The Extension Publications link below lists publications specifically focused on local food system topics. Additional publications related to production, gardening, and more can be found in the Extension Resource Catalog. http://localfood.ces.ncsu.edu/local-food-extension-publications/
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The Extension Publications link below lists publications specifically focused on local food system topics. Additional publications related to production, gardening, and more can be found in the Extension Resource Catalog. http://localfood.ces.ncsu.edu/local-food-extension-publications/
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CEFS is a major partner with NC Cooperative Extension in our Local Foods Flagship Program. Find out more....
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The limitations that consumers face to accessing local food can be understood as an interaction of individual and environmental factors. http://localfood.ces.ncsu.edu/food-access-food-security/
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The North Carolina Growing Together project, in collaboration with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension's Local Foods Flagship Program, has created a mapped inventory of businesses that serve as intermediary steps in local food supply chains. You can help keep it current, too! http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/statewide-infrastructure-map.html
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Community Food Strategies is working to network, provide tools and resources for, and provide technical assistance to food councils across North Carolina. http://communityfoodstrategies.com/
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Wednesday September 14 at 5:30 pm Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos will be giving a tour of Chatham County Cooperative Extension’s Pollinator Paradise Demonstration Garden at Chatham Mills in Pittsboro. The garden was designed to MORE » – from 
Growing Small Farms
Keep the Customers Coming! Kevin Hardison – NCDA Marketing Specialist Good Agriculture Practices GAPs guidelines update Kathryn Holmes – NCCE Extension Agent Lessons Learned Larry Smith – Smith Farms Ag Ventures 2016 Project MORE » – from NC AgVentures
GRIFFIN, Georgia – The Call for Proposals for the 2017 Producer Grants, intended for farmers/ranchers and farmer/rancher organizations throughout the Southern region, is now available from the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education MORE » – from North Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
GRIFFIN, Georgia — The Call for Proposals for the 2017 On-Farm Research Grants, intended for agricultural professionals throughout the Southern region, has been released by the Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education MORE » – from North Carolina Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program
Photos by Debbie Roos, Chatham County Cooperative Extension In late 2008, I planted a demonstration pollinator garden at Chatham Mills to provide forage from early spring to late fall for pollinators such as honey MORE » – from Growing Small Farms
Davon Goodwin is a prime example of what it means to work hard and have a big heart. Davon launched OTL Farms this fall as an application of the lessons he learned from MORE » – from NC Farm School
Click HERE for the latest Newsletter! Articles include: Spooktacular Plants Chalkbark maple Butterhead and leaf lettuces Soil testing for sustainable nutrient management and much MORE » – from Extension Gardener
Web-based course is designed to educate growers about food safety on the farm, explain the USDA GHP/GAP audit process, and assist in the process of developing a food safety program and writing a food MORE »
USDA Launches First-Ever Local Foods Survey. For more information see the USDA press release here: http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Newsroom/2016/04_07_2016.php Producers who receive the 2015 Local Food Marketing Practices Survey from NASS are strongly encouraged to respond. MORE »
Via the Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Get your taste buds ready…tickets for the 2016 Farm to Fork Picnic Weekend are on sale NOW at www.farmtoforknc.com! Mark your calendars for June 3-5, 2016 MORE »
Center for Environmental Farming Systems’ NC Choices Director Sarah Blacklin Recognized by Farm Credit in National Search for 100 Fresh Perspectives Shaping Rural America and Agriculture Media contact: JJ Richardson, CEFS Communications Specialist, MORE »
NC Cooperative Extension will be offering two workshops to help potential grant applicants understand, develop, and submit their Federal grant applications for the $30 million Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program. These workshops MORE »
Funding is now available for the fiscal year 2016 Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Program (FMLFPP) and Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP). Please see link to stakeholder announcements below. To find MORE »
