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SUMMARY:Farm to Fork Kids Fest at Marbles Kids Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join CEFS at the 2026 Farm to Fork Kids Fest at Marbles Kids Museum! \nFor 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 initiative designed to bridge the gap between high-level research and community action. As part of this series\, we are transforming Marbles Kids Museum into a living\, breathing farm to fork discovery zone for our Grounded and Growing: Farm to Fork Kids Fest. \nJoin us for activations throughout the museum’s first floor and Marbles’ Playway (outdoor courtyard). Kids become “Junior Insiders” as they navigate the journey from seed to smoothie through hands-on labs\, high-tech farm exhibits and interactive play! This event is included with museum admission. \nLocation: Marbles Kids Museum\, Raleigh\, NC \nDate and Time: Saturday\, July 18\, 2026 from 10am to 2pm \nTickets will go on sale on the Marbles website on June 27. \nGuests can expect a wide range of high-energy\, kid-friendly activations throughout the museum\, including: \nSeed-to-Smoothie Marketplace: \n \n  \n\n\n\nJuicekeys: Smoothie exhibit featuring signature smoothie and two featured books.\nCarrboro Coffee: Coffee display exploring where beans come from and sampling Coffee Cool-Ada \nNC Sweetpotato Commission: Smoothie exhibit featuring NC’s signature vegetable – Sweet Potato Creamsicle \nCEFS Farm to Early Care and Education: Healthy smoothie discovery for young learners and sampling Shamrock Shake\nGlenn Lozuke\, Executive Chef Weaver Street Market Co-op\, Farmer Foodshare and Happy Dirt: Blueberry Chocolate Farm Shake\n\n\n\nDiscovery Stations & Interactive Labs: \n\n\n\nCenter for Environmental Farming Systems: Learn about CEFS farming and food systems initiatives\, grab buttons\, stickers\, a coloring page and join our scavenger hunt around the event!  \nAgroecology Education Farm at NC State: Create your own tea station with lemon balm and mint.\nCarolina Farm Stewardship Association: Join the “seed detectives” to solve agricultural mysteries.\nRaleigh City Farm: Get creative at a soil painting station.\nNC 10% Campaign: Play the “Ugly & Wild” fishing game.\n\n\n\nTechnology & Heavy Machinery: \n\n\n\nTractor exhibit: A close-up look at real farming equipment.\n\n\n\nSoil\, Compost & Pollinators: \n\n\n\nFork to Farm: The fan-favorite worm racing exhibit.\nGreen Waste Company: Learn how to “feed farms\, not landfills”.\nSensory Soil Lab: A “touch and feel” exploration of creatures that live in NC soil.\nCEFS Soil & Career Pathways Teams: Tic-tac-toe vegetable toss\, “what’s in the soil” activity\, create your own cover crop seed packet\, seed collages and seed necklace making.\n\n\n\nArts\, Crafts & Storytimes: \n\n\n\nSavannah Williams: Storytime featuring the book Muddy Maddie’s Garden.\nJuicekeys: Storytime featuring Ollie the Oopskey Monster Adventures Children’s Books. Inspired by Juicekey’s innovative approach to re-purposing smoothie leftovers into what they call an Oopskey.\nPhoto Ops: Take your picture with giant vegetables!\n\n\n\nTHANK YOU to our 2026 Grounded and Growing Sponsors! 
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/agri-kidsfest-at-marbles-kids-museum/
LOCATION:Marbles Kids Museum\, 201 East Hargett Street\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27601\, United States
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Farm to Fork
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260721T170000
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SUMMARY:Navigating Your Food Business: In Person Networking and Food Safety
DESCRIPTION:Join leaders from NC State University\, NC Cooperative Extension\, and the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Initiative for a tour of their shared kitchen facilities\, hear real success stories and gain food safety insights. Special guests include the Got To Be NC Program and local food safety regulators. \nGet the new food safety implementation guide and network with food safety professionals in your area. Walk away with insight\, tools\, templates and logs to implement and optimize your 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-in-person-networking-and-food-safety/
LOCATION:NC Cooperative Extension – Madison County\, 258 Carolina Lane\, 28753\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,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:20260804T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260804T130000
DTSTAMP:20260623T181210Z
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Join Melissa Bell\, CEFS Field Research\, Education\, and Outreach Liaison for our 2026 Lunch & Learn Webinar Series. \nWhen: 12 p.m. -1 p.m.\, Tuesday\, August 4\, 2026 \nWhere: Zoom \nRegister here. \nPlease note: All registrants will receive the webinar recording by email following the event.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/lunch-and-learn-august-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Lunch and Learns
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260806T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T160219Z
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260611T160219Z
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SUMMARY:The Grounded Table - How Pasture-Raised Meat Supports Farms\, Food and the Land
DESCRIPTION:Go 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. \nIn this session\, Melissa Bell will host a conversation with guest speakers Sarah Blacklin and Lee Menius from NC Choices as well as Noah Ranells\, NC FarmLink Director & Extension Associate\, as they explore the role of pasture-raised meat in supporting farms\, food systems\, and land stewardship. Participants will gain insight into the “why” behind pasture-raised systems\, along with an insider’s perspective on how to find\, source\, and buy directly from local farmers. This session is ideal for anyone looking to better understand and support North Carolina’s local meat economy. \nWhen: 12 p.m. -1 p.m.\, Thursday\, August 6\, 2026 \nWhere: Zoom \nRegister here. Please note: All registrants will receive the webinar recording by email following the event. \nSign up for our email list to be notified when registration opens for other The Grounded Table webinars.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/the-grounded-table-how-pasture-raised-meat-supports-farms-food-and-the-land/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Farm to Fork,Grounded Table
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260825T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260826T170000
DTSTAMP:20260623T184907Z
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SUMMARY:Ensuring Quality from Pasture to Plate: A Meat Quality & Marketing Training
DESCRIPTION:Join NC Choices’ for a producer-oriented program\, Ensuring Quality from Pasture to Plate: A Meat Quality & Marketing Training\, taking you from pasture to package – covering live animal evaluation\, nutrition\, carcass assessment\, and bulk sales strategy. We’ll examine every stage of the process to understand how farm management and nutrition decisions directly impact product quality. Leave with the practical knowledge to understand your product at every step\, and the confidence to market it successfully to bulk buyers and build a thriving local meat business. \nThis intensive features a full day of classroom instruction led by Dr. Jennifer Martin (Colorado State University) and some of the field’s top experts in nutrition\, meat quality\, and marketing. We’ll examine every stage of the process to understand how farm management and nutrition decisions directly impact product quality. Leave with the practical knowledge to understand your product at every step\, and the confidence to market it successfully to bulk buyers and build a thriving local meat business. \nAttendees also have the option to add a pre-tour on Tuesday\, August 25. This all-day tour will include on-farm live animal evaluation followed by meat cutting demos at a USDA-inspected processor to evaluate meat quality from pasture to package. Pre-workshop tour space is very limited and first come\, first served. \nDates: Tuesday\, August 25 (optional pre-workshop tour)\, 8:00am-5:00pm \nWednesday\, August 26\, 2026 (workshop)\, 8:00am-5:00pm \nLocation: \nN.C. Cooperative Extension\, Randolph County Center\, \n1880 US Hwy 64E\, Asheboro\, NC \nTickets: Space is limited. Register here. \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nThis NC Choices’ training is part of the Meat Summit’s national effort to strengthen local meat systems through focused supply chain conferences and summits. Read more about Meat Summits at www.MeatSummits.com \n \nSupport for this program is provided by USDA NIFA sponsorship award #20227042038269 to Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) & this material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award # 2021-70027-34722. \nFunding for this work was also made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service through grant I 25LFPPNC1283. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/ensuring-quality-from-pasture-to-plate/
LOCATION:N.C. Cooperative Extension\, Randolph County Center\, 1880 US Hwy 64E\, Asheboro\, NC\, 27203\, United States
CATEGORIES:CEFS,NC Choices,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260917T193000
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CREATED:20260527T180009Z
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SUMMARY:Thinking of Opening a Farm Stand? Agribusiness Series
DESCRIPTION:Agribusiness Series\nJoin EMFS and the Small Business Center as we explore topics essential to farmers and the small businesses that work with farmers and food. \nThinking of Opening a Farm Stand?\nSpeaker: Carol Coulter\n\nOwning and operating a farmstand in North Carolina can be a source of income and an opportunity to expand your marketing opportunities. Carol Coulter recently completed a study exploring farmstand design\, regulations\, and safety considerations. We will have photos and designs to share. Bring your questions about your farmstand dreams! \n\nSpeaker: Carol Coulter\, Appalachian State University
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/thinking-of-opening-a-farm-stand-agribusiness-series/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:CEFS,EMFS,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:20260921T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260921T130000
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SUMMARY:The Grounded Table - Cooking with Purpose: Local Food\, Pickling\, and Building Better Food Systems with Award Winning Chef Andrea Reusing
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) for an inspiring\, interactive hour with James Beard Award-winning chef\, author and food advocate Andrea Reusing (owner of Lantern in Chapel Hill). During this session\, Chef Andrea will share her journey of connecting local restaurants with North Carolina farmers and show us how simple\, intentional everyday choices in our own kitchens can strengthen local farms\, reduce waste and build healthier communities. \nWhen: 12 p.m. -1 p.m.\, Monday\, September 21\, 2026 \nWhere: Zoom \nRegister here. Please note: All registrants will receive the webinar recording by email following the event. \nWhat You’ll Learn & Experience: \n\nLive Culinary Demonstration: Learn how to make quick-pickled local vegetables using seasonal North Carolina produce. Chef Andrea will break down simple preservation techniques that instantly extend the shelf life of your groceries and cut down on household waste.\nAccessible Sustainability: Discover how mastering basic kitchen skills—like seasonal shopping and quick-preserving—makes eating local affordable and highly approachable.\nBehind the Scenes: Hear firsthand how deep relationships with local farmers shape sustainable menus and why home kitchens are a powerful launchpad for food system change.\n\nWhether you are a seasoned home cook\, a local food advocate or a beginner looking to reduce your environmental footprint\, this webinar will give you the practical tools and inspiration to cook with purpose. \nA live Q&A session will follow the cooking demonstration. Register today to secure your spot and receive the live broadcast link!
