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Huffington Post and Modern Farmer Magazine Cover Women in Meat: Women Mean Business at This Meat Industry Conference
Hillary Clinton isn’t the only one cracking the glass ceiling. An annual conference called Women Working in the Meat Business has been empowering female attendees since 2013.
NC Choices’ Women Working in the Meat Business Conference Evolves to Meet Business Needs of Growing Industry
The sold out NC Choices’ Women Working in the Meat Business Conference will host more than 70 women from all over the country in Orange County, NC for three packed days of hands-on training, learning, and networking October 2-4, 2016.
Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ New Local Food Economies Initiative Will Support Local Governments in Local Food Systems Work
September 15, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Rebecca Dunning, Project Manager, NC Growing Together, rddunnin@ncsu.edu or 919-389-2220 Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has launched a new initiative to engage local [...]
Young Activists Fill the Carrack with Intimate Portraits of Food Justice in Reframing Food
"Young Activists Fill the Carrack with Intimate Portraits of Food Justice in Reframing Food," by Victoria Bouloubasis, Indy Week
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.
Raleigh’s Well Fed Community Garden nourishes the body and soul
"Raleigh's Well Fed Community Garden nourishes the body and soul," by Brian Adornetto, WRAL
CEFS Welcomes Dr. Chyi Lyi (Kathleen) Liang as New Co-Director from N.C. A&T
August 22, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: JJ Richardson, CEFS Website and Communications Manager, 919-889-8219 or jblevinr@ncsu.edu Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems is excited to welcome its new Co-Director from North [...]
CEFS Announces Recipients of Inaugural Graduate Student Fellowships
August 11, 2016: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Nancy Creamer, CEFS Director: 919-515-9447 or nancy_creamer@ncsu.edu Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) has announced the first recipients of its Graduate Student Fellowships. The [...]
Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ Food Youth Initiative Wins NC State University’s Opal Mann Green Engagement Award
August 9, 2016: For Immediate Release Media Contact: Tes Thraves, CEFS Youth and Community-Based Food Systems Coordinator, tes_thraves@ncsu.edu or 919-619-8897 Raleigh, NC: The Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ Food Youth Initiative (FYI) has been awarded the [...]
How to Cover the “Buy Local” Movement
"How to Cover the 'Buy Local' Movement," by Lindsey Wisniewski, Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism