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Lee County Center
Learn more about our upcoming workshop for current and aspiring farmers on marketing!

Upcoming Workshop: Marketing for Farmers

Workshop DetailsDate: November 8thTime: 4 - 6 pmLocation: N.C. Cooperative Extension - Lee County Center McSwain Center Extension Education and Agriculture Center2420 Tramway Road, Sanford NC For…

Local Food
NC Farmers Market Network logo

Announcing the Formation of the North Carolina Farmers Market Network (NCFMN)

The newly-established North Carolina Farmers Market Network (NCFMN) seeks to lift up farmers markets and support market managers. The NCFMN was formally incorporated as a nonprofit following several…

Union County Center
We Grow Union County - Spring 2022

Springing Into Extension

Spring is in the air, and so much is happening at UC Extension. With the arrival of spring, comes an air of celebration, as the sun shines and flowers bloom. UC Extension has had a whirlwind of…

Randolph County Center
Phone screen: Visit NC Farms; Grown, Raised, Caught, Made, Experienced; Explore Farmers Markets

Promoting Local Foods With the Farmers' Market Alliance

The pandemic has strained many aspects of life in the last few years, disrupting supply chain issues in the food system and exacerbating preexisting food security challenges to name a few. According…

Dairy
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Pandemic Response and Safety Grant Program Open

The Pandemic Response and Safety (PRS) Grant Program provides grants to specialty crop producers and processors, other select producers, meat and other processors, distributors, and farmers markets…

Union County Center
Pink Flowers Bloomed

Fall Outings and Planting

Now that schools are in session and Labor Day is here, my thoughts turn to fall, even though our temperatures are still on the warm, if not the hot side. Fall brings crisp cool, sunny days with azure…

Carteret County Center
Plant It Forward

Donate Your Extra Produce

Share your garden harvest on Saturdays for those in need."Plant It Forward" as summer vegetables are ripe for the picking, help your community by bringing your extra produce on Saturdays to the Old…

Moore County Center
produce at farmers' market

Farmers Market Manager Call

February 9th 9:00am-10:00am Join a statewide network of farmers market managers and partner organizations to discuss best practices for running a safe market during the pandemic, strategies for…

Growing Small Farms
Person kneeling harvesting red and green lettuce heads into a plastic bin

Farm Visit Snapshots: Granite Springs Farm

From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms website. A big part of my job as an Agriculture Agent is visiting farms to provide…

Growing Small Farms
Chickens feeding at red feeder in fenced pasture with coop and person nearby

Farm Visit Snapshots: Perry-Winkle Farm

From Chatham County Agriculture Agent Debbie Roos: Farm Visit Snapshots are a new feature on my Growing Small Farms website. A big part of my job as an Agriculture Agent is visiting farms to provide…