NC Growing Together News
Find news posts from 2013-2018 from our NC Growing Together Initiative. You can also find all these articles in our NCGT Newsletter archive.
Apply Now for NCGT’s 2015 Local Food Supply Chain Summer Apprenticeships
December 2014 - NCGT is proud to announce the Summer 2015 Local Food Supply Chain Apprenticeship. Through an exciting 8-week program, apprentices will have the opportunity to work with a local food hub, a businesses, [...]
Lowes Foods Selling NC Eggs; Looking for More Producers
December 2014 - Over the past two years, NCGT and Lowes Foods have worked in partnership to connect producers and store managers to bring more authentically homegrown North Carolina products into Lowes Foods stores. Now [...]
Partner Profile: Pilot Mountain Pride
November 2014 - Developing profitable distribution models in a local food economy isn't always easy. Just ask Josh Cave, the Facilities Manager at Pilot Mountain Pride (PMP). Based in Surry County, PMP was founded in [...]
NCGT Local Food Infrastructure Inventory Useful for Farmers, Extension Agents
November 2014 - The NCGT Local Food Infrastructure Inventory is a mapped inventory of businesses that serve as intermediary steps in local food supply chains. This includes value-added processors, fresh produce wholesaler/distributors, multi-farm CSA"s, food [...]
NCGT Web Resource Spotlight: Meat Process Walkthroughs
November 2014 - Last month we invited you to see the inner workings of a produce distribution center. Now, 2013-2014 NC Growing Together Supply Chain Fellow Sebastian Naskaris has created two new walkthrough documents that show [...]
NCGT Releases Study on North Carolina Seafood Transportation Logistics
Wanchese Fish Company in Wanchese, NC. Photo by Dr. Garrity-Blake. September 2014 - In September, NC Growing Together released Keep It Moving: North Carolina Seafood Transportation Logistics with a Focus on East to [...]
NCGT to Sponsor Summer 2015 Local Food Supply Chain Interns at Partner Organizations
Sydney Grice, NC State student and 2014 NCGT Summer Intern at Lowes Foods. September 2014 - North Carolina Growing Together is proud to announce the Summer 2015 Local Food Supply Chain Internship. The [...]
NCGT Web Resource Spotlight: Process Walkthrough at a Regional Produce Distribution Center
September 2014 - If you've ever wondered how produce moves through a distributor's warehouse, Process Walkthrough at a Regional Produce Distribution Center will answer your questions with step-by-step detail and helpful photographs. Photo by Sebastian [...]
New Fort Bragg Farmers’ Market Brings Local Foods to Base
August 2014 - On Saturday August 23, Fort Bragg held its first local farmers' market. Timed to coincide with the popular monthly 5k walk/run sponsored by the Fort Bragg MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation) office, [...]
NCGT Releases New Guide to Wholesale and Retail Product Specifications
August 2014 - NC Growing Together has released a guide entitled Wholesale and Retail Product Specifications: Guidance and Best Practices for Fresh Produce for Small Farms and Food Hubs. The manual was developed to [...]
NC Growing Together Sponsors Interns at Lowes Foods and Food Hubs
August 2014 - NCGT is sponsoring paid interns and apprentices at NCGT partner organizations, food hubs, food distributors, and retailers to support the next generation of business leaders committed to building local food systems. Two [...]
Upcoming Events: Fresh Produce GAPs Workshops, Local Foods Packaging and Specifications Webinar
August 2014 - NC Growing Together, North Carolina State University, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) will be offering workshops aimed at providing farmers with the tools to reduce food safety [...]
NCGT Partners Working to Increase Local Foods Purchasing on NC Military Bases
July 2014 - NC Growing Together partners have been working on several different fronts to identify and increase local foods purchasing on NC military bases. NCGT partner NCEast Alliance (NCEA) is a regional economic development [...]
NC Growing Together Support Helps Small Farmers Achieve GAPs Certification
Vince Evans of Evans Family Farm. July 2014 - NC Growing Together, in partnership with NC State University, NC Cooperative Extension, and the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA), is providing intensive, hands-on technical [...]
Powerful Partnership
NC Growing Together and NC Cooperative Extension Work Together to Promote Local Foods <a href="http://www.ncgrowingtogether.org/stories/ncgt-and-ncce">Read the Story</a>
NCGT and Fayetteville State University Developing Farmer Network
May 2014 - NC Growing Together is partnering with the EDA Center at Fayetteville State University to grow a Farmer Network in the Fayetteville area. The Farmer Network will increase the area's local food supply [...]
Lowes Foods Introduces New “Carolina Crate”
May 2014 - NCGT partner Lowes Foods is introducing a new option for customers who wish to buy local this summer. Its "Carolina Crate" will be filled with 10-12 pounds of local produce and will [...]
NC Growing Together and Partners Host over 50 Participants at NC Food Hub Info Exchange
May 2014 - NC Growing Together and project partners Cooperative Extension and NC Farm Bureau hosted over 50 participants at the NC Food Hub Info Exchange on May 6, 2014. (See the agenda.) The [...]
Partner Profile: North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
April 2014 - NC Growing Together has many partners, but perhaps none with as long a history of working on agriculture in North Carolina as the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. [...]
NCGT Work Supporting NC Food Hubs
April 2014 - The NC Growing Together project is working to support the development of Food Hubs as a promising way to address the aggregation and distribution challenges of moving local products into mainstream markets. [...]
NC Growing Together Research Symposium Highlights Supply Chain Challenges, Solutions
April 2014 - NCGT project researchers and student teams from the NC State graduate-level business course "Local Foods Supply Chains" met with NCGT partners to present their work on April 22 at the JC Raulston [...]
Farm to Retail
Across NC, Networking and Educational Efforts Connect Small and Mid-sized Farmers with Larger Markets Read the Story
Fellow Foodies
NCGT Sponsors Nation's First Local Foods-Focused Business School Supply Chain Fellowships <a href="http://www.ncgrowingtogether.org/?p=458">Read the Story</a>
Meat and Greet!
Niche Meat Producers Connecting to Mainstream Markets Read the Story
Reel Opportunity
NC Local Catch Summit Leads to a World of New Possibilities for Seafood Buyer Read the Story