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Silvopasture Tours, North Carolina

Join us on September 5, 2024, to visit a beef / tall fescue / pine silvopasture in Burgaw, North Carolina and on September 6, 2024, to visit a beef / native-warm season grasses / pine and cherry bark oak silvopasture at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Space limited to [...]

The Role of Underserved Producers in the Bioeconomy Open Forum

N.C. A&T University Farm Pavilion, 3020 McConnell Road Greensboro, NC 27401 3020 McConnell Road, Greensboro, NC

Please join Dr. Kathleen Liang, CEFS Director based at N.C. A&T, for a FREE interactive open forum to learn more about Bioeconomy and its impacts on underserved farmers/communities with USDA and field experts. Risk management and crop insurance will also be discussed on September 19, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the N.C. A&T University Farm Pavilion (3020 McConnell Road, [...]

CORE Level 1 (Virtual)

Join us for a FULL 2 DAY learning opportunity that will offer a shared language, a shared framework, and a shared history for understanding how barriers inhibit equity in the food system. Our goal is for this training to assist with setting meaningful goals and strategies to ensure racial equity in farm & food programs [...]

Chainsaw Safety & Natural Disaster Preparedness

8800 Cassam Road Bahama, NC 27503 8800 Cassam Road, Bahama, NC

This hands-on workshop will equip producers with the knowledge and skills of chainsaw safety and farm natural disaster preparedness. The goal of this workshop is to equip new and beginning producers with the knowledge and skills to efficiently manage input costs through proper fence building, protect themselves by preventing injury through safety awareness. You will [...]

$40

Farm to Fork in the Garden (Charlotte)

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden 6500 South New Hope Road, Belmont, NC

Tickets are now on sale for Farm to Fork in the Garden! The event will take place at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on September 29, 4-7pm, with a stellar lineup of over 30 chef & farmer pairings, plus many of the finest Carolina distillers, vintners, and brewers. Chefs will be teamed up with a farmer or [...]

Food Truck Boot Camp (POSTPONED)

2260 Old Mission Rd 2260 Old Mission Rd, Whittier, NC, United States

***This event has been postponed and will be rescheduled for November 2025. Check back here for more details.*** The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems (EMFS) project and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Division of Commerce will be hosting a Food Truck Boot Camp in Cherokee, NC. This comprehensive training event, scheduled for March [...]

MeatSuite Marketing and Pricing Webinar Series

Virtual

This winter, NC Choices and Cornell University are offering a webinar series to help your farm maximize profitable sales through MeatSuite.com. The webinars will cover new tools, such as MeatSuite’s Bundle Builder, to help you move inventory and develop bulk bundle boxes that meet your profit goals and target your customers’ needs. Whether you are listed on MeatSuite or just [...]

Lunch and Learn: Regenerative Agriculture

Virtual

CEFS and N.C. Cooperative Extension are happy to announce the Lunch & Learn Webinar Series for 2025.  Join Melissa Bell, CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Liaison and John Lyttle, Agriculture Extension Agent, as they discuss principles of sustainability, low-chemical farming, and practices related to soil and crop health. When: 12 p.m. -1 p.m., Tuesday, [...]