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 [...]
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 [...]
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 training. If you would like to be added to the list, please contact [...]
CORE Level I Racial Equity In-Person Training
Join us for a FULL 2 DAY workshop that will offer a shared language, a shared framework, and a shared history for understanding how barriers inhibit equity in the food system. Our goal is for this training to assist with setting meaningful goals and strategies to ensure racial equity in farm & food programs and [...]
Planning for Farm Succession Transitions
Transitions are vulnerable times for farms and failing to plan for farm transitions can leave farms at risk of forced sales due to family conflict or nursing home recovery costs. Join us for a succession planning workshop to learn more about common challenges that farmers and landowners face when transitioning the farm to the next [...]
Grant Writing for Growers and Food Entrepreneurs
Grants can be successful methods for accessing capital for new or existing farm or food businesses, but it can be a challenge to know where to start. This workshop will walk you through the process of finding the right grants for your business, provide tools for writing successful grant applications, and explore grant strategies to [...]
In-Between: Water is life
Please join the In-Between session. The topic will be: “Water is life”. The invite to the meeting will be sent via email to past participants of CORE Racial Equity training. If you would like to be added to the list, please contact CEFSCORE_INFO@NCSU.EDU. ________________________________ In Between sessions are our community of practice. We invite anyone [...]
CORE Racial Equity In-Person Training: Level II – Applying Racial Equity
This Level II training is hosted by CEFS CORE and led by and based on the Level II Application Training with our partners at DR Works. Completion of a level one style introductory and analysis training on racism is required to attend this Level II Training. Attendance is expected on BOTH days as each session [...]
Lunch and Learn: Maintaining and Improving your Soil’s Health — Use of Cover Crops and Crop Rotation on any Scale
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, October 22nd Where: Zoom Click here to register.
So, You Want to Start a Farm…Now What?
Are you thinking about starting a farm and feeling overwhelmed by all the decisions? This one-half day workshop can help. It is designed to assist new and aspiring farmers in taking the first steps in thinking through farm start-up (whether you already have land access or not). Thoughtfully defining your goals and strategy before you [...]