local food economy

Twilight Farms Tours: Mighty Gnome Market Garden

Twilight Farms Tours Join EMFS, and the Haywood Community College Small Business Center as we meet two Haywood farmers with Unique Market and Production Practices. Please note that farm tours are open only to owners of currently operating farms. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Mighty Gnome Market Garden This farm plans its CSA from [...]

Theresa Stone2026-03-12T12:15:29-04:00March 9th, 2026|CEFS, EMFS|

Twilight Farms Tours – Ten Acre Farms

Join EMFS, and the Haywood Community College Small Business Center as we meet two Haywood farmers with Unique Market and Production Practices. Please note that farm tours are open only to owners of currently operating farms. Space is limited, and pre-registration is required. Tour One - Ten Acre Farm The Ten Acre Garden offers visitors the chance to [...]

Theresa Stone2026-03-12T12:14:37-04:00March 9th, 2026|CEFS, EMFS|

March SERV Safe: Food Safety Manager’s Course & Exam EBCI County

This program is for foodservice managers and supervisory staff in any foodservice establishment. Join instructor, Kimberly Terrell, Family and Consumer Science Agent with the Macon County Cooperative Extension Office, as she teaches the SERV Safe course and facilitates the SERV Safe exam at the EBCI Extension. (Ginger Lynn Welch Complex, 810 Acquoni Rd. Cherokee, NC 28719) [...]

Theresa Stone2026-02-09T09:14:01-05:00February 9th, 2026|CEFS, EMFS, Workshops|

Road Ready: Food Truck Fundamentals

Get ready to roll into the world of food trucks and learn the secrets of success at Road Ready: Food Truck Fundamentals! Ready to put your food truck dreams in gear? On March 25th and 26th you’ll have two full days with the experts who can help you get real and get on the road [...]

Theresa Stone2026-01-27T11:18:13-05:00January 20th, 2026|CEFS, EMFS, Workshops and Educational Programs|

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!

CEFS2018-08-20T13:46:48-04:00July 10th, 2018|NC Choices, NC Cooperative Extension, NC Growing Together|

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.

CEFS2018-06-22T10:44:04-04:00June 13th, 2018|Amazing Grazing, NC 10% Campaign, NC Choices, NC Cooperative Extension, NC Growing Together|

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!

CEFS2017-06-13T14:52:38-04:00June 13th, 2017|NC Choices|

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.

CEFS2018-02-14T10:20:41-05:00May 12th, 2017|Media Coverage, News|

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) [...]

Waystone Design2026-03-04T09:27:24-05:00February 27th, 2017|NCGT News|

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.

CEFS2018-02-14T10:26:24-05:00December 5th, 2016|Local Food Economies, Media Coverage, NC Growing Together, News|