Farm Disaster Preparedness and Chainsaw Safety for Women
NCSU Butner Beef Cattle Research Station 8800 Cassam Road, Bahama, NC, United StatesThis hands-on workshop will help prepare your farm for a natural disaster and prevent chainsaw injuries through safety awareness. Register here. Download the flier NCSU Butner Beef Cattle Research Station 8800 Cassam Road Bahama, NC 27503
Garden Planning for Home Gardeners and Small Farmers
Join John Lyttle and Melissa Bell for presentations on how to successfully start, plan and implement your garden. About this event The first half hour will consist of presentations and then end with a Q&A from the audience. Topics will include: Starting small, aiming big Garden structure Site selection Necessary resources Plant spacing Competition with [...]
NC State Day of Giving
Join CEFS for NC State Day of Giving! Mark your calendar for Wednesday, March 23, 2022 for NC State Day of Giving. CEFS is participating as part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) team. NC State Day of Giving is an annual, daylong fundraising event. For 24 hours, the Wolfpack comes together [...]
NC State Graduate Student Fellowship Info Session
Are you a Graduate Student at NC State University? Do you want recognition and funding for your research on sustainable agriculture and local food systems? Come learn about the CEFS fellowship for Graduate Students at NC State University! You will hear from current CEFS fellows. When: April 18th, 5:00 PM on Zoom In-person social at [...]
Grower-Buyer Event
Western Carolina University 3971 Little Savannah Road Western Carolina Unviersity 3971 Little Savannah Road, Cullowhee, NC, United StatesGrower-Buyer Event This event brings everyone together to match up local food growers and local food buyers! Potential buyers meet and talk with prospective farmers and processors to create potential sales relationships. Growers at each table have 8-10 minutes to share product lists, photos of their farm, and samples with buyers. Buyers have the opportunity [...]
Small Farm Unit Demonstration Day
CEFS, Small Farm Unit 201 Stevens Mill Rd Goldsboro, NC 27530 201 Stevens Mill Rd, Goldsboro, NC, NC, United StatesJoin us for a wonderful, informative, and in-person visit to the Small Farm Unit in Goldsboro, NC! What: Small Farm Unit Demonstration Day When: Wednesday, July 13th, 8:00am – 2:00pm (lunch provided) Where: Small Farm Unit, 201 Stevens Mill Rd., Goldsboro, NC 27530 Registration: Required. Register below or HERE. Agenda: Click here to download the [...]
Farm to School: Racial Equity Training Session 1 – Implicit Bias
Farm to School: Racial Equity Training Session 1 Implicit Bias How do you define power and privilege? How do our biases contribute to systemic harm? How do we raise critical consciousness around racial biases of other educators and members of our community? REGISTER HERE Note: If you are interested in the other Racial [...]
No Till Production Demonstration at the Agroecology Education Farm
NC State Agroecology Education Farm 4400 Mid Pines Road, Raleigh, NC, United StatesThis event will showcase small scale no-till vegetable production and discuss the benefits of no-till production for soil health. Participants will get the opportunity to tour the Agroecology Farm no-till cropping production system and the equipment that we use. [raw] [/raw] Date and time Tue, July 26, 2022 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM EDT Location [...]
Film Screening Event: Financial Impacts of Climate-Resilient Agriculture in North Carolina
Join us for a short-film screening highlighting the experience of three North Carolina farms adopting climate-resilient agriculture practices. You will experience an engaging session with the three farmers and their extension agents. You can expect to come away with a better understanding of climate-resilient practices and the financial impacts they have on North Carolina farms. [...]
Symposium on Agriculture, Food Systems, and Climate Change: A Call to Action
NC State James B. Hunt Jr. Library 1070 Partners Way, Raleigh, United StatesWhat innovative agricultural research and farming practices can lead to resilient agricultural systems under a changing climate in North Carolina? How can community-based food systems contribute to climate resiliency in our state? How can policies and practices be informed by a holistic and science-based understanding of climate change? The CEFS Symposium on Agriculture, Food Systems, [...]