small farmers

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|

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!

CEFS2018-07-24T08:08:43-04:00July 23rd, 2018|NC Choices, NC Cooperative Extension|

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|

We have partnered with food marketing coach Jill Willett to offer this special webinar to the NC Choices community. When it comes to successfully marketing your meat business, there are six key areas that need some seeeeerious attention.

CEFS2018-02-20T19:23:58-05:00February 20th, 2018|NC Choices|

Small Farms Field Day 2017 at N.C. A&T State University

The largest classroom at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University isn’t just for faculty and students.

CEFS2017-07-10T11:48:15-04:00July 6th, 2017|Agrophile, News|

Five Questions with CEFS Graduate Fellow Angel Cruz

Five questions with Angel Cruz, a CEFS Graduate Fellow who recently graduated from N.C. State with a Ph.D. in Agroecology. She used participatory action research (PAR) to conduct research with smallholder farmers in rural El Salvador for a three-year research project to evaluate the role of sustainable soil management in improving food security for smallholder farming communities.

CEFS2017-05-18T08:37:58-04:00May 18th, 2017|Agroecology, Agrophile, News|