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NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council
North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council - one of the "game changer" initiatives that emerged from CEFS' statewide Farm to Fork process - is a legislated body that was formed in 2009 to build [...]
Bye/Adios/ Doviđenja* to our Wonderful 2012 Summer Interns!
* "Goodbye" in Croatian The 2012 Summer Sustainable Agriculture Internship Program has officially drawn to a close. This year's group of 16 students hailed from North Carolina, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Virginia, California, Rhode Island, Oregon, and [...]
CEFS Dairy Unit Develops “CowVac” to Control Horn Flies Without Insecticides
Figure 1 The horn fly is the southern US' most serious cattle pest. This small biting fly takes about 10 to 12 bloodmeals per day; blood loss can be significant because infested cattle may [...]
NCSU Agroecology Education Farm: Up and Growing!
2012 CEFS interns at the Agroecology Education Farm helping to clear brush, weed, and remove trees. We are excited to introduce a new CEFS-supported educational farm at NC State! Led by Dr. Michelle [...]
NC Choices’ Meat Producer Survey Shows Projected Growth, Challenges of Small-Scale Producers Statewide
NC Choices, a CEFS initiative that promotes the advancement of North Carolina's local, niche and pasture-based meat supply, recently conducted an online survey of the state's small-scale meat producers. The survey, which focused on beef, [...]
Welcome to Jennifer MacDougall, CEFS’ Newest Board Member
CEFS is happy to welcome Jennifer MacDougall, Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation's Healthy Active Communities Program Manager, to its Board of Directors. Jennifer is from Cary NC and received both her B.S. [...]
CEFS Graduate Students Participate in Croatian Exchange Program
CEFS doctoral students Suzanne O'Connell (Horticultural and Soil Science) and Aaron Fox (Crop Science and Entomology) have recently returned from a month-long exchange program at the University of Zagreb in Croatia. The program is the [...]
Message From the Directors
Spring Greetings! We begin this letter by celebrating the wonderful success of our May 3rd CEFS Field Day. The NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services' Research Station staff, university faculty and students, the CEFS' [...]
CEFS and Community Partners Launch Produce Ped’lers Program
This summer, get ready for a new sight in Goldsboro: youth-powered rickshaws delivering farmers' market fruits and vegetables to areas of the community that have limited access to fresh produce. It's all part of the [...]
CEFS Field Day a Big Success!
Field Day attendees listen to Dr. Julie Grossman describe no-till organic corn production. CEFS held an official Field Day on May 3, 2012 to highlight its innovative research projects and community initiatives. More [...]