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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business Series
DESCRIPTION:Got 2 Be NC – NCDA’s Marketing Services: Navigating Your Food Business Series\nWednesday | May 06 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM\nJoin NC State Extension as we welcome NCDA’s Got 2 Be NC Marketing team on an informational webinar on how this program supports food and agriculture businesses across NC. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Got 2 Be NC Team.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business-2/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business Series
DESCRIPTION:Got 2 Be NC – NCDA’s Marketing Services:\nNavigating Your Food Business Series\nWednesday | May 06 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM\nJoin NC State Extension as we welcome NCDA’s Got 2 Be NC Marketing team on an informational webinar on how this program supports food and agriculture businesses across NC. \nRegister for this Zoom webinar using the link below! \nhttps://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/1ahc4h14Tm-IcqJa7DMX4g \nThe session will conclude with a Q&A with project leaders.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business-3/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T130000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business Series: Marketing & Competitive Analysis - Standing Out in NC's Food Scene
DESCRIPTION:Marketing & Competitive Analysis – Standing Out in NC’s Food Scene\nWednesday | May 13 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM\nRegister at: Meeting Registration – Zoom \nJoin NC State Extension as we welcome Jennifer Badger\, with the Empowering Mountain Food Systems Project on an informational webinar on how analyzing the market and your competition in the food and agriculture sector can help your business stand out across NC.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business-4/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260513T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260501T094725
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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business Series: Marketing & Competitive Analysis - Standing Out in NC's Food Scene
DESCRIPTION:Marketing & Competitive Analysis – Standing Out in NC’s Food Scene\nWednesday | May 13 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM\nRegister at: https://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/X61R9fVkSQq8anF9BbsYMw \nJoin NC State Extension as we welcome Jennifer Badger\, with the Empowering Mountain Food Systems Project on an informational webinar on how analyzing the market and your competition in the food and agriculture sector can help your business stand out across NC.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business-5/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Grant Writing and Funding for Food Businesses: Navigating Your Food Business Series
DESCRIPTION:Grant Writing and Funding for Food Businesses: Navigating Your Food Business Series\nWednesday | May 20 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM \nJoin NC State Extension as we welcome Traci Dixon and Kittrane Sanders on this webinar on how to find and submit grants for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Extension Team. \nRegister for this live Zoom webinar using the link below! \nhttps://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/-Norl_FxQ0iIDR-zEjJfWg
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business-6/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/EMFS-series.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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SUMMARY:Grant Writing and Funding for Food Businesses: Navigating Your Food Business Series
DESCRIPTION:Grant Writing and Funding for Food Businesses: Navigating Your Food Business Series\nWednesday | May 20 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM\nJoin NC State Extension as we welcome Traci Dixon and Kittrane Sanders on this webinar on how to find and submit grants for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Extension Team. \nRegister for this live Zoom webinar using the link below! \nhttps://ncsu.zoom.us/meeting/register/REpxK0CgTpqzBvKLfHnUyg
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business-7/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/EMFS-series.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T130000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business Series
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Your Food Business: A Success Series in 2026\nSeries Introduction Webinar\nMarch 24\, 6-7:30pm\, Zoom \nThis session is your direct roadmap to the resources available in North Carolina and future education opportunities in this series. \n\nInsights on Process Authority and laboratory services\nIntroduction to food regulation in North Carolina\nWho is available to help your sector of the food industry?\n\nDuring the webinar on March 24th\, we will share about upcoming events that include in-person training opportunities to optimize food safety programs\, webinars including marketing assistance from the NC Department of Agriculture’s Got to Be NC\, grant writing\, advanced labeling considerations\, and taxes and registration from NC Extension and partners. \nWebinar Series (registration information available soon) \nHosted May 6 – June 10\, every Wednesday from 1-2pm and 6-7pm as a recorded session with project leaders \nHear from business and food safety experts on how to establish and grow your food business in NC. \n\n‘Got to Be NC’ with the NCDA’s Marketing Program\nTaxes\, licenses and business considerations with EDPNC\nGrant writing for food businesses\nLabeling: Do’s and Don’ts\n3rd Party auditing preparation\nRetail foods\, food trucks and other opportunities\n\nIn-Person Sessions (registration information available soon) \nMay – June in the evenings in Eastern\, Central\, and Western NC \nGet our new food safety implementation guide and network with food professionals in your area. Walk away with insight\, tools\, templates and logs to implement optimized food safety systems. \nCore focus areas that we’ll cover: \n\nPersonnel and Hygiene: What does a written policy look like?\nSupplier Programs: Verifying where your ingredients come from\nProcess Controls: Managing critical steps\, e.g.\, temperature and pH\nSanitation: Procedures: Where sanitation matters most in an operation\nAllergen Programs: Essentials of allergen labeling and preventing cross-contact\nLabeling Essentials: Outline the mandatory elements of a food label\nRecall plans: Tracking your product if something goes wrong
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business/2026-05-27/1/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/EMFS-series.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260527T190000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business Series
DESCRIPTION:Navigating Your Food Business: A Success Series in 2026\nSeries Introduction Webinar\nMarch 24\, 6-7:30pm\, Zoom \nThis session is your direct roadmap to the resources available in North Carolina and future education opportunities in this series. \n\nInsights on Process Authority and laboratory services\nIntroduction to food regulation in North Carolina\nWho is available to help your sector of the food industry?\n\nDuring the webinar on March 24th\, we will share about upcoming events that include in-person training opportunities to optimize food safety programs\, webinars including marketing assistance from the NC Department of Agriculture’s Got to Be NC\, grant writing\, advanced labeling considerations\, and taxes and registration from NC Extension and partners. \nWebinar Series (registration information available soon) \nHosted May 6 – June 10\, every Wednesday from 1-2pm and 6-7pm as a recorded session with project leaders \nHear from business and food safety experts on how to establish and grow your food business in NC. \n\n‘Got to Be NC’ with the NCDA’s Marketing Program\nTaxes\, licenses and business considerations with EDPNC\nGrant writing for food businesses\nLabeling: Do’s and Don’ts\n3rd Party auditing preparation\nRetail foods\, food trucks and other opportunities\n\nIn-Person Sessions (registration information available soon) \nMay – June in the evenings in Eastern\, Central\, and Western NC \nGet our new food safety implementation guide and network with food professionals in your area. Walk away with insight\, tools\, templates and logs to implement optimized food safety systems. \nCore focus areas that we’ll cover: \n\nPersonnel and Hygiene: What does a written policy look like?\nSupplier Programs: Verifying where your ingredients come from\nProcess Controls: Managing critical steps\, e.g.\, temperature and pH\nSanitation: Procedures: Where sanitation matters most in an operation\nAllergen Programs: Essentials of allergen labeling and preventing cross-contact\nLabeling Essentials: Outline the mandatory elements of a food label\nRecall plans: Tracking your product if something goes wrong
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/navigating-your-food-business/2026-05-27/2/
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop Series,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/EMFS-series.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Laura Lauffer - North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University & Center for Environmental Farming Systems North Carolina Growing Together Project":MAILTO:lwlauffe@ncsu.edu
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