers; provides comprehensive niche meat training from pasture to sale for beginning and transitioning farmers.
At NC State, horticultural science graduate student Lisa Johnson is shedding light on farm-level food losses and taking the first steps toward reducing them.
NC Choices presents in collaboration with Warren Wilson College Farm, A Pastured Pork & Poultry Walk, Paddock Demo, and Intensive for Beginning and Transitioning Farmers.
The 2017 Carolina Meat Conference will bring together over 400 independent farmers, meat producers, processors, buyers, chefs, and food professionals from across the country for two days of unmatched learning opportunities!
By now, the 40% of food that’s wasted in the US is a widely accepted figure. However, the calculations behind it leave out a very important part of the food system: farm-level food waste.
North Carolina Leadership and Cattle Handling for Women Producers was recently featured on FarmHer, a show on RFD-TV that "shares the stories of the women who live and lead in agriculture."
Save the date for these exciting 2017 events hosted by NC Choices and friends!
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007’s and 2012 Censuses, the number of Orange County farms that sell straight to consumers has increased by 54 percent since 2007.
We’re serious about changing the food system. With your help, we can do more.
Five questions with Gary Nabhan, ethnobiologist, nature writer, and agrarian activist.
