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Center for Environmental Farming Systems offers workshop series
Story Date: 5/8/2009
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Source: North Carolina State University College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, 5/7/09
The Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture is a series of education,
extension and outreach events offered each year by North Carolina’s
Center for Environmental Farming Systems. Through these events, CEFS
strives to share its knowledge and experience in sustainable agriculture
with producers, agricultural professionals and the general public and to
enable all citizens to take part in creating in a vibrant future for
agriculture. This year’s events will take place through November 2009.
Additional events may be added throughout the season, so watch the Web
site: www.cefs.ncsu.edu.
Unless otherwise stated all workshops will be held at the Center for
Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), located at the Cherry Research
Farm, 201 Stevens Mill Road in Goldsboro, N.C. Driving directions can be
found at www.cefs.ncsu.edu. Workshops after
6 pm and on the weekends are free of charge, and other registration fees
are noted. Contact CEFS (cefs_info@ncsu.edu or 919-513-0954) to learn
about scholarship opportunities, some targeted
at N.C. Cooperative Extension agents.
CEFS, a partnership of North Carolina State University, North Carolina
A&T State University and the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, conducts teaching, research and outreach efforts related to
sustainable agriculture.
News organizations are invited to cover these events and to include them
in calendar listings as well. **
*M A Y
Organic No-Till Production Workshop*
/May 28, 5:00pm–7:00pm/
Location: Looking Back Farm, Tyner, N.C.
Contact: Molly Hamilton at 828-273-1041
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*J U N E
Organic No-Till Production Workshop*
/June 4, 5:00pm–7:00pm/
Location: Pocosin Farms, Pantego, N.C.
Contact: Molly Hamilton at 828-273-1041
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Farm-to-Fork Celebration*
/June 14, 4:00pm–6:30pm/
/Location: Breeze Farm, Hillsborough, N.C.;
/Contact: Meg Ryan O’Donnell at meg@wsgroup.bizai
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*Small Farm–Small Field Pastures*