Past Events
This is an archive of 2016 past events. To look back at earlier CEFS events and workshops, please visit our 2007-2015 events archive.
COVID-19 Guidance for Packinghouses
June 9 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 amListening Sessions for the Far West Region
June 4 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmCOVID-19 Guidance for U-Pick and Farm Stands
June 2 @ 9:00 am - 10:00 amCDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series – The Landscape of Food Systems Finance
May 28 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmCreating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales
May 21 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmCreating Consumer-Friendly Bulk Meat Sales
May 21 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 amCollaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing (Food Hub Focus)
April 30 @ 7:00 pmP3 Updates for Farmers and Ranchers Affected by COVID-19
April 30 @ 3:00 pmCollaborative Farming/Multifarm Direct to Consumer Marketing
April 27 @ 7:00 pmE-Commerce During COVID-19: Opportunities for Food Producers to Make Direct Market Sales Online
April 24 @ 12:00 pmFood Hubs and Alternative Markets
April 23 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmECE Program Websites Matter to Families NOW & Always
April 22 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmMitigating Immediate Harmful Impacts of COVID-19 on Farms and Ranches Selling through Local and Regional Food Markets
April 22 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmRacial Equity, Hunger and COVID-19
April 21 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pmFarm Health and Safety Considerations for COVID-19
April 17 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pmWhat the COVID-19 Crisis Tells Us about Structural Racism
April 16 @ 8:30 pmNational MarketMaker Program
April 16 @ 4:00 pm - 5:30 pmCDFA Food Systems Finance Webinar Series: Disaster Recovery for the Food System
April 16 @ 2:00 pmTips for Facilitating Excellent Virtual Meetings
April 16 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pmNutrition during the COVID-19 Crisis
April 16 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLocal Foods Purchasing 101
April 14 @ 10:00 amHow to Create a Free Online Store for Your Farm
April 9 @ 7:00 pmFinding Farm Workers & Finding Farms to Work On with NC FarmLink
April 9 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pmLatinx community, COVID-19 and k-12 education
April 9 @ 1:00 pmRapid Response Briefing: Helping Food and Farm Businesses Navigate CARES Act Financial Assistance Programs
April 8 @ 4:00 pmHow to Manage When You and Your Family’s Lives Have Been Upended
April 8 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmRace Forward Virtual Building Racial Equity Trainings
April 7 @ 10:00 am - 4:30 pmFarm to School Working Group
April 3 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmNC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative Announcement
April 3 @ 10:30 amBest Practices for Small Farm Marketers During the COVID-19 Pandemic
April 3 @ 8:30 am - 9:30 amPandemic and Sanitizing ZOOM Training for Produce Growers
April 3 @ 8:30 amFacilitating Virtually #2 – Using Agendas for Action
April 2 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pmHow to Create a Free On-Line Store for Your Farm
March 31 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmNorth Carolina Novel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop 2020
March 12 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pmThe Business of Meat Production
March 9 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pmFlame Weeding Demonstration
March 3 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmHow to Make Money on the Farm
February 1 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pmHow to Make More Money on the Farm
January 30 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHow to Make More Money on the Farm
January 16 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmHigh Tunnel Workshop Training
January 14 @ 12:00 pm - January 15 @ 3:00 pmEmPOWERing Growth in Agribusiness
December 5, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 4:30 pm2019 NC Food Council Gathering
December 5, 2019 - December 6, 2019EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Information Session
November 21, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 amClay County Cooperative Extension Center Hemp Symposium
November 15, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmIs your Farm Covered by the Produce Safety Rule?
