Center for Environmental Farming Systems develops/promotes food & farming systems that protect the env., strengthen communities & provide econ. opportunities.
Goldsboro, NC
Joined November 2011
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Since it was launched after #HurricaneHelene, our WNCStrong Youth Service Corps has placed dozens of high school interns on storm-impacted farms in Western North Carolina and contributed thousands of hours of ag labor. Read more about the impacts: cefs.ncsu.edu/wncstrong-2026…
Register today for the 2026 NC Farm to Early Care and Education Institute, taking place September 26 in Rocky Mount. To read the workshop descriptions & register, visit: conta.cc/4A7jLuJ
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🌱 Want to extend your growing season and make the most of your backyard garden? Join us for our next Lunch and Learn: Season Extension for At-Home Production on October 13 from 12-1pm. Start growing earlier and keep growing later in the season. Register: go.ncsu.edu/garden-planning-…
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Gwyneth Rampton, CEFS Board Member & VP of Sustainability at @compassgroupusa, will be joining @foodtank as a speaker during Climate Week NYC.
Read more: eventbrite.com/e/climate-wee…
Building healthy soil is a long game rooted in patience, regional knowledge and meeting farmers where they are.
Read more from Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, CEFS Director based at NC State: uvm.edu/instituteforagroecol…
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A new project at @NCState, Farm to Classroom, will offer fresh ideas that NC biology teachers can implement with confidence in the classroom, inspired by field trips to farms, plant nurseries and ag labs. Learn more about how CEFS is involved: morningagclips.com/planting-…
🌱 Want to extend your growing season and make the most of your backyard garden? Join us for our next Lunch and Learn: At-Home Production on October 13 from 12-1pm. This session is geared towards backyard growers of all sizes. Register: go.ncsu.edu/garden-planning-…
Join us 9/16 in Goldsboro, NC for an Organic Soil Health Field School. This train-the-trainer workshop is designed for Extension agents, farmers, educators, agency partners and agricultural stakeholders. Register: cefs.ncsu.edu/event/organic-…
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Interested in North Carolina’s local meat economy? Join us Aug. 6 for The Grounded Table webinar to learn how pasture-raised meat supports farms, food and the land and how to buy directly from local farmers.🥩
Register: cefs.ncsu.edu/event/the-grou…
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Bring your kids to a fun day discovering local & sustainable ag @MarblesRaleigh! Join @infocefs on Saturday, July 18th, for the Farm to Fork Kids Fest. Explore where food comes from while enjoying smoothies prepared using fresh local ingredients. Tickets: MarblesKidsMuseum.org
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Applications are open for the CEFS 2026 Graduate Fellows Program at @ncstate, providing financial support for those studying sustainable ag & local food systems! We've expanded the program to include Climate Fellows. Learn more & apply by July 31: go.ncsu.edu/cefs-fellows
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Interviewed on @wunc's Due South, CEFS-affiliated faculty member Matt Poore discussed the profound, compounding impacts of this historic drought on North Carolina's livestock & ag sector: wunc.org/show/due-south/2026…
Read more about strategies for livestock producers to manage extreme drought: cherokee.ces.ncsu.edu/news/m…
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Maximize productivity while minimizing inputs in your farm or garden! Join Melissa Bell for a virtual Lunch & Learn: Companion Planting and Cover Crops. Learn how plant pairings support pollinators and how cover crops build healthier soil. Register: go.ncsu.edu/garden-planning-…
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Interested in raising pastured pork?🐖🌾Join NC Cooperative Extension & NC Choices on June 25 for a Pasture Pork workshop + farm tour @ncatsuaggies Farm Pavilion in Greensboro! Topics: breed selection, herd & pasture mgmt, meat businesses + more. Register: go.ncsu.edu/pasturedpork
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