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Jun 15, 2022

FoodCon 2023

Save the date for February 16th 2023! Info about the event about how to register. 

NC State Compost Facility Tour

Jan 9, 2022

NC State Compost Facility Tour

Join us for a tour of the Compost Facility and Research Cooperative to learn about NC State's closed-loop organic waste management system. 

FoodCon

Jan 8, 2022

MBA FoodCon 2022

FoodCon is an annual conference that celebrates the food and agri-business community. 

Kalera CEO Makes an Impact on the Future of Farming

Sep 13, 2021

Kalera CEO Makes an Impact on the Future of Farming

When he enrolled in North Carolina State University’s College of Management, Daniel Malechuk (’03) didn’t picture himself working in the food industry, but he couldn’t be more proud today of his role in the future of sustainable farming. 

Farmer out standing in his soybean field. Photo credit Roger W Winstead

Jun 22, 2015

Chopped produce initiative brings greens from farm to school

Collards and cabbages from farms in Warren County are finding their way back into nearby school cafeterias, thanks to Working Landscape's Chopped Produce Initiative. 

Apr 29, 2015

Water scarcity breeds innovation

Although a severe drought may seem like a plague, scarcity leads to incredible innovation. Out west and in water-scarce regions around the world, humans are developing ways of farming and living that do not allow a single drop of water to go to waste. 

Apr 20, 2015

The Piedmont Farm Tour turns 20

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the Piedmont Farm Tour, an annual pilgrimage for thousands of local eaters seeking a deeper connection to the people and land that sustain them. 

Feb 18, 2015

Could carbon farming help reverse climate change?

Abundance NC's third annual Climate Adaptation Conference was filled with stories of how innovative farmers are mitigating climate change by putting carbon back into the ground. 

Feb 18, 2015

Farmers prepare for changing climate

Abundance NC's third annual Climate Adaptation Conference was filled with strategies farmers are using to prepare for a changing climate. 

Feb 1, 2015

ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE KEEPS AFRICAN AMERICAN LAND IN THE FAMILY

Roanoke Electric's Sustainable Forestry and African American Land Retention Program helps landowners implement sustainable forestry technique to generate revenue from their forests and keep the land in the family.