Marketing Local Meat | An NC Choices Intensive | 8.23.18
Registration is now closed for Marketing Local Meat. There are a few spots available the day of the event. $50 at the Door!
Seeking Poultry Plant Manager at Foothills Processing, LLC, in Marion, NC
Foothills Processing in Marion, NC (Formerly Foothills Pilot Plant) is seeking a Plant Manager in order to resume operation of the only USDA Inspected Poultry Plant for independent producers in NC.
2017 Carolina Meat Conference | September 25 & 26, 2017 | Winston-Salem, NC
Join us for the 5th Carolina Meat Conference – the largest gathering of pastured meat-makers in the country!
Top Of The Local Food Chain
Thanks in part to the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, it’s getting easier for North Carolinians to find fresh food from local farmers in grocery stores, restaurants, schools and farmers markets.
NCGT Supports Planning Focus on Agriculture & Food Systems in Partnership with the NC Chapter of the American Planning Association
NCGT presented at the February APA-NC meeting in Saxapahaw, NC. February 2017 -- NC Growing Together's Local Food Economies initiative is providing resources and tools to professional associations around the state for supporting agricultural economic development and food entrepreneurship. In July 2016, the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NC) invited [...]
Farmers plant seeds for local growth: Orange County farms’ direct-to-consumer sales are part of a national trend
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s 2007’s and 2012 Censuses, the number of Orange County farms that sell straight to consumers has increased by 54 percent since 2007.
New Agricultural Infographics Provide Powerful Tool for Counties and Communities to Examine Their Own Local Food Economies
August/September 2016 -- The USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program funds valuable projects across the U.S. One of the outputs of a recent CEFS-led SARE grant is a set of NC Agricultural Infographics. The infographics - one per county plus one for each of the state's 16 Councils of Government - provide a visual interpretation [...]
A Government Guide on Building Local Food Economies
August/September 2016 -- NCGT's Local Food Economies initiative has released a new Government Guide on Building Local Food Economies. The guide's online format makes it easy for planners, economic developers, and local government administrators to quickly and easily access information they need, for example regulations that impact agriculture at the local level. The guide is a [...]
Statewide Success Stories Illustrate “What’s Working” in Local Food Economic Development
August/September 2016 -- From the Appalachian Farm School in Western North Carolina to non-profit Working Landscapes in Warren County, cities, towns, and rural areas are finding innovative ways to support economic and business development through local foods. A series of case studies compiled by NC Growing Together highlights the range of unique, place- and [...]
NCGT Launches Local Food Economies Initiative
August/September 2016 -- NC Growing Together has launched a new effort to engage local governments in the work of building local food systems. The goal of the Local Food Economies (LFE) initiative is to support the work of local government and economic development agencies as they seek to expand the capacity and potential of [...]