COVID-19

How to Create a Free On-Line Store for Your Farm Tue, March 31, 2020 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT by N.C. Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Learn to create a basic on-line store for your farm that will allow you to accept pre-orders and receive payment for pick-up.

Pandemic and Sanitizing ZOOM Training for Produce Growers April 3rd, 8:30am  EVENT ORGANIZED BY NCSU Cooperative Extension's Produce Safety Team Are you getting questions about cleaning and sanitizing from your customers dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic?  NCSU Cooperative Extension's Produce Safety Team has put together a workshop to talk about the issues around cleaning, sanitizing, [...]

April 3, 2020 | 8:30-9:30 am EDT Webinar Link EVENT ORGANIZED BY North Carolina State University Join North Carolina State University educators, Lynette Johnston, Chip Simmons, Elena Rogers, and Chris Gunter as they discuss cleaning and sanitization for small direct farm marketers. If you are wanting to start or beef up your food safety plan [...]

NC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative Announcement Join a Zoom call on Friday, April 3 at 10:30am to find out how you can help.  Connect via web at https://uncsph.zoom.us/j/314926078 (Meeting ID: 314 926 078) or  by phone at 1-646-558-8656, Access Code 314926078#. EVENT ORGANIZED BY NC Department of Public Instruction   The NC Department of Public Instruction is [...]

Event organized by Race Forward TICKETS: April 7th Virtual TICKETS: April 9th Virtual TICKETS: May 5th Virtual Tue, April 7, 2020 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM CDT There are three upcoming virtual learning opportunities and an in-person learning opportunity for Raleigh still on their calendar for June 18th.   Please contact Race Forward directly for [...]

Wed, Apr 8, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT EVENT ORGANIZED BY University of Minnesota Covid-19 has brought unprecedented changes to our lives. Amidst it, all, farms and families have to keep functioning. Are you working from home? Are you helping your kids learn from a distance? Are you trying to farm or ranch [...]

EVENT ORGANIZED BY Wallace Center Wednesday, April 8th at 4pm EST  As organizations across the country mobilize to address the unprecedented financial hardships that farm and food businesses are faced with due to Coronavirus, many are wondering if and how the $360 billion in forgivable loan programs authorized under the  Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act can help. The Payroll Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program are [...]

EVENT ORGANIZED BY The Office of the Governor Please join the Office of the Governor for our second COVID-19 Latinx conference call. The call will be facilitated by The Office of Public Engagement and VolunteerNC. The theme for this week’s call will be focused on K-12 education during COVID-19 to give you resources and current [...]

Finding Farm Workers & Finding Farms to Work On with NC FarmLink EVENT ORGANIZED BY NC FarmLink Thu, April 9, 2020 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT Register here. About this Event COVID19 is placing new and unforeseen challenges on farm labor - getting employees as well as keeping them safe. NC FarmLink's mission is [...]

How to Create a Free Online Store for Your Farm EVENT ORGANIZED BY Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a Webinar on How to Create a Free On-line Store for Your Farm. Agriculture Extension Agent Debbie Roos will walk participants step-by-step through the [...]