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Considering Agritourism
FeaturedConsidering Agritourism for Your Operation: Definitions, Activities, Farm Stays - Beyond the Corn Maze! Have you considering adding agritourism to your farm operation? What are some of the activities to consider beyond the corn maze? This answer depends mostly on your farm focus and the skills and activities that are easiest for you to share. [...]
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Food Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series
FeaturedFood Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | Jun 03 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM Join Kate Nicholas with NC State Extension Food Safety on this webinar on best practices for food labeling for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Extension Team. Register for this live [...]
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Food Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series
FeaturedFood Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | Jun 03 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Join Kate Nicholas with NC State Extension Food Safety on this webinar on best practices for food labeling for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Extension Team. Register for this live [...]
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Lunch and Learn: Companion Planting and Cover Crops
VirtualJoin CEFS and N.C. Cooperative Extension for the Lunch & Learn Webinar Series for 2026. Melissa Bell, CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Liaison, will discuss how companion planting helps you harness natural processes to build a healthier farm or garden. Placing plants strategically can boost pollination, suppress weeds, and improve soil fertility. This session [...]
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Navigating Your Food Business Series: Retail Foods – Restaurants, Food Trucks & more
FeaturedRetail Foods: Restaurants, Food Trucks and more Wednesday | Jun 10 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM Register here: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/mkR9tXDrRSyy52p4YfAckg Join NC State Extension as we welcome Ellen Shumaker and the Safe Plates Team on this webinar as we investigate food safety requirements for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses in the retail food sector. Be sure to stay [...]
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Navigating Your Food Business Series: Retail Foods – Restaurants, Food Trucks & more
FeaturedRetail Foods: Restaurants, Food Trucks & more Wednesday | Jun 10 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Join NC State Extension as we welcome Ellen Shumaker and the Safe Plates Team on this webinar as we investigate food safety requirements for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses in the retail food sector. Be sure to stay and learn [...]
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Mid-Year Farm Business Review & Reporting
FeaturedJoin us as we walk through the process of evaluating farm business performance at the midpoint of the year. Participants will review financial records, production data, and key performance indicators to assess progress toward annual goals. This course focuses on organizing and interpreting mid-year data to identify strengths, address challenges, and support informed decision-making for [...]
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Pasture Pork Workshop
N.C. A&T State University Farm Pavilion, 3020 McConnell Rd., Greensboro, NC 27401 3020 McConnell Rd, Greensboro, NC, United StatesInterested in raising "Pastured Pork"? Join N.C. Cooperative Extension and NC Choices for a workshop and tour on Thursday, June 25 from 9:00-4:00 at the NC A&T State University Farm Pavilion, 3020 McConnell Road, Greensboro. Registration is required: Register on Eventbrite. The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Topics covered include: breed selection herd management [...]
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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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Lunch and Learn: Seasonal Maintenance of Cool Season Crops
VirtualJoin CEFS and N.C. Cooperative Extension for the Lunch & Learn Webinar Series for 2026. Melissa Bell, CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Liaison, will discuss how to care for common cool-season crops including information about planting, fertilization, pest management, and cold weather protection unique to winter harvested or overwintering crops. This session is ideal [...]