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NC Grape Festival
Come out and enjoy the NC Grape Festival! Posted: 9/30/13Extension Gardener Fall Newsletter Now Available
The Extension Gardener newsletter is written by horticultural experts with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service. Each issue provides timely statewide information as well as regional information written specifically for … MORE » Posted: 9/30/13Reaping What They Sow: Farms Seek Bigger Place at the Table
Ted M. Natt Jr., staff writer | Posted in The Pilot: Sunday, September 29, 2013 7:55 am First came Sandhills Farm to Table. Then a feasibility study validating the … MORE » Posted: 9/30/13September, 2013, Extension Newsletter
We hope you will enjoy reading our latest newsletter detailing programs and activities of the past few months. Click HERE to read. Posted: 9/27/13Quick & Easy Holiday Appetizers Workshop
Prepare for the holidays with new appetizer recipes and ideas that will leave your guest talking for weeks about your delicious and tasty treats. We will also discuss food … MORE » Posted: 9/26/13LINKS
- Center For Environmental Farming Systems
- North Carolina Food Advisory Council
- Statewide Action Guide for Building a Local Food Economy in NC
Publications, Information, and News
- Backyard Flocks and Eggs
- Buy through a Community-Supported Agriculture Program
- Find Local Foods by Picking Your Own Produce
- Find Local Foods in Grocery Stores and Co-ops
- Find Local Foods through Food Buying Clubs
- Food Safety and Home Food Preservation
- From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy
- Growing Small Farms - NCCE Chatham County Center
- Meat Buying Clubs - from NC Choices
- Shop at Farmers' Markets, Tailgate Markets and Roadside Stands
- Start a community garden
- Start a workplace CSA
- The Produce Lady - Video tips on preparing local foods
Resources
- Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
- Feast Downeast - Bringing Local Farmers to Market
- Food Routes
- Foothills Fresh
- Local Harvest
- N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services' Farm Fresh
- NC MarketReady
- The 10% Campaign - Building North Carolina's Local Food Economy




