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 [...]

Food Truck Boot Camp

Join us this fall for our Food Truck Boot Camp! Tap into an incredible variety of resources, trainings, and assistance available to you over this week-long event. Register now: www.eventbrite.com/e/food-truck-boot-camp-tickets-404684641657    

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 5 – Community Praxis Sharing in Farm to School

Farm to School: Racial Equity Session 5 Community Praxis Sharing in Farm to School Students and teams sharing How do we utilize our power in our local context to bring about change? How do we utilize collaboration to bring out change? How do we embody anti-racism work in our roles as educators & community members? [...]

Getting Started with Agritourism

Haywood Community College Small Business Center

Monday, January 09, 2023 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Eastern Location: Haywood Community College Small Business Center, HCC Regional High Tech Center Join an optional farm tour after the sessions at Jehovah Raah Farm and Smoky Mountain Mangalitsa Farm-  must pre-register for full session   Agritourism is a growing sector of the local agriculture economy. This [...]