Posts for the CEFS Agrophile Blog.
For the past ten years, Wake County Partnership for Children (WCPC) has been a dedicated leader in connecting local food and nutrition education through its impactful Farm to Early Care and Education (Farm to ECE) initiative. Since launching the program a decade ago, WCPC has worked tirelessly to build a stronger, healthier foundation for [...]
Earlier this month, representatives from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, along with partners working in early childhood education (ECE), community gardening, and local food systems in Detroit, Michigan, visited North Carolina to learn more about successful Farm to ECE initiatives that integrate local food purchasing. Organized by Shironda Brown and Dr. Dara Bloom of the [...]
A June 2025 article, published in Pedosphere, examines soil microbial activity, diversity, composition, and predicted functionality across a 24-year experimental period at CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Facility located at Cherry Research Farm in Goldsboro, NC.
Dr. Michelle Schroeder-Moreno was the May 28, 2025 speaker for a Lunchtime Discovery Series hosted by the N.C. DEQ Office of Environmental Education and Public Affairs and the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences.
To align with recent federal requirements, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems is conducting a review of website content related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). As a result, you may notice changes to certain pages of our website effective February 21, 2025.
In response to the devastation of the WNC region, EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems (EMFS), an initiative of CEFS, awarded $100,000 of its small business grant funds to assist farmers impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Many faculty and staff affiliated with the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) participated in the 2025 North Carolina Cooperative Extension Conference, held January 6-8 in Greensboro, NC.
On February 24, 2024 Greensboro Mutual Aid (GMA) unveiled their second Freedom Fridge and hosted their Really Really Free Market at the East White Oak Community Center (EWOCC).
On February 24, 2024 Greensboro Mutual Aid (GMA) unveiled their second Freedom Fridge and hosted their Really Really Free Market at the East White Oak Community Center (EWOCC).
Celebramos a las cofundadoras Cleaster Cotton (conservacionista cultural, inventora de los códigos ALNUGE, educadora, agricultora, autora y artista) y Cynde Allen (herborista, agricultora, educadora y artista). Su trabajo se enfoca en revitalizar la interdependencia comunitaria y es un llamado conmovedor a recuperar las prácticas indígenas y recordar las tradiciones culturales dentro de los sistemas alimentarios a través del arte y la agricultura.
