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CEFS news, announcements, press releases and media coverage.
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 [...]
Shorlette Ammons Awarded Food Equity Fellowship from the Center for Social Inclusion
Shorlette Ammons Shorlette Ammons, CEFS' Community-Based Food Systems Outreach Coordinator, has been awarded a one year Food Equity fellowship by the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI). Based in New York, CSI is a national [...]
CEFS is Working to Help Build the Food System in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area!
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) are partnering with the Centralina Council of Governments and the Catawba Regional Council of Governments to support CONNECT [...]
CEFS’ Farm to Fork Action Plan Operations Manager, Teisha Wymore, Learns about Agriculture and Sustainable Tourism in Cuba
Teisha hard at work! Teisha Wymore, CEFS' Farm to Fork Action Plan Operation Manager, recently visited Cuba as part of a summer study abroad course in Sustainable Tourism development. Through the program, offered by [...]
Welcome Evan Taylor!
Evan Taylor has joined the CEFS team as a research specialist at CEFS' 2000-acre research facility in Goldsboro. Evan brings years of experience at NCDA research stations including the Caswell Research Farm and the Cunningham [...]
Upcoming Events
The Third Annual Carolina Meat Conference, December 9-10 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 [...]
Shorlette Ammons Awarded Food Equity Fellowship from the Center for Social Inclusion
September 23, 2013: For Immediate Release Raleigh, NC: Shorlette Ammons, CEFS’ Community-Based Food Systems Outreach Coordinator, has been awarded a one-year Food Equity fellowship by the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI). Based in New York, [...]