Media Coverage
Media coverage of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Links to outside media sources open in separate windows. For more information or media contacts, please contact us.
For media coverage from previous years, please refer to our media coverage archives.
2020 Media Coverage
| Date | Title | Media Outlet | CEFS Initiative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/8/2020 | Community freezer ‘meats’ local need | American Agriculturist | NC Choices |
| 12/4/2020 | North Rowan Hgh School pantry opens for students | RR Spin | Community Food Strategies |
| 12/3/2020 | Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) Newsletter | In the Region | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 12/3/2020 | ABC2 hosts virtual 5Ks throughout December | Salisbury Post | Community Food Strategies |
| 12/2/2020 | EmPOWERing North Carolina’s Farmers and Small Businesses | Applachain Regional Commission | EmpOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 12/2/2020 | Female farmers survive a challenging year | Smoky Mountain News | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 11/24/2020 | Waste Solutions: From Farm Waste to Feed, Fertilizer and Energy | NC State CALS News | Amazing Grazing |
| 11/20/2020 | NCCU’s Legal Eagle Review podcast on Food Insecurity and COVID | WNCU - North Carolina Central University | CORE |
| 11/18/2020 | Giving Thanks Where Thanks is Due | Smoky Mountain News | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 11/17/2020 | $8.1M+ in Private Gifts Invigorate Greenhouse Gas Research in Agriculture | NC State Crop and Soil Sciences News | Field Research, Education, and Outreach Facility at Cherry Research Farm |
| 11/13/2020 | NIK SNACKS: Less is more with alternative options this Thanksgiving | Triad City Beat | NC 10% Campaign, NC Choices |
| 11/1/2020 | Caroline Cattle Connection | Caroline Cattle Connnection | NC Choices |
| 10/21/2020 | To Survive, Restaurants Are Taking Takeout to the Next Level | Wall Street Journal | NC Choices |
| 10/16/2020 | Specialty veggies spicing up local markets, restaurants | News and Record | Field Research, Education, and Outreach Facility at Cherry Research Farm |
| 10/8/2020 | Congratulations to Stephanie Sosinski – 2020 CEFS Fellow | NC State Extension | Graduate Fellowship Program |
| 10/7/2020 | New NC Choices study compares prices of local beef in bulk to store bought premium brands | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 10/5/2020 | Measuring Greenhouse Gases Starts in Soil | NC State Crop and Soil Sciences News | CEFS Field Research, Education, and Outreach Facility at Cherry Research Farm |
| 9/27/2020 | CEFS launches online climate change, food system innovation hub | Morning AgClips | Climate Change and Food System Innovation Hub |
| 9/24/2020 | Want to go for a stroll? Check out the Triangle's newest nature preserve with trails, working farms | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 9/22/2020 | Ashlee George: Agroecology Education Farm Internship | NC State CNR News | Agroecology Education Farm |
| 9/16/2020 | Farming apprentice sought for ag program | The Sylva Herald | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 9/11/2020 | EMFS paid part-time student apprenticeships available | The Mountaineer | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 9/10/2020 | A Case for a “New Normal” in the Wake of Two Pandemics | Southern Cultures | CORE |
| 9/10/2020 | Farming Forests, Reforesting Farms: Cultivating Resilience with Silvopasture | Foragble Community | Field Research, Education, and Outreach Facility at Cherry Research Farm |
| 8/29/2020 | Text to display | The Robesonian | NC Choices |
| 8/5/2020 | Working Toward a More Equitable Food System / | NC State CALS News | CORE |
| 7/28/2020 | Reflections: Internship With NC State Extension Local Food Program & NC 10% Campaign | NC State Extension | NC 10% Campaign |
| 7/27/2020 | Local Food Resource Highlight: NC Choice’s Poultry Processing Resource One-Stop-Shop | NC State Extension | NC Choices |
| 7/20/2020 | COVID-19 relief funding helps Haywood Farmers Market | The Mountaineer | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 7/1/2020 | NC Choices Launches Resource for Consumers to Find Local Farms Selling Meat in Bulk | Mountains-to-Bay Grazing Alliance Newsletter | NC Choices |
| 6/23/2020 | Deep Roots Farm brings local food movement to Eastern North Carolina | WRAL | Academics and Education, Apprenticeship |
| 6/15/2020 | Triangle area butchers and meat markets | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 6/9/2020 | Deep Roots Farm brings local food movement to Eastern North Carolina | Coastal Review Online | Graduate Fellowship Program |
| 5/26/2020 | Here's how to buy from local farms/a> | Hickory Daily Record | NC Choices |
| 5/21/2020 | Poultry Processing Resources | N.C. Extension | NC Choices |
| 4/26/2020 | NC State launches platform for locating area farms where you can buy meat in bulk | Chatham Journal Newspaper | NC Choices |
| 4/22/2020 | Grant Program Helps Local Farmers Expand | The Sylvia Herald | EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems |
| 4/22/2020 | Q&A: Food Supply Chain, Disrupted | NC State News | NC Choices |
| 4/22/2020 | In a pandemic, North Carolinians know what they want: Chicken. In bulk./a> | Charlotte Observer | NC Choices |
| 4/21/2020 | Closing the Loop | NC State News | Agroecology Education Farm |
| 4/17/2020 | First in Future: Food and Hunger | NC State Institute for Emerging Issues | NC Choices |
| 4/13/2020 | Agroecology Farm Goes Solo with Big Impact | NC State Crop and Soil Sciences News | Agroecology Education Farm |
| 4/1/2020 | New Website Helps Consumers Find Local Farmers Selling Meat in Bulk | WRAL | NC Choices |
| 3/29/2020 | Website Connects Meat Farmers and Consumers | Spectrum Charlotte Local News | NC Choices |
| 3/11/2020 | Small Farm Week Starts March 22 | The Sampson Independent | Small Farm Unit |