Friday Conversation With Christina Newhouse about WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP)
Friday Conversation With Christina Newhouse about WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP) Laura Lauffer interviews Christina Newhouse to discuss the WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP). EnergyCAP aims to support and empower WNC farmers and small businesses in discovering good energy decisions that will help their bottom line and create a more robust and [...]
Agribusiness Summit – Virtual Conference
Agribusiness Summit - Virtual Conference December 7th, 2020 Mon 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Topic: Agribusiness Download the virtual conference flyer. This year we have taken the Agribusiness Summit Online! In collaboration with the Small Business Centers in Western North Carolina, we are pleased to bring you the 2020 Virtual Agribusiness Summit. The 2020 [...]
Friday Conversation With Aimee Tomcho
Friday Conversation With Audubon Conservation Biologist Aimee Tomcho about the ForestHer program and women land stewardship in NC! Aimee Tomcho is a Conservation Biologist who manages the National Audubon Society’s Working Lands program in North Carolina, which focuses on how birds can be great messengers about best private lands farming and forestry practices. Together with [...]
Agritourism Series
When: Tuesdays in January, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Is Agritourism right for your farming operation? NC State Extension-Tourism's work with small farms across the state reveals that many small farmers report high interest in receiving visitors as a strategy to earn additional income, selling farm products to the visitors, enhancing customer relationships and even involving guests [...]
55th Annual Blueberry Open House and Trade Show (Virtual)
The 55th Annual Blueberry Open House and Trade Show will not be held in person in January 2021 due to COVID-19 restrictions. Instead Bill Cline (Extension Plant Pathologist, North Carolina State University, Horticultural Crops Research Station) will present a two-hour educational session on Wednesday 1/13 via Zoom. Please share this information with growers. Topics will [...]
Appalachian Farm School 2021- for first-time attendees
When: Eight sessions starting Monday, Jan 18 2021- March 8 2021 Time: 6:oo pm- 9:00 pm Where: Southwestern Community College Small Business Center: Burrell Conf. Center- Rooms C & D Register HERE Fee: No Cost Turn your interest in growing vegetables, fruits, herbs, other crops and livestock into a sustainable agriculture-based business. This practical hands-on [...]
Butchery Basics for Home Consumers
Presenters: Ross Flynn, Left Bank Butchery; Lee Menius, NC Choices Join Butcher Ross Flynn of Left Bank Butchery, and NC Choices’ Lee Menius, as they walk you through a “Butchery Basics for Home Consumers” demonstration. This two hour training is geared toward home consumers or novice meat cutters with little to no meat cutting experience [...]
Spring 2021 Agribusiness Sessions
Spring 2021 Agribusiness Sessions Seven FREE Online Training Events: Farm funding with NRCS, FSA & AG Options, Jan. 21, 9 - 10 AM Liability for on-Farm Visits, Feb 10, 9 - 10 Am Using Quickbooks to Track Farm Sales, Mar. 4, 9 - 10 AM Farmland Transition to the Next Generation, Mar. 19, 9 - [...]
Writing and Implementing your GAP Certification Plan for Your Farm
This Good Agriculture Practices (GAPs) workshop will provide assistance to producers in completing a fresh produce safety plan.
Appalachian Farm School 2.0 (Advanced)
Four sessions starting Thursday, February 18th, and ending Thursday, March 11th, 2021. Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Location: Southwestern Community College Small Business Center Burrell Conf. Center - Rooms C & D This series of in-depth, hands-on work sessions are designed for agriculture-based businesses who have attended the Appalachian Farm School in the past [...]