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CEFS news, announcements, press releases and media coverage.
CEFS’ Incubator Farm Project Cultivating New Ideas, Beginnings
Interested in farming but don't know where to dig in, so to speak? You're not alone. Access to land has been identified as one of the top challenges facing new farmers in North Carolina. CEFS' [...]
Upcoming Events
Register now for NC Choices' 2nd Annual Carolina Meat Conference, December 3 & 4 in Bermuda Run, NC. Join a diverse group of professionals within the local and niche meat industry for two days of [...]
Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, to Visit with Young Food Justice Leaders in Goldsboro
For Immediate Release: October 29th, 2012 Download a printable .pdf of this press release. Media Contact Shorlette Ammons, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Ph: 919-288-0192 | [email protected]
NC 10% Campaign Reaches $25 Million in Local Food Purchases
RALEIGH (October 12, 2012) —Break out the North Carolina Chardonnay and raise a toast: the NC 10% Campaign has hit a big milestone. The 10% Campaign, a Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) initiative, encourages [...]
Message from the Directors
Greetings from CEFS! It's the middle of summer and yes, it's hot. According to a recent article by Bill McKibbon published in Rolling Stone: "June broke or tied 3,215 high-temperature records across the United States. [...]
Local Governments See Health, Economic Benefits of Local Foods
The adage "health is wealth" is proving true for a host of North Carolina cities and counties. As the costs of treating nutrition-related diseases like obesity rise (estimated to be $147 billion in 2008) and [...]
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 [...]