Learn More About Local Meat | First Thursdays Sept. – Dec. | Lexington, NC
Learn both meat cutting and cooking skills using chicken, pork, turkey, and beef all purchased from local farmers!
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.
Meat conference in Winston-Salem focuses on sustainable practices
The NC Choices Carolina Meat Conference is holding its annual conference downtown at the Millennium Center. The conference draws about 300 farmers, meat processors, chefs and others interested in meat production in North Carolina.
The NC Farm to Early Care and Education Initiative Connects Local Farms and Early Childhood Education Centers Throughout North Carolina
Last year, CEFS was awarded a two-year grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to focus on creating connections between farms and early childhood education centers and family child care homes in North Carolina.
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.
Farm to Fork Picnic to celebrate relationship between chefs, farmers, food artisans
This June, more than 70 farms and restaurants will come together for the 10th annual Farm to Fork Picnic to celebrate the partnerships that have helped make the Triangle a food destination.
NC 10% Campaign and RTI International Develop Online Dashboards to Illustrate Local Foods Spending Data in North Carolina
The NC 10% Campaign and RTI International teamed up to develop a series of online dashboards to help local farmers, consumers, businesses, and leaders make informed decisions about buying and selling local foods.