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Show Up Series: Collaborative Food Action
In lieu of their regular in-person Statewide Food Council Gathering this year, Community Food Strategies is supporting safe, creative connections between food councils through the Show Up Series.
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Fall Agripreneur Business Summit
Fall Agripreneur Business Summit
EMFS & the Small Business Center Network partner to bring you this full-day, free, online event for "agripreneurs" interested in starting or growing a farm or food-based business. Special guest speakers from Appalachian Farm School, NC Cooperative Extension, Sequoyah Fund, tenBiz, Empowering Mountain Food Systems, and more! When: Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 9am - 3pm Where: […]
2 events,
2021 Regional Agritourism Seminar – Virtual
2021 Regional Agritourism Seminar – Virtual
Are you excited about the recent wave of agritourism opportunities in WNC? Want to learn more? Want to share your insights? Join us! NC State tourism experts listened to 26 farmers and tourism leaders from the region and identified a need for storytelling as a tool to increase visitation to agritourism operations in Western NC. They [...]
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Harnessing the Data Revolution for Resilient Agriculture
Harnessing the Data Revolution for Resilient Agriculture
Join the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative Symposium & Reception for Harnessing the Data Revolution for Resilient Agriculture. This symposium will feature discussions on how the North Carolina Plant Sciences Initiative (N.C. PSI) can break down barriers in attempts to solve the challenges of the future. A rapidly growing population, less farmland, climate and water shifts, [...]
2 events,
2021 Agribusiness Summit
2021 Agribusiness Summit
EMFS & the Small Business Center Network partner to bring you this full-day, free, online event for "agripreneurs" interested in starting or growing a farm or food-based business. The 2021 Virtual Agribusiness Summit features new, relevant and exciting topics for current and prospective agribusinesses. The online format will allow you to access the content from [...]
2021 High Tunnel Winter Vegetable Field Day
2021 High Tunnel Winter Vegetable Field Day
Many cool- and cold-season vegetables grow well in high tunnels during North Carolina’s relatively mild winters. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University’s Extension Horticulture Team has conducted trials at the University Farm on cut-and-come-back salad greens (baby lettuce mix, mustard greens mix and spinach mix), leafy vegetables (bok choi/pac choy, head lettuce, Swiss chard, [...]