November 6, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pmRegion A Agricultural Opportunities Webinar: Food System Assessment
November 1, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am2019 Carolina Meat Conference: The Future of Local Meat
October 6, 2019 @ 10:00 am - October 7, 2019 @ 5:00 pmNC Farm to School Summit 2019
September 19, 2019 - September 20, 2019Farm to Fork Annual Sustainable Agriculture Lecture with Dr. Monica White
September 5, 2019 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pmSilvopasture Field Day
July 25, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:45 pmOrganic Commodities Field Day
July 22, 2019 @ 8:30 am - 12:30 pmFresh Produce Food Safety
June 25, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmN.C. A&T Small Farms Field Day
June 6, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pmFarm to Fork Picnic
June 2, 2019 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmInnovative Hand Tool Workshop @ Fair Share Farm
May 22, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmInnovative Hand Tool Workshop
April 24, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm33rd Annual N.C. A&T Small Farms Week
March 24, 2019 @ 9:00 am - March 30, 2019 @ 5:00 pmAgroecology Education Farm Spring Farm Tour
March 21, 2019 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmFinancial Analysis and Budget Planning for Small Farmers
March 20, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmHands-on Blueberry Pruning
February 13, 2019 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmCelebration of Southern Food with John T. Edge
December 6, 2018 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmPop-up Dinner Featuring Jacob Boehm of Snap Pea Underground & Catering
November 4, 2018 @ 5:30 pm - 9:00 pmIntroduction to Beekeeping Workshop
October 24, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pmFarm to Fork in the Garden (Charlotte)
September 23, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmMarketing Local Meat: a Hands-on Intensive for Meat Producers
August 23, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pmReFraming Food: Policy and Poetry
June 22, 2018 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmN.C. A&T Small Farms Field Day
June 14, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pmFarm to Fork Picnic
June 3, 2018 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmSmall Ruminant Workshop
May 19, 2018 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pmNC Leadership & Women’s Cattle Handling Workshop
May 10, 2018 @ 8:00 am - May 11, 2018 @ 5:00 pmThe Last Crop: Movie Showing & Discussion Panel
March 20, 2018 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmNovel Tall Fescue Renovation Workshop
March 14, 2018 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pmHands-On Blueberry Pruning Workshop
February 20, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmGrowing Shiitake Mushrooms
February 8, 2018 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pmOrganic Business Planning Workshop for Extension Agents
January 29, 2018 @ 8:00 am - January 30, 2018 @ 5:00 pmAmazing Grazing Workshop for New and Small Scale Farmers
November 11, 2017 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pmFilm Screening: Look & See – A Portrait of Wendell Berry
October 19, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pmAgroecology On-Farm Dinner
October 7, 2017 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmCarolina Meat Conference
September 25, 2017 @ 8:00 am - September 26, 2017 @ 5:00 pmUgly & Wild: Learning to Love N.C. Fish Premiere
September 13, 2017 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmN.C. A&T Small Farms Field Day
June 15, 2017 @ 8:00 am - 1:00 pmPastured Pork and Poultry Walk, Demonstration, and Intensive for Beginning Farmers
April 20, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 3:15 pmGuest Lecture: Insect Pest Resistance: Novel Approach for Detection and Effective Resistance Management Strategies
April 4, 2017 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmUsing High Tunnels for Season Extension: Introduction & Special Topics
March 28, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 2:30 pmUsing High Tunnels for Season Extension: Introduction & Special Topics
March 27, 2017 @ 9:00 am - 2:30 pmIngredients: Movie & Discussion Panel
March 22, 2017 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmSmall Farms Week at North Carolina A&T
March 19, 2017 - March 25, 2017Hands-on Blueberry Pruning Workshop Featuring Dr. Bill Cline
February 28, 2017 @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pmSeason Extension with High Tunnels
February 8, 2017 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pmSeason Extension with High and Low Tunnels – Maximizing Use & Producing Profits – Jackson Springs, NC
December 12, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pmFresh Produce Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Workshop Series
December 6, 2016 @ 9:00 am - December 7, 2016 @ 5:00 pmSeason Extension with High Tunnels – Maximizing Use & Increasing Profits – Jefferson, NC
November 21, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pmFall High Tunnel Field Day – N.C. A&T, Greensboro NC
November 10, 2016 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm2016 Grassroots Leadership Conference – N.C. A&T, Greensboro NC
November 3, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 3:00 pmFarm to Feast Dinner at the NC State Agroecology Education Farm – Raleigh, NC
October 22, 2016 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pmPostharvest Handling Workshop – Black Mountain – CANCELLED
October 20, 2016ReFraming Food – Storying Work & Play
October 11, 2016 - October 22, 2016Artisanal, Safe and Efficient: The Way Forward for Dairy Producers
October 5, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 5:00 pmNC Choices’ Women Working in the Meat Business
October 2, 2016 - October 4, 2016Pasture to Plate: Pasture Management for Women Livestock Producers
October 1, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 4:30 pmAmazing Grazing Workshop
September 28, 2016 @ 5:30 pm - 8:00 pmSheep Grazier’s Workshop
September 17, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmIntroduction to Farm-Scale Vermicomposting – WORKSHOP FULL
August 31, 2016 @ 8:30 am - 12:00 pmNorth Carolina Beef Cattle Field Day & Beef Quality Assurance Workshop
July 23, 2016 @ 8:15 am - 5:00 pm2016 Southern Cover Crop Conference
July 18, 2016 - July 19, 2016Reframing Food: Storying Work and Play
June 24, 2016 @ 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmGAP One-Day Workshop
June 16, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmFarm to Fork 2016
June 3, 2016 - June 5, 2016Pasture Porkshop
May 25, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pmAquaponics Farm Tour (For Extension Educators)
April 13, 2016 @ 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmGood Agricultural Practices One-Day Workshop: Navigating the USDA GAP Audit
April 11, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pmPostharvest Handling for Enhanced Shelf Life Workshop – Durham County
April 6, 2016 @ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm