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Boost Your Farm's Bottom Line: Diversify for New Revenue Streams! Is your farm relying on a single source of income? In today's dynamic agricultural landscape, diversification is key to resilience and growth. Join us and the folks at Stonewall Bakery/Fields of Happiness in Swannanoa for an insightful seminar and tour designed to help you unlock [...] |
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Hidden Hollow Hemp & Herb Farm is a small mountain farming operation that is adapting and diversifying its income stream and growing techniques to include agritourism, herbalism and regenerative farming. The aim is to tap into not only season extension and efficiency, but shifting to growing on steep, heavily wooded slopes with minimal forest disruption [...] |
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New DATE! April 30th! Free one-day event! Get ready to roll into the world of food trucks and learn the secrets of success at Road Ready: Food Truck Fundamentals! Ready to put your food truck dreams in gear? On April 30th you’ll have the opportunity to meet with the experts who can help you get [...]
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Twilight Farms Tours Join EMFS, and the Haywood Community College Small Business Center as we meet two Haywood farmers with Unique Market and Production Practices. Please note that farm tours are open only to owners of currently operating farms. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mighty Gnome Market Garden This farm plans its CSA from [...] |
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Got 2 Be NC - NCDA's Marketing Services: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | May 06 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM Join NC State Extension as we welcome NCDA's Got 2 Be NC Marketing team on an informational webinar on how this program supports food and agriculture businesses across NC. The session will conclude with [...]
Got 2 Be NC - NCDA's Marketing Services: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | May 06 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Join NC State Extension as we welcome NCDA's Got 2 Be NC Marketing team on an informational webinar on how this program supports food and agriculture businesses across NC. Register for this Zoom webinar using [...] |
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From Farm to Experience: Building Agritourism Success Discover how agritourism can transform your farm into a thriving, diversified business. Shipley Farms, a 153-year-old family farm in the Western North Carolina mountains, has evolved from a legacy of Hereford cattle, sheep, and tobacco into a modern, value-added operation centered on their Signature Beef brand. Since 2014, [...] |
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Marketing & Competitive Analysis - Standing Out in NC's Food Scene Wednesday | May 13 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM Register at: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/X61R9fVkSQq8anF9BbsYMw Join NC State Extension as we welcome Jennifer Badger, with the Empowering Mountain Food Systems Project on an informational webinar on how analyzing the market and your competition in the food and agriculture sector can help [...]
Marketing & Competitive Analysis - Standing Out in NC's Food Scene Wednesday | May 13 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Register at: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/X61R9fVkSQq8anF9BbsYMw Join NC State Extension as we welcome Jennifer Badger, with the Empowering Mountain Food Systems Project on an informational webinar on how analyzing the market and your competition in the food and agriculture sector can help [...] |
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Grant Writing and Funding for Food Businesses: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | May 20 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM Join NC State Extension as we welcome Traci Dixon and Kittrane Sanders on this webinar on how to find and submit grants for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a [...]
Grant Writing and Funding for Food Businesses: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | May 20 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Join NC State Extension as we welcome Traci Dixon and Kittrane Sanders on this webinar on how to find and submit grants for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a [...] |
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This class, led by Watauga County Farmers' Market Director Michelle Smith, will explore how to attract attention in a sea of tents and tables and keep shoppers coming back week after week. This will be a great session for any market vendor to assess their own booth and optimize their set up for the remainder [...] |
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Mushrooms can be a powerful way to diversify farm revenue—but success depends on choosing a model that aligns with your farm’s scale, infrastructure, and market realities. This hands-on workshop focuses on the business and operational considerations of adding mushrooms to an existing farm. We’ll explore scalable production models, space and infrastructure requirements, startup and operating [...]
Navigating Your Food Business: A Success Series in 2026 Series Introduction Webinar March 24, 6-7:30pm, Zoom This session is your direct roadmap to the resources available in North Carolina and future education opportunities in this series. Insights on Process Authority and laboratory services Introduction to food regulation in North Carolina Who is available to help [...]
Navigating Your Food Business: A Success Series in 2026 Series Introduction Webinar March 24, 6-7:30pm, Zoom This session is your direct roadmap to the resources available in North Carolina and future education opportunities in this series. Insights on Process Authority and laboratory services Introduction to food regulation in North Carolina Who is available to help [...] |
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Twilight Farm Tour – Shipley Farms