CEFS’ 25th Anniversary Video Series Chapter 1: Founding Story (2019)

Twenty-five years ago, a groundbreaking partnership was established in North Carolina. NC State University, NC Agricultural and Technical State University, and the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services founded the Center for Environmental Farming Systems at Cherry Research Farm in Goldsboro on February 1, 1994.

Non-profit organizations including NC Farm Bureau Federation, Land Loss Prevention Project, Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA and Carolina Farm Stewardship Association joined with farmers and citizens to advise the process.  Listen to the story from the founders themselves…

Food councils: Why, who, and what? (2019)

What is a food council? And what do food councils do and look like in North Carolina? This video shares the value, the players, and actions of food councils told from the perspective of food council members across the state of North Carolina. Our team at Community Food Strategies is forever grateful to work with such inspiring, creative people improving the quality of life in their communities through food. Community Food Strategies is multi-organizational project initiative that works to empower local food councils and networks to create community-led collaboration and equitable policy change at the local, state, and national level. Community Food Strategies is funded by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation of North Carolina and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation.