Join us to learn more about the different marketing avenues available for small ruminant producers. When: Wednesday, October 29th, 1 pm - 5 pm Where: N.C. Cooperative Extension- Orange County Center, 1020 U.S. 70 #suite 130 Hillsborough, NC 27278 This workshop will focus on navigating the different marketing strategies for small ruminants and products. We [...]
Join Melissa Bell from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems and John Lyttle, NC Cooperative Extension, Durham County – Agriculture Agent (Small Farms & Local Foods) for an in-person Soil Sampling for Routine Nutrient Analysis event: When: Tuesday, October 28th, 10 am - 12 pm Where: NC State Plant Sciences Building, 840 Oval Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606 Learn why it is [...]
Join NC State Extension Agritourism Specialists as we talk through agritourism on your farm. We’ll kick things off with an introduction and assess if it is right for your farm business. Then we’ll move into more specifics on developing and sustaining a business concept, identifying business resources and understanding how to launch and grow your [...]
The Small Business Center at Maryland Community College will host Prof. Nicholas Brown for a free disaster tax relief webinar. During the webinar, Brown will be using a presentation that can be found at this link. The presentation link will also be shared during the event. The wide-ranging webinar will present information related to the [...]
The Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems (EMFS) project and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Division of Commerce will be hosting a Food Truck Boot Camp in Cherokee, NC. This comprehensive training event, scheduled for November 17-20, 2025, is designed to provide aspiring food truck owners and entrepreneurs with knowledge and [...]
LOOK AND SEE is a cinematic portrait of the changing landscapes and shifting values of rural America in the era of industrial agriculture, as seen through the mind’s eye of writer, farmer, and activist, Wendell Berry. The first documentary about Berry, undoubtedly one of America’s most significant living writers (see “About Wendell Berry” below), LOOK AND [...]
