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Forest Farmacy- Twilight Farm Tour: Expanding Your Farm Income with Mushrooms
FeaturedMushrooms can be a powerful way to diversify farm revenue—but success depends on choosing a model that aligns with your farm’s scale, infrastructure, and market realities. This hands-on workshop focuses on the business and operational considerations of adding mushrooms to an existing farm. We’ll explore scalable production models, space and infrastructure requirements, startup and operating [...]
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Navigating Your Food Business Series
FeaturedNavigating Your Food Business: A Success Series in 2026 Series Introduction Webinar March 24, 6-7:30pm, Zoom This session is your direct roadmap to the resources available in North Carolina and future education opportunities in this series. Insights on Process Authority and laboratory services Introduction to food regulation in North Carolina Who is available to help [...]
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Considering Agritourism
FeaturedConsidering Agritourism for Your Operation: Definitions, Activities, Farm Stays - Beyond the Corn Maze! Have you considering adding agritourism to your farm operation? What are some of the activities to consider beyond the corn maze? This answer depends mostly on your farm focus and the skills and activities that are easiest for you to share. [...]
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Homestead to Side Hustle
FeaturedSpring Creek Community Center 13075 North Carolina 209 #2, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesLearn how to turn what you already grow and make into a scalable, income-generating side business with practical tools and guidance Turn your backyard skills into real income. Homestead to Side Hustle is a practical class designed for folks who want to make money from what they already grow, raise, or create. Whether you’re selling eggs, preserves, [...]
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Food Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series
FeaturedFood Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | Jun 03 | 1:00 PM — 2:15 PM Join Kate Nicholas with NC State Extension Food Safety on this webinar on best practices for food labeling for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Extension Team. Register for this live [...]
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Food Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series
FeaturedFood Labeling: Navigating Your Food Business Series Wednesday | Jun 03 | 6:00 PM — 7:15 PM Join Kate Nicholas with NC State Extension Food Safety on this webinar on best practices for food labeling for food entrepreneurs and existing food businesses. The session will conclude with a Q&A with the Extension Team. Register for this live [...]
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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 you harness natural processes to build a healthier farm or garden. Placing plants strategically can boost pollination, suppress weeds, and improve soil fertility. This session [...]
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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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