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/the-grounded-table-cooking-with-purpose-local-food-pickling-and-building-better-food-systems-with-award-winning-chef-andrea-reusing/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Farm to Fork,Grounded Table
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ORGANIZER;CN="CEFS":MAILTO:cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T163000
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SUMMARY:2026 Farm to Early Care and Education Institute
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the 2026 Farm to Early Care and Education Institute! CEFS is happy to honor the hard work from the Farm to Early Childhood Education Local Food Purchasing Collaborative\, as well as look to the future and continue incorporating agriculture\, farming and gardening in the lives of children and in childcare development centers. \nInstitute: Saturday\, September 26\, 2026\, 9:00am-4:30pm \n\nLocation: Rocky Mount Event Center\, 285 NE Main Street\, Rocky Mount\, NC 27801 \n\n\n**Parking at Event Center is $10 per vehicle. Carpooling is encouraged**\n\n\n\nRegistration: Register here. \nAttend the Institute to… \n\n– Network with Farm to ECE leaders and continue growing our movement in NC! \n– Better understand the importance of community outreach\, collaboration and mentoring relationships in Farm to ECE programming \n– Participate in dynamic learning opportunities\, including keynote speakers and hands-on learning experiences \nWho’s invited? \nECE administrators and teachers\, technical assistance providers\, NC Cooperative Extension Agents and all those that want to help end childhood hunger and promote healthy eating habits in young children \n  \nFor more information\, contact: \nShironda Brown\, sewilli3@ncsu.edu \nThe Institute is generously sponsored by: \n \n 
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/farm-to-ece-institute-2026/
LOCATION:Rocky Mount Event Center\, 285 NE Main St\, Rocky Mount\, NC\, 27801\, United States
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Farm to ECE Institute,Workshops,Workshops and Educational Programs
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ORGANIZER;CN="CEFS":MAILTO:cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261013T130000
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SUMMARY:Lunch and Learn
DESCRIPTION:Join Melissa Bell\, CEFS Field Research\, Education\, and Outreach Liaison for our 2026 Lunch & Learn Webinar Series. \nWhen: 12 p.m. -1 p.m.\, Tuesday\, October 13\, 2026 \nWhere: Zoom \nRegister here. \nPlease note: All registrants will receive the webinar recording by email following the event.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/lunch-and-learn-october-2026/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Lunch and Learns
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ORGANIZER;CN="CEFS":MAILTO:cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261110T130000
DTSTAMP:20260611T162352Z
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SUMMARY:The Grounded Table - A Practical Guide for Winter Composting at Home
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) for an inspiring\, interactive hour with Sara Davarbakhsh\, M.S.\, NCEE\, Environmental Education Program Coordinator\, for the winter installment of our Grounded Table webinar series. This month\, we are diving deep into Backyard Composting. \nWhen the temperature drops\, our gardens might slow down—but our food waste doesn’t! In fact\, winter is the perfect time to master the art of composting\, close the loop on household waste\, and prepare your soil for a thriving spring harvest. Whether you are looking to start your very first bin\, troubleshoot a frozen winter pile\, or understand the science behind turning kitchen scraps into “black gold” for your garden\, this session will give you practical\, stress-free tools to become a better environmental steward. \nWhen: 12 p.m. -1 p.m.\, Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 \nWhere: Zoom \nRegister here. Please note: All registrants will receive the webinar recording by email following the event. \nWhat You’ll Learn: \n\nWinter Composting 101: How to successfully maintain\, balance and protect your compost pile through the cold North Carolina winter months.\nThe Science of Soil & Waste: A simple\, breakdown of how integrated waste management works and why diverting food scraps from landfills is one of the most impactful choices you can make for the planet.\nPractical Tips for Every Space: Whether you have a sprawling backyard or a small patio\, learn how to make composting accessible\, clean and odor-free.\n\nFeatured Speaker: \nSara Davarbakhsh\, M.S.\, NCEE Award-Winning Environmental Educator & Sustainability Expert \nWe are thrilled to welcome an absolute powerhouse in the field of environmental stewardship to The Grounded Table. Voted NC Environmental Educator of the Year\, our featured speaker brings over 20 years of public sector experience in natural resource management and sustainable development. Holding a Master of Science in Water and Environmental Engineering\, she blends rigorous scientific expertise with a deeply pragmatic\, real-world approach to everyday sustainability. Her passion is helping communities protect their local ecosystems through accessible\, actionable environmental stewardship. \nA live audience Q&A session will follow the presentation. Register today to secure your spot and receive the live broadcast link! All registered participants will receive the link to view the recording.
URL:https://cefs.ncsu.edu/event/the-grounded-table-a-practical-guide-for-winter-composting-at-home/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:CEFS,Farm to Fork,Grounded Table
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