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CEFS news, announcements, press releases and media coverage.
Under Secretary of USDA to Help Launch Produce Ped’lers Program
For Immediate Release: May 1st, 2012 Download a printable .pdf of this press release. Media Contact Shorlette Ammons, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Ph: 919-288-0192 | sammonss@ncat.edu
NC Choices Receives Support from the NC Rural Center to Assist Commercial Meat Processors
For Immediate Release: March 20th, 2012 Download a printable .pdf of this press release. Media Contact Casey McKissick casey@ncchoices.com
Lowes Foods Pledges Support to the North Carolina 10% Campaign
RALEIGH (March 7, 2012) —Lowe’s Foods Stores, Inc. of Winston-Salem has signed on as a major partner of the 10% Campaign, a North Carolina initiative designed to encourage consumers to spend 10 percent of their [...]
Message from the Directors
Winter Greetings from CEFS! We are very happy to report that a number of our local foods initiatives are blossoming within the North Carolina Cooperative Extension organization. NC State University and NC Agricultural & Technical [...]
New CEFS Research Unit: Pasture-Based Meat Goats
Goats have been spotted at CEFS' 2000-acre research farm in Goldsboro, NC! The new Pasture-Based Meat Goat Unit has been developed on roughly 5 acres of land and includes a herd of Boer females that [...]
Winter Farm Musings
By Callie Herron, CEFS' Small Farm Unit Winter Apprentice Callie with the Small Farm Unit's weekly harvest. The constant presence of new life and death on farm has had a profound impact [...]
Welcome (back) Byran Green
Busha building new chicken houses at the Small Farm Unit. CEFS is happy to welcome back Bryan "Busha" Green as its Small Farm Manager. The Small Farm Unit is one of eight [...]
CEFS Celebrates Food Day October 24-26
For Immediate Release: October 19th, 2011 Download a printable .pdf of this press release. Media Contact Lisa Forehand, Center for Environmental Farming Systems Ph: 919-513-0954 | lisa_forehand@ncsu.edu
Just One Year In CEFS Campaign Tracks $5.7 Million in Local Food Purchases
Individuals, businesses and governments embrace initiative to grow N.C.’s economy RALEIGH (July 20, 2011) —The Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ statewide initiative to stimulate economic development, create jobs and promote North Carolina’s farms and fisheries [...]
Piggly Wiggly Joins CEFS’ 10% Campaign
All 33 N.C. stores pledge to source more local foods RALEIGH (April 11, 2011) —Piggly Wiggly, “America’s first” self-service grocery store has added another first to its list: the first grocery store to pledge to [...]