Laura Lauffer interviews Organic Grower School’s Nicole DelCogliano, Director of Program and Human Resources, to discuss their program series on on Holistic Crop Management. The Organic Grower’s School’s mission is to offer organic educational opportunities to farmer, home growers, and others across North Carolina.

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.

Laura Lauffer interviews WNC energyCAP Project Coordinator Christina Newhouse to discuss the WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP). EnergyCAP aims to support and empower WNC farmers and small businesses in discovering good energy decisions that will help their bottom line and create a more robust and resilient local economy and regional energy system.

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.

Laura Lauffer interviews Audubon Conservation Biologist Aimee Tomcho to discuss the ForestHer NC program and women land stewardship in NC! ForestHer NC supports, educates, and empowers a community of women landowners and natural resources professionals to engage in forest conservation and land stewardship in North Carolina.

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.

Laura Lauffer interviews Blue Ridge Food Ventures CEO Smithson Mills. We discuss how you can realize your value-added product dream with grant resources from EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems project along with production equipment, training, and consultation from Blue Ridge Food Ventures. Recorded on October 30, 2020.

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.

Christina Newhouse interviews Nancy Long of Long Family Farms & Gallery in Murphy, NC. We discuss how an EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems apprenticeship program created digital marketing tools and a business logo to help the Longs work smarter, not harder. Recorded on October 30, 2020.

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.

Christina Newhouse interviews Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sherry Raines. We discuss Visit NC Farms Mobile App & Promoting Agritourism in Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties!
Recorded on October 16, 2020.EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.

Laura Lauffer interviews WNC AgOptions Project Coordinator Jennifer Ferre. We discuss 2021 grant applications for farmers diversifying or expanding their businesses with funding from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. The application deadline is Nov. 20. Recorded on October 9, 2020.

EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems is a three year project funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, and NC State University.