Events
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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 harness natural processes to build a healthier farm or garden. Placing plants strategically can facilitate pollination and provide an inviting habitat for beneficial insects. Cover crops [...]
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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 [...]
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The Grounded Table – How Pasture-Raised Meat Supports Farms, Food and the Land
VirtualGo behind the scenes with NC’s top food system experts for a roadmap on sourcing sustainably, supporting local meat systems and understanding the future of NC ag with The Grounded Table webinar. In this session, Melissa Bell will host a conversation with guest speakers Sarah Blacklin and Lee Menius from NC Choices as well as [...]
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Thinking of Opening a Farm Stand? Agribusiness Series
FeaturedAgribusiness Series Join EMFS and the Small Business Center as we explore topics essential to farmers and the small businesses that work with farmers and food. Thinking of Opening a Farm Stand? Speaker: Carol Coulter Owning and operating a farmstand in North Carolina can be a source of income and an opportunity to expand your marketing opportunities. Carol Coulter recently [...]
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Lunch and Learn: Season Extension
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 explore techniques such as row covers and succession planting to extend harvests into late seasons. Learn research-based strategies to continue harvesting greens, root crops, and other hardy vegetables. This session [...]