[Rocky Mount, NC – March 17, 2023] — Hundreds of farm and food system leaders, public service and nonprofit leaders, local food councils, key partners, and community food advocates from across North Carolina participated in Forging our Food Future: 2023 Community Food Gathering March 15-16 in Rocky Mount, NC. Community Food Strategies’ signature statewide event, [...]
The North Carolina State University (NC State) Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is hiring for a Farm Manager at the NC State Agroecology Education Farm (AEF).
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is honored to announce the appointment of Michelle Schroeder-Moreno as director of CEFS and W.K. Kellogg / Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Endowed Distinguished Chair in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at North Carolina State University (NC State).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a two year, $219,458 grant to North Carolina Extension/North Carolina State University and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) to expand our online farm to school course into a Farm to School Collaborative Training Initiative (NCF2SCTI).
CEFS is seeking a Communications Assistant to support our day-to-day communications work, including supporting the management of the CEFS website, social media accounts, and contributing to our newsletters.
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is pleased to announce that the North Carolina State University (NC State) College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) has opened the search for Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and W.K. Kellogg / Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation Endowed Distinguished Chair in Sustainable Community-Based Food Systems (this name is conditional on BOT approval).
Continued appreciation for the people who grow our food, nurture our landscapes, and provide health to our communities is the inspiration for the new EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems (EMFS) marketing campaign - #FriendyourFarmer.
The NCWorks Commission recently featured the Native American Sustainable Agriculture & Food Systems Apprenticeship as part of their Spotlight on Local Workforce Innovations series showcasing local innovations in collaborative, employer-led workforce development partnerships across the state.
Developed by the North Carolina Local Food Council (NCLFC), the Remote Internship to Support Enterprises (RISE) for Local Foods was developed to address challenges to food systems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thirteen undergraduate students from across the country have been selected for the 2021 Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE) Internship Program.
