Are you interested in learning more about specialty fruit and vegetable production and engaging with ethnic markets?  Join Dr. Kathleen Liang, CEFS Co-Director, for Financials and the Market for Specialty Vegetables, a virtual workshop to learn about the specialty vegetable market and the financial side of producing these vegetables. Dr. Liang will share data collected from [...]

You are invited to our afternoon of transplanting, cooking and chatting about planting fruits and vegetables! The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) will be hosting a FREE, VIRTUAL Transplant Training Workshop on Monday, February 14th from 1pm - 4pm.  Register here: Transplant Training Workshop Join us to learn about how to correctly transplant your plants [...]

What better way to improve your agriculture skills, gain farming experience, and participate in hands-on job training than with a registered apprenticeship! If you are interested in the Sustainable Vegetable Production Apprenticeship, coordinated by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and registered through ApprenticeshipNC, then join us for a Zoom Q&A Session to further [...]

What better way to improve your agriculture skills, gain farming experience, and participate in hands-on job training than with a registered apprenticeship! If you are interested in the Boots on the Ground: NC Veteran Farmer Apprenticeship, coordinated by the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) and registered through ApprenticeshipNC, then join us for a Zoom [...]

The event is canceled due to the weather. We are offering a live demonstration of covering 2 high tunnels. One has 1 layer of plastic and the other has 2 layers. We will start by explaining the steps of high tunnel covering. Then you are invited to help or just observe. Participants will have the [...]