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Fall Agripreneur Business Summit
EMFS & the Small Business Center Network partner to bring you this full-day, free, online event for "agripreneurs" interested in starting or growing a farm or food-based business. Special guest speakers from Appalachian Farm School, NC Cooperative Extension, Sequoyah Fund, tenBiz, Empowering Mountain Food Systems, and more! When: Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 9am - 3pm Where: [...]
2021 Regional Agritourism Seminar – Virtual
Are you excited about the recent wave of agritourism opportunities in WNC? Want to learn more? Want to share your insights? Join us! NC State tourism experts listened to 26 farmers and tourism leaders from the region and identified a need for storytelling as a tool to increase visitation to agritourism operations in Western NC. They [...]
2021 Agribusiness Summit
EMFS & the Small Business Center Network partner to bring you this full-day, free, online event for "agripreneurs" interested in starting or growing a farm or food-based business. The 2021 Virtual Agribusiness Summit features new, relevant and exciting topics for current and prospective agribusinesses. The online format will allow you to access the content from [...]
SBC Agribusiness Series January – March 2022
Kickoff 2022 with the Western Regional SBCN and EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems as we present a virtual series on enhancing your farming business. Convenient online classes for you to attend and hear from speakers with information, tips, and more. Registration is FREE! Join us at 6pm on Thursdays, January through March, to hear from EmPOWERING [...]
How to Buy Local: Opportunities and Challenges to Purchasing Local
Calling all local restaurants and wholesalers . . . we are streamlining the process of adding local foods to your menus and shelves! Join us on Monday, January 24th from 6pm - 7pm for "How to Buy Local: Opportunities and Challenges to Purchasing Local." This FREE, VIRTUAL event is a quick, online meeting for restaurants [...]
Farmer-Buyer Event
Tri-County Community College 21 Campus Cir., Murphy, NC, United StatesJoin us Monday, February 28th from 3pm - 5pm at Tri-County Community College for our Farmer-Buyer Event! North Carolina State University Extension Clay County Center in collaboration with the EmPOWERING Mountain Food Systems project is hosting a mixer to connect farmers with new markets. This event brings everyone together to match up local food growers and local food buyers! [...]
Grower-Buyer Event
Western Carolina University 3971 Little Savannah Road Western Carolina Unviersity 3971 Little Savannah Road, Cullowhee, NC, United StatesGrower-Buyer Event This event brings everyone together to match up local food growers and local food buyers! Potential buyers meet and talk with prospective farmers and processors to create potential sales relationships. Growers at each table have 8-10 minutes to share product lists, photos of their farm, and samples with buyers. Buyers have the opportunity [...]
Farm Business Roundtable: Resources for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs
EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems and your Small Business Center Director invites you to attend a roundtable discussion about funding opportunities and support services for agribusiness entrepreneurs. Join us, and representatives from: Farm Service Agency Natural Resource and Conservation NC Department of Agriculture NC Cooperative Extension ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) and/or Western NC Food Justice Initiative [...]
Food Truck Boot Camp
Join us this fall for our Food Truck Boot Camp! Tap into an incredible variety of resources, trainings, and assistance available to you over this week-long event. Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/food-truck-boot-camp-tickets-404684641657
Getting Started with Agritourism
Haywood Community College Small Business CenterMonday, January 09, 2023 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Location: Haywood Community College Small Business Center, HCC Regional High Tech Center Join an optional farm tour after the sessions at Jehovah Raah Farm and Smoky Mountain Mangalitsa Farm- must pre-register for full session Agritourism is a growing sector of the local agriculture economy. This [...]