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Farm to Fork Kids Fest at Marbles Kids Museum
Marbles Kids Museum 201 East Hargett Street, Raleigh, NC, United StatesJoin CEFS at the 2026 Farm to Fork Kids Fest at Marbles Kids Museum! For many years, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has celebrated the bounty of North Carolina through our signature Farm to Fork Picnic. This year, we're excited to introduce Grounded and Growing: A CEFS Farm to Fork Series, a year-long [...]
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Navigating Your Food Business: In Person Networking and Food Safety
FeaturedNC Cooperative Extension - Madison County 258 Carolina Lane, 28753, Marshall, NC, United StatesJoin leaders from NC State University, NC Cooperative Extension, and the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Initiative for a tour of their shared kitchen facilities, hear real success stories and gain food safety insights. Special guests include the Got To Be NC Program and local food safety regulators. Get the new food safety implementation guide and [...]
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The Grounded Table – How Pasture-Raised Meat Supports Farms, Food and the Land
VirtualGo behind the scenes with NC’s top food system experts for a roadmap on sourcing sustainably, supporting local meat systems and understanding the future of NC ag with The Grounded Table webinar. In this session, Melissa Bell will host a conversation with guest speakers Sarah Blacklin and Lee Menius from NC Choices as well as [...]
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Ensuring Quality from Pasture to Plate: A Meat Quality & Marketing Training
N.C. Cooperative Extension, Randolph County Center 1880 US Hwy 64E, Asheboro, NC, United StatesJoin NC Choices’ for a producer-oriented program, Ensuring Quality from Pasture to Plate: A Meat Quality & Marketing Training, taking you from pasture to package - covering live animal evaluation, nutrition, carcass assessment, and bulk sales strategy. We’ll examine every stage of the process to understand how farm management and nutrition decisions directly impact product [...]
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Homestead to Side Hustle
FeaturedNC Cooperative Extension - Madison County 258 Carolina Lane, 28753, Marshall, NC, United StatesLearn how to turn what you already grow and make into a scalable, income-generating side business with practical tools and guidance Turn your backyard skills into real income. Homestead to Side Hustle is a practical class designed for folks who want to make money from what they already grow, raise, or create. Whether you’re selling eggs, preserves, [...]
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High Country Farm Tour – Watauga County
FeaturedThe High Country Farm Tour will be held in Watauga County on Saturday, September 12th, from 10 am to 4 pm and features six unique farms. Get a behind-the-scenes look at each farm during a guided tour. Each farm will feature products for sale in addition to the tour experience. Expect to find flowers, crafts, [...]
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Thinking of Opening a Farm Stand? Agribusiness Series
FeaturedAgribusiness Series Join EMFS and the Small Business Center as we explore topics essential to farmers and the small businesses that work with farmers and food. Thinking of Opening a Farm Stand? Speaker: Carol Coulter Owning and operating a farmstand in North Carolina can be a source of income and an opportunity to expand your marketing opportunities. Carol Coulter recently [...]
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The Grounded Table – Cooking with Purpose: Local Food, Pickling, and Building Better Food Systems with Award Winning Chef Andrea Reusing
VirtualJoin the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) for an inspiring, interactive hour with James Beard Award-winning chef, author and food advocate Andrea Reusing (owner of Lantern in Chapel Hill). During this session, Chef Andrea will share her journey of connecting local restaurants with North Carolina farmers and show us how simple, intentional everyday choices [...]
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2026 Farm to Early Care and Education Institute
Rocky Mount Event Center 285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount, NC, United StatesJoin us at the 2026 Farm to Early Care and Education Institute! CEFS is happy to honor the hard work from the Farm to Early Childhood Education Local Food Purchasing Collaborative, as well as look to the future and continue incorporating agriculture, farming and gardening in the lives of children and in childcare development centers. [...]
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Lunch and Learn: Season Extension for Backyard Growers
VirtualJoin Melissa Bell, CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Liaison for our 2026 Lunch & Learn Webinar Series to learn about season extension methods. This webinar will be geared towards backyard growers of all sizes. Learn ways to start growing earlier and keep growing later in the season. When: 12 p.m. -1 p.m., Tuesday, October [...]