Past E-News & CEFS Happenings
Welcome to the E-News archive of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Whether you’re just curious about what we’ve been up to through the years or you’re looking for a specific announcement or article that has come and gone, this is the place to read about it. Here is a list of our recent e-Newsletters:
View a summary list of our e-Newsletters before 2014.
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Silvopasture getting closer look in Southeast
Dr. Alan Franzluebbers didn’t go looking for silvopasture; the practice was waiting for him. The research ecologist relocated four years ago to a position with North Carolina State University’s Department of Soil Science. Having researched pasture systems for more than a decade in Georgia, Franzluebbers inherited a silvopasture study already underway at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems in Goldsboro.
FoodCorps FoodTalks at Farm to Fork 2016
Three service members from FoodCorps NC gave brief "FoodTalks" at the 2016 Farm to Fork; listen to their stories about their experiences with kids, gardens, and cooking food.
CEFS’ End-of-Year Letter
Dear CEFS Supporter, What feeds your growth? There are so many ways to interpret, and answer, that question. Here at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, it's one that we are examining for ourselves, our [...]
CEFS Celebrates its 20th Anniversary!
The crowd gathers at the CEFS Research Farm in Goldsboro On a perfect fall day, several hundred people gather around Ray Archuleta and Steve Woodruff of the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service. They are [...]
Thank You to our 20th Anniversary SOILbration and Special Events Sponsors!
Grand Sponsor Sustaining Sponsors Supporting Sponsors Biltmore Estate Nash Produce USDA-NRCS [...]
CEFS Developing New Initiative to Confront Structural Racism & Food Inequity
With leadership from NC Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), CEFS is embarking on a new university/community collaboration to address structural racism and inequities in our food system. The developing initiative will build on [...]
CEFS Receives Over $2.5 Million in Competitive Grant Funding to Support Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
Researchers at CEFS have received three separate grants totaling more than $2.5 million since July 2014 to support research and education at CEFS' 2000-acre research farm in Goldsboro and on farms across the state. In [...]
CEFS’ Community Food Strategies Initiative Working to Support, Coordinate Statewide Food Systems Work
"Building a network of networks" In 2008 and 2009, CEFS convened hundreds of food system stakeholders from across the state in "Farm to Fork", a groundbreaking exploration of action opportunities for building a local, [...]
Board Member Spotlight: The Honorable Eva Clayton
Eva Clayton Eva Clayton made history in November 1992 when she became the first woman elected to Congress from the State of North Carolina, and the first African American since 1901. Congresswoman Clayton represented [...]
NC 10% Campaign Releases Collards in the Cafeteria, A Video Taste of Farm-to-School in Gaston County
Nestled in the agricultural heart of North Carolina, Gaston County schools are attempting to source 10% of their produce locally. Students love the addition of fresh, local strawberries and watermelons to their menu, but how [...]