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Aquaponics Farm Tour (For Extension Educators)
Lucky Clays Fresh 40120 Old Cottonville Rd, Norwood, NC, United States* Please note, this workshop is reserved for Extension Educators only. * Are you hearing a buzz about aquaponics in your county? Across the country, including in North Carolina, there is growing interest in this alternative farming technique. According to the Aquaponics Association, a membership association whose mission is to promote aquaponics, “Aquaponics is a [...]
2016 Southern Cover Crop Conference
Multiple Venues - see description NC, United StatesCEFS/SARE Southern Region Cover Crop Conference, July 18-19 Please note, this conference is completely SOLD OUT! The Southern Cover Crop Conference is quickly approaching. Supported by Southern SARE, this conference will focus on cover crop research and extension priorities throughout the Southern region. Monday, July 18, will be dedicated to workshops on topics ranging from [...]
CEFS Author Series: Gary Nabhan Lecture- “Conservation You Can Taste: The Role of Ethnobiologists in the Collaborative Conservation of Food Diversity”
JC Raulston Arboretum 4415 Beryl Road, Raleigh, United StatesCEFS Author Series Presents: Gary Nabhan, Ethnobiologist - MacArthur Fellow and Kellogg Chair, University of Arizona This lecture, "Conservation You Can Taste: The Role of Ethnobiologists in the Collaborative Conservation of Food Diversity", will highlight the fundamental role ethnobiologists have played in conservation collaborations with indigenous communities, farmers, and chefs to revive and adapt traditional [...]
Farm to Feast Dinner at the NC State Agroecology Education Farm – Raleigh, NC
NC State Agroecology Education Farm 4400 Mid Pines Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesJoin us for our first annual Farm to Feast Dinner at the NC State Agroecology Education Farm. You can’t get any more local than this as nationally acclaimed NC State Dining chefs prepare a three-course feast with fall produce directly from the farm. Highlights include a tour of the farm, an interactive cooking demonstration from [...]
Hands-on Blueberry Pruning Workshop Featuring Dr. Bill Cline
CEFS Small Farm Unit 9XX9+8Q Goldsboro, North Carolina, Goldsboro, NC, United StatesHands-on Blueberry Pruning Workshop by Dr. Bill Cline *** NOTE: THIS WORKSHOP WILL BE HELD FROM 3:00-5:00PM *** Register Online: http://go.ncsu.edu/blueberry-2-28 *** Note: Everyone must complete the above registration form regardless of form of payment. *** Registration Deadline: Sunday, March 26, 2017 (but walk-ins welcome) Registration Fee: $10 Registration Payment Option: Credit Cards: CEFS can now accept credit [...]
Ingredients: Movie & Discussion Panel
Witherspoon Auditorium 2810 Cates Ave, Raleigh, NC, United StatesIngredients: Movie and Discussion March 22 | 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: NC State's Witherspoon Student Theater, 2810 Cates Avenue, Raleigh NC 27606 (Plenty of parking in the Dan Allen Deck, a 5-minute walk to the theater) The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), in collaboration with the Park Scholars Program is proud to present the [...]
Film Screening: Look & See – A Portrait of Wendell Berry
NC State James B. Hunt Jr. Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, United StatesLOOK AND SEE is a cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind’s eye of writer, farmer, and activist, Wendell Berry. The first documentary about Berry, undoubtedly one of America’s most significant living writers (see “About Wendell Berry” below), LOOK AND [...]
The Last Crop: Movie Showing & Discussion Panel
NC State James B. Hunt Jr. Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, United StatesAn intimate exploration into the lives of small family farmers Jeff and Annie Main of California's Central Valley. Inextricably woven within these organic pioneers' story is their ten-year pursuit to ensure that a farm need not be imperiled at the end of every generation. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Alex Hitt [...]
2019 NC Food Council Gathering
Rocky Mount Event Center 285 NE Main St, Rocky Mount, NC, United StatesRegistration for the North Carolina Food Council Gathering is now open! This year's NC Food Council Statewide Gathering will take place on December 5-6 at the Rocky Mount Event Center. Join 250 local food council members, entrepreneurs, educators, farmers, local government and health professionals, and other advocates interested in building community through food. The Community [...]