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BIPOC Leadership Series Conversation with Cleaster Cotton and Cynde Allen

We celebrate WNC EarthMates co-founders Cleaster Cotton (Cultural Conservationist, ALNUGE Codes Inventor, Educator, Farmer, Author, and Artist) and Cynde Allen (Herbalist, Farmer, Educator, and Artist). Their work is fixed in reinvigorating communal interdependence and is a soulful call to reclaim indigenous practices and recall cultural traditions within food systems through art and agriculture.

“Art as Method”: Revolutionary Community Research Project Led by BIPOC NC Food Systems Researchers

In a groundbreaking initiative to bridge racial equity and institutional change related to food systems, a group of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BlPOC) food systems researchers, artists, and visionary leaders are facilitating a transformative community research journey known as "Art as Method."

2024-02-21T14:29:58-05:00February 19th, 2024|Agrophile, Uncategorized|

Extension to Grow School Gardens through the Launch of New Online Course

Bringing together the best of NC Cooperative Extension’s areas of expertise: agriculture, food, and youth development, the Farm to School team is developing a new series of online courses that build North Carolina’s capacity to deliver programming in school gardens, local food procurement, and nutrition education.

2024-02-09T17:24:12-05:00February 7th, 2024|Agrophile, Farm to School, News, Press Release|

USDA Grant Will Support Career Opportunities in Agricultural Sciences for N.C. Women and Minorities

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded North Carolina State University a $200,000 grant to increase leadership and career opportunities in agricultural sciences for women and minority students enrolled in community colleges statewide.

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