Date: Wednesday, January 13, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm-1:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 966 6997 7480 One tap mobile +13126266799,,96669977480# US (Chicago) Please also consider donating to the CEFS Student Support Fund in honor of Nancy and her dedication to CEFS. You can donate at go.ncsu.edu/nancycreamer-cefsstudentsupport or learn more at [...]
Triangle area butchers and meat markets By WRAL.com Meatsuite.com: NC Choices, a program of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and NC Cooperative Extension, has launched MeatSuite.com. Through the MeatSuite.com website, consumers can find nearby local farms selling pasture-raised meat in bulk quantities. Read the full article here.
Currituck Extension offers information on the meat supply chain By Cameron Lowe, Currituck Extension You have likely seen much on the news and floating around social media in regards to potential meat shortages due to COVID-19. But what is the real story? While there have certainly been disruptions in the supply chain getting meat to [...]
First in Future: Food and Hunger Join us for part five of the series with guests Mike Darrow (Executive Director, Feeding the Carolinas) Tessa Thraves (Farm to School Coordinator, NC State University Center for Environmental Farming Systems) and Sarah Blacklin (Program Director for NC Choices, NC State University Center for Environmental Farming Systems) as we [...]
May 21 @ 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Solar grazing has the potential to serve as a win/win for sheep producers and solar companies. Join us at Rogers Cattle Company to learn how sheep producers have opportunities to contract for vegetation management and how solar companies can potentially save money while helping the environment and [...]
December 4, 2019: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Dr. Angel Cruz, CEFS Academic and Extension Initiatives Manager: 919-513-0954 or aecruz@ncsu.edu Raleigh, NC: Highly motivated undergraduate students with an interest in sustainable agriculture or food systems are encouraged to apply for the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Agroecology Scholars Program in Research and Extension (ASPIRE). During [...]
July 25 @ 9:00am - 4:45pm | $25 Silvopasture, the intentional practice of integrating forages, animals and trees, is one type of agroforestry with potential to improve ecosystem responses and provide multiple sources of farm income. Are you interested in successfully transitioning or starting a silvopasture system? Join us for a workshop, field day, and [...]
Dr. Matt Poore has received numerous questions about the Disaster Pasture Renovation Practice which is one of the three emergency practices released by the Division of Soil and Water this autumn. Please find below a FAQ, a description of all three emergency practices, and a detailed description of the Disaster Pasture Renovation program. You can find the program [...]
"Women Mean Business at this Meat Industry Conference," by Dan Nosowitz, Modern Farmer
