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CEFS Announces a New Cohort of Interns for Fall 2022
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) is thrilled to announce a new cohort of CEFS interns that will collaborate with food policy councils, local farms, and businesses across North Carolina. Eight Food-Inspired Resilience [...]
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture Awards New Grant to Support NC Farm to School Online Training Initiative
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a two year, $219,458 grant to North Carolina Extension/North Carolina State University and the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) to expand our online farm to school course into a Farm to School Collaborative Training Initiative (NCF2SCTI).
$30 Million Awarded to Support Grassland Farmers in Climate-Smart Agriculture
The Forage & Grassland Program in the Crop and Soil Sciences Department at NC State University is part of a team that received a $30 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities.
CEFS Events Assistant
This position will directly support the event planning of the CEFS Farm to Fork Picnic scheduled for June 2023. This position will also be part of the CEFS Business and Events Team (CBET) and will participate in the logistics of other major CEFS events and business as needed.
NC Farm to Early Care and Education Initiative Launches Farm to ECE “2.0” Institute with Generous Support from PNC Bank
Thanks to a generous charitable contribution from PNC Bank, the NC Farm to Early Care and Education (ECE) Initiative will host its first Farm to ECE “2.0” Institute for past Farm to ECE Collaborative participants, farmers and Extension agents. This Institute will take place Sept. 10, 2022, at the NC County Extension office in Guilford County.
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems Announces Recipients of 2022-2023 NC State Graduate Student Fellowships
We are pleased to announce the recipients of our 2021-2022 North Carolina State University Graduate Student Fellowships. Read about the Fellows and their research.
Community-Based Food Systems Research Scholar
We are hiring a Community-Based Food Systems Research Scholar to work with a multi-partner team: North Carolina (NC) Cooperative Extension, the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), and P1tLab
CEFS Apprenticeship at the Small Farm Unit
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are seeking a temporary apprentice to serve the needs of the Small Farm Unit in Goldsboro, NC, in the development [...]
Digital Story: Building Community-Based, Equitable Food Systems in North Carolina Through Farm to Early Care and Education
Read the North Carolina Digital Story on Every Child Thrives, "Building Community-Based, Equitable Food Systems in North Carolina Through Farm to Early Care and Education," about the work, successes and innovation of the Farm to Early Care [...]
CEFS Supply Chain Interns Support Local Food Hubs
CEFS' Supply Chain Internship supports local food hubs in increasing their capacity to connect farmers with institutional markets. The Farm to Senior Services (F2SS) program is based in three pilot counties across North Carolina and aims to increase local food procurement in county-based senior food services. During summer 2021, three supply chain interns were based at different food hubs where they improved their professional skills while moving the goals of the pilot program forward.