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CEFS news, announcements, press releases and media coverage.
CEFS Kicks Off 20th Anniversary at Special Reception Featuring Dr. Ricardo Salvador
Dr. Nancy Creamer, CEFS Co-Director from NC State; Dr. Ricardo Salvador; Dr. John M. O'Sullivan, CEFS Co-Director from NC A&T; and Dr. William Randle, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at [...]
FoodCorps North Carolina and Farm-to-School: A Recipe for Healthy Kids
In honor of CEFS' 20th anniversary, this is the first in a series of stories exploring the impact that CEFS has made on the state of North Carolina and beyond. Radishes! Sitting around a [...]
Upcoming Events
FARM TO FORK PICNIC: June 8 Buy your ticket now! Join a remarkable group of Piedmont farmers & cooks for an evening of food, live music, & fun....and discover why Bon Appetit magazine called Farm to [...]
Holiday Greetings from CEFS!
Dear Friend, Greetings from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). We hope this letter finds you well, as another busy year winds down for all of us. As we write this, we are preparing [...]
NC Choices Presents the Third Annual Carolina Meat Conference
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 30, 2013: NC Choices' Carolina Meat Conference enters its third year of innovative educational programming and unparalleled networking opportunities for niche meat supply chain partners including farmers, processors, chefs, buyers and [...]
Message From the Directors
Dear CEFS Friends, I'm taking the opportunity to kick off the Fall 2013 CEFS e-newsletter and encourage you to browse the many interesting topics contained here. You'll find research, outreach and engagement updates from CEFS' [...]
CEFS Co-Director Dr. John M. O’Sullivan Awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine by Governor McCrory
Dr. John M. O'Sullivan, Professor of Sustainable Agriculture, Local and Community Food Systems at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T) and Co-Director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), has been [...]
NC 10% Campaign Surpasses $50 Million Milestone, Becomes a National Model
The NC 10% Campaign, a CEFS initiative that encourages all North Carolina individuals and businesses to spend 10% of their existing food dollars on locally-produced food, has hit a big milestone. The Campaign, which counts [...]
Board Member Spotlight: Andrea Reusing
Andrea Reusing, chef-owner of acclaimed Chapel Hill restaurant Lantern, has been on the CEFS Board of Advisors since 2006. Reusing is the 2011 winner of the James Beard award for Best Chef: Southeast. She has [...]
CEFS’ Organic Research Unit Hosting Stevia Research Trials
Stevia plants at CEFS Life is a little sweeter these days at the CEFS research farm in Goldsboro. Since 2012, CEFS has been involved in research trials for Stevia, a perennial herb of the [...]