Best Practices for Small Farm Marketers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 3, 2020 | 8:30-9:30 am EDT Webinar Link EVENT ORGANIZED BY North Carolina State University Join North Carolina State University educators, Lynette Johnston, Chip Simmons, Elena Rogers, and Chris Gunter as they discuss cleaning and sanitization for small direct farm marketers. If you are wanting to start or beef up your food safety plan [...]
NC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative Announcement
NC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative Announcement Join a Zoom call on Friday, April 3 at 10:30am to find out how you can help. Connect via web at https://uncsph.zoom.us/j/314926078 (Meeting ID: 314 926 078) or by phone at 1-646-558-8656, Access Code 314926078#. EVENT ORGANIZED BY NC Department of Public Instruction The NC Department of Public Instruction is [...]
Farm to School Working Group
Farm to School Working Group EVENT ORGANIZED BY N.C. Cooperative Extension - Local Foods Program Team Join us via zoom on Friday, April 3rd from 2pm-3 for a quick overview of Cooperative Extension/4H efforts with local partners to distribute seed packs and start guides to families with kids at home during school closures. Counties already [...]
Race Forward Virtual Building Racial Equity Trainings
EVENT ORGANIZED BY Race Forward TICKETS: April 7th Virtual Training TICKETS: April 9th Virtual Training TICKETS: May 5th Virtual Training Tue, April 7, 2020 11:00 AM – 5:30 PM CDT There are three upcoming virtual trainings and an in-person training for Raleigh still on their calendar for June 18th. Please contact Race Forward directly [...]
How to Manage When You and Your Family’s Lives Have Been Upended
Wed, Apr 8, 2020 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT EVENT ORGANIZED BY University of Minnesota Covid-19 has brought unprecedented changes to our lives. Amidst it, all, farms and families have to keep functioning. Are you working from home? Are you helping your kids learn from a distance? Are you trying to farm or ranch [...]
Rapid Response Briefing: Helping Food and Farm Businesses Navigate CARES Act Financial Assistance Programs
EVENT ORGANIZED BY Wallace Center Wednesday, April 8th at 4pm EST As organizations across the country mobilize to address the unprecedented financial hardships that farm and food businesses are faced with due to Coronavirus, many are wondering if and how the $360 billion in forgivable loan programs authorized under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act can help. The Payroll Protection Program and the Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program are [...]
GAP 101 & Western NC Market Opportunities
GAP 101 & Western NC Market Opportunities Apr 9, 2020 – 9:00am-4:00pm Warren Wilson College Cottage Garden 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778 Our full day workshop will provide the complete package from farm food safety to market Register Now >>
Latinx community, COVID-19 and k-12 education
EVENT ORGANIZED BY The Office of the Governor Please join the Office of the Governor for our second COVID-19 Latinx conference call. The call will be facilitated by The Office of Public Engagement and VolunteerNC. The theme for this week’s call will be focused on K-12 education during COVID-19 to give you resources and current [...]
Finding Farm Workers & Finding Farms to Work On with NC FarmLink
Finding Farm Workers & Finding Farms to Work On with NC FarmLink EVENT ORGANIZED BY NC FarmLink Thu, April 9, 2020 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT Register here. About this Event COVID19 is placing new and unforeseen challenges on farm labor - getting employees as well as keeping them safe. NC FarmLink's mission is [...]
How to Create a Free Online Store for Your Farm
How to Create a Free Online Store for Your Farm EVENT ORGANIZED BY Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a Webinar on How to Create a Free On-line Store for Your Farm. Agriculture Extension Agent Debbie Roos will walk participants step-by-step through the [...]