“Relationship Building Is Key”: Lisa Gonzalez and the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Project
Lisa Gonzalez, Regional Area Specialized Agent in Local Foods, serves seven Western NC counties – Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, …
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New Online Poultry Resources Available for 2020
With everything going on in the world right now, we know there is a lot of uncertainty about many …
Land Use Trends, FarmLink Success Stories, Website
Webinar about general land management trends across the state, a handful of NC FarmLink success stories, and how to …
NC Landowners Trust Farm Operators With Conservation Practices
While you may have heard the term ‘absentee landowner’, it might be more appropriate to use the term ‘non-operating …
Find a Farm, Find Farmland, Zoom Webinar, May 13, 7-8:30 p.m.
What: Explore NC State Extension’s NC FarmLink’s web resource to 1) discover farmland available for lease or for sale across …
Let's Talk - NC FarmLink Goes Virtual
William and I were excited when we came on board as the NC FarmLink Co-Directors because we are both …
Mathews Family Farms Connects With NC FarmLink
We are proud to have briefly crossed virtual paths with Kevin Mathews of Mathews Family Farms in the Yadkin River Valley …
Sanders Ridge Farm Brings on New Farmers in Yadkin County
Claudia and Steven Townsend drove the back roads of North Carolina for two years looking for farm lease opportunities …
Using the Right Tool - or the Best Tool Available!
Using the right tool for any given task is always our goal, but we all have made do when …
NC Restaurants Feeding Kids Initiative
Are you a restaurant, catering company or foodservice operation interested in helping feed kids in need during COVID-19 school …
Tips and Strategies for Facilitating Online Meetings
Tips for Facilitating Excellent Virtual Meetings Series of 4 online facilitation training via Zoom every otherThursdays from 12:30-2 p.m. starting …
Updated Notice of Essential Food and Agricultural Employee Form
The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDA&CS) is taking preventive measures in the event that the state …
What Is a Fair Rental Rate for Farmland?
One of the most common questions we get at NC FarmLink is “What is a fair rental rate for this …
Local Food in the Time of Coronavirus
The past several days brought worsening news about the coronavirus adding disruptions to daily life. It looks like this …
Joint SAC / SPC Legislative Advocacy Meeting
Please hold May 4-6, 2020, for the Joint Legislative Advocacy meeting. This year’s meeting will be held at: Raleigh Marriott …
Dharma Creek Farm, near Asheville, Keeps It Real.
When Mark Scearce and Nicole Thoennes were living in Chicago and Los Angeles writing and performing music for television …
U.S. Forest Service Seeking Your Input
The long awaited Pisgah-Nantahala Forest Plan Revision proposal is available for your review. I know this is important to …
Service to the People - Sampson County
This article was contributed by Deborah Johnson from a 2018 event at the N.C. Cooperative Extension of Sampson County …
Cooperative Extension Serves to Meet Community Needs
The N.C. Cooperative Extension State Advisory Council recently met in Wilmington, NC. The following article appeared in the StarNews …
2020 Census
Established by the US Constitution, the US Census Bureau is required to conduct a count of every person in …
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