May 2014 - NC Growing Together is partnering with the EDA Center at Fayetteville State University to grow a Farmer Network in the Fayetteville area. The Farmer Network will increase the area's local food supply and potentially supply NCGT partner Fort Bragg. Interested growers must be GAPs certified, carry liability insurance, and participate in crop [...]
May 2014 - NCGT partner Lowes Foods is introducing a new option for customers who wish to buy local this summer. Its "Carolina Crate" will be filled with 10-12 pounds of local produce and will be available at select stores on Saturday mornings. The "Carolina Crate" is similar to a CSA in that the stores [...]
May 2014 - NC Growing Together and project partners Cooperative Extension and NC Farm Bureau hosted over 50 participants at the NC Food Hub Info Exchange on May 6, 2014. (See the agenda.) The event was a draw for individuals and organizations considering the food hub model -- where a private or non-profit organization [...]
April 2014 - NCGT project researchers and student teams from the NC State graduate-level business course "Local Foods Supply Chains" met with NCGT partners to present their work on April 22 at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. Among the presentations, five student teams and two supply chain scholars offered potential solutions to aggregation and [...]
April 2014 - The NC Growing Together project is working to support the development of Food Hubs as a promising way to address the aggregation and distribution challenges of moving local products into mainstream markets. On April 11, NCGT arranged for Pilot Mountain Pride (PMP; a Winston-Salem area Food Hub) and TRACTOR (an Asheville-based food [...]
April 2014 - NC Growing Together has many partners, but perhaps none with as long a history of working on agriculture in North Carolina as the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. "NCDA&CS has had marketing programs to help farmers connect with marketing opportunities literally for decades," says NCDA&CS' Domestic Marketing Manager [...]
Across NC, Networking and Educational Efforts Connect Small and Mid-sized Farmers with Larger Markets Read the Story
NCGT Sponsors Nation's First Local Foods-Focused Business School Supply Chain Fellowships <a href="http://www.ncgrowingtogether.org/?p=458">Read the Story</a>
Niche Meat Producers Connecting to Mainstream Markets Read the Story
NC Local Catch Summit Leads to a World of New Possibilities for Seafood Buyer Read the Story
