NCGT Releases Farmstead Creamery Report

Photo by Debbie Roos. June 2015 -- NC Growing Together has released a baseline survey on North Carolina's growing farmstead creamery industry. A "farmstead" creamery, by definition, is one that manufactures on-farm, value-added dairy products made exclusively with milk from that farm. The survey summarizes data on 13 goat creameries and 10 cow [...]

2018-09-15T11:06:21-04:00June 2nd, 2015|NCGT News|

NCGT and the NC 10% Campaign Connect Farmers and Buyers

March 2015 - On March 2 at the Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh, approximately 20 North Carolina growers and buyers sat across tables from each other, in a kind of business development speed-dating.  They had eight minutes to decide if they were potentially a good fit for each others' business.  Attendees included produce farmers from all [...]

2018-09-15T11:10:21-04:00April 1st, 2015|NCGT News|

NCGT Study Shows Local Meat Availability Has Positive Effects on Grocery Shoppers

The refridgerator unit is clean and the lighting is good. You can clearly read the labels on the packaging. The prices are prominently displayed and you can see the brand. The meat being sold in this section is locally produced at the Henry and Nina's farm in Granville County, NC. January 2015 - [...]

2018-09-15T11:15:27-04:00January 27th, 2015|NCGT News|
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