Art Call FOR UPROOT 2024 SUMMER EVENT SHOWCASE
OPEN: May 15 - CLOSE: June 14, 2024 (**This deadline has been extended.) CEFS Committee on Racial Equity in the Food System (CORE)’s “Art as Method,” in collaboration with DurmPAC, invites local BIPOC artists and community members of all ages and spaces to submit art pieces for the upcoming show, “UPROOT: BIPOC Visions of Our [...]
Lunch and Learn: Growing and Maintenance of Common Fall and Winter Crops
VirtualJoin us for a one hour zoom webinar on various gardening topics hosted by Melissa Bell, CEFS Field Research, Education and Outreach Liaison and John Lyttle, Agriculture Extension Agent. When: 12 p.m. -1 p.m., Tuesday, August 20th Where: Zoom Click here to register.
AgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Three – KT’s Orchard
Tour Three - KT's Orchard KT and her family own a thriving orchard and honey business. The pick-your-own berry and apple operations add significant revenue along with KT’s farm store. Come with closed toe shoes and be ready to have a romp and shop! DETAILS The farm tour of KT's Orchard takes place 5:30 to [...]
Landbody Movement Workshop FEATURING King Sage
August 22, 2024, 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST at NorthStar - Church of the Arts, Durham, N.C. REGISTER FOR THE LANDBODY MOVEMENT WORKSHOP HERE
AgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Four – Jehovah Rah Farm
Tour Four - Jehovah Rah Farm First stop of two: This livestock farm offers a unique experience for Airbnb customers. Visitors stay in an authentic mountain cabin complete with a working loom for clients to make their own fiber rug! The owners allow visitors to sit and watch what is happening on the farm or actively [...]
AgriTourism for Working Farms Tours: Tour Five – Ferguson’s Supply and Glamping
Tour Five - Ferguson's Supply and Glamping Second stop of two: Ferguson’s Supply is adding glamping and an event venue to this 100-year thriving cattle farm. Not only that, but they are also upgrading menu offerings and adding live music. Our last stop on this tour will include meal options and a historic tale of a [...]
(CANCELED) Teen Queer Ecology Workshop featuring Kati Henderson
Teen Queer Ecology Workshop featuring Kati Henderson **This workshop has been canceled.** THIS WORKSHOP IS FOR TEENS ONLY Click here to register.
Silvopasture Tours, North Carolina
Join us on September 5, 2024, to visit a beef / tall fescue / pine silvopasture in Burgaw, North Carolina and on September 6, 2024, to visit a beef / native-warm season grasses / pine and cherry bark oak silvopasture at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, North Carolina. Space limited to [...]
The Role of Underserved Producers in the Bioeconomy Open Forum
N.C. A&T University Farm Pavilion, 3020 McConnell Road Greensboro, NC 27401 3020 McConnell Road, Greensboro, NCPlease join Dr. Kathleen Liang, CEFS Director based at N.C. A&T, for a FREE interactive open forum to learn more about Bioeconomy and its impacts on underserved farmers/communities with USDA and field experts. Risk management and crop insurance will also be discussed on September 19, 2024, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the N.C. A&T University Farm Pavilion (3020 McConnell Road, [...]
In-Between: Food and Workers Rights – A Story Sharing Session
Please join the In-Between session led by community partner Rakaya Nasir-Phillips. The topic will be: “Food and Workers Rights - A Story Sharing Session”. The invite to the meeting will be sent via email to past participants of CORE Racial Equity learning opportunities. If you would like to be added to the list, please contact [...]