CEFS is proud to announce several major grants that will support exciting new work over the next few years. Greenhouse Gas Research USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has awarded CEFS $734,802 for an integrated research, education and extension project entitled Assessing The Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential Of Organic Systems In The Southeast. [...]

By Rachael Kearns, CEFS Apprentice Rachael Kearns Rachael Kearns is CEFS' first primarily livestock-based apprentice. Her experience prior to the apprenticeship involved conducting research on animal behavior and physiology; however, it was through the apprenticeship that she discovered her passion for working on a dairy farm. She has applied to the combined DVM/PhD program [...]

The Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture (SOSA) Workshop Series calendar is filling up fast! Normally, we ease into the workshop season, with the bulk of our workshops starting in early spring. Not this year -- we have hit the (cold) ground running! In January, we hosted a diverse group of workshops including Herbs, Microgreens and Edible [...]

CEFS gratefully acknowledges the sponsors of the 2013 Sustainable Agriculture Lecture featuring Maya Wiley: Lead Sponsor: Visionary Sponsor: Sustaining Sponsors: The Support Center Sustainable Food NC NC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (NC SARE) Steward Sponsors: Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA) Self-Help Credit Union Guardian Sponsors: Land Loss Prevention Project Feast Down East The Abundance [...]

In recent months, CEFS' local food systems programming has received significant national and international attention, which we have been excited and honored to receive. In fact, our two Directors' schedules can barely keep up! In early October, CEFS was awarded the regional APLU (Association of Public and Land Grant Universities) C. Peter Magrath Award for [...]