Grant Application Information Session

Are you seeking financial support and considering applying for grants from government agencies to enhance your production, marketing, or other activities? Join Dr. Liang, virtually, for a Grant Application Information Session on Monday, Aug. 22, 6-7 pm or Wednesday, Aug. 24, 6-7 pm. The same information will be covered at each session so feel free to attend [...]

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 2 – Language Analysis & Speak Up

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 2 Language Analysis & Speak Up How do our communication preferences, styles, patterns disrupt or support systemic racism? How can we better prepare ourselves and our community members to speak-up and challenge biased language and actions? How can we prepare to respond to push back when we do Speak [...]

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 3 – History and Policy

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 3 History and Policy: Racial Wealth Gap Simulation How have policies shaped inequity in our systems? How is racism structural? How are agricultural policies upholding structural racism? What types of policies would you design to center lived experiences and offer remedies? REGISTER HERE   Note: If you are [...]

Farm Business Roundtable: Resources for Agribusiness Entrepreneurs

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems and your Small Business Center Director invites you to attend a roundtable discussion about funding opportunities and support services for agribusiness entrepreneurs.  Join us, and representatives from: Farm Service Agency Natural Resource and Conservation NC Department of Agriculture  NC Cooperative Extension ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) and/or Western NC Food Justice Initiative [...]

Farm to Fork Charlotte

Farm to Fork Picnic in the Garden is back in Charlotte! We will be returning to Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden on September 25th, 4-7pm, with a stellar lineup of over 30 chef & farmer pairings, plus many of the finest Carolina distillers, vintners, and brewers. Chefs will be teamed up with a farmer or an artisan [...]

CEFS Registered Apprenticeships Interest Session (for Farmers and Apprentices)

Come learn about the Center for Environmental Farming Systems' two registered apprenticeship programs with new cohorts beginning in early 2023. Boots on the Ground: North Carolina’s Veteran Farmer Registered Apprenticeship Sustainable Vegetable Production Registered Apprenticeship We are offering Interest Sessions for Farmers and Apprentices on the following dates. October 25, 3-4pm Click here to register. [...]

N.C. PSI Hack-a-Thon

Plant Sciences Building Plant Sciences Building, NC State University, 840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC, United States

Join us for the N.C. PSI Hack-a-thon at NC State to accelerate agricultural sustainability using machine learning, 3D printing and more!

CORE Level 1 (Virtual)

Virtual

Join us for our multi-day, virtual racial equity in the food system training. This training will offer a shared language, a shared framework, and a shared history for understanding how racism and systemic barriers inhibit equity in the food system.

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 4 – Curriculum / School Meals

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 4 Curriculum / School Meals How do we translate what we’ve learned into learning opportunities for the classroom? and/or for our School Nutrition programs? How can we evaluate our programs and opportunities to ensure they are culturally responsive? REGISTER HERE   Note: If you are interested in the [...]