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:
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Second Annual Carolina Meat Conference a Huge Success!
Richard & Ronnie Huettman of Acre Station Meat Farm, 2012 Commercial Meat Processor of the Year The Second Annual NC Choices Carolina Meat Conference was held in early December 2012 in the beautiful and [...]
Cafeteria Taste-Testing
By Sarah Dixon, Gaston Cooperative Extension FoodCorps Service Member October's kale salad was a riotous affair, given that it was our first time doing the taste tests and the kids' first time seeing the garden [...]
Winter Update from our CEFS Livestock Apprentice
By Rachael Kearns, CEFS Apprentice Rachael Kearns Rachael Kearns is CEFS' first primarily livestock-based apprentice. Her experience prior to the apprenticeship involved conducting research on animal behavior and physiology; however, it was through the [...]
SOSA Hits the Ground Running in 2013!
The Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture (SOSA) Workshop Series calendar is filling up fast! Normally, we ease into the workshop season, with the bulk of our workshops starting in early spring. Not this year -- we [...]
Thank You Sponsors!
CEFS gratefully acknowledges the sponsors of the 2013 Sustainable Agriculture Lecture featuring Maya Wiley: Lead Sponsor: Visionary Sponsor: Sustaining Sponsors: The Support Center Sustainable Food NC NC Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (NC SARE) Steward [...]
Upcoming Events
February 27: CEFS' Annual Sustainable Agriculture Lecture Featuring Food Justice Advocate Maya Wiley Maya Wiley Please join CEFS and the NC Agricultural Foundation Inc., for CEFS' Annual Sustainable Agriculture Lecture Featuring Maya Wiley, on [...]
From the Ground Up: News and Updates from the CEFS Research Farm
By Andrew Meier, Superintendent, Cherry Research Farm February 2013 The Farm crew has been busy during the past month! They have been working with university faculty and other volunteers to prune the Loblollys and some [...]
Holiday Greetings from CEFS!
Dear Friend, We are coming to the close of a truly momentous year at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), and we want to include you in our success, our gratitude, and our rejoicing. [...]
Message from the Directors
In recent months, CEFS' local food systems programming has received significant national and international attention, which we have been excited and honored to receive. In fact, our two Directors' schedules can barely keep up! In [...]
New Board Member Spotlight: Dr. Norman Wirzba
Dr. Norman Wirzba, a Research Professor of Theology, Ecology, and Rural Life at Duke University Divinity School and a Research Professor at Duke's Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, joined the CEFS Board [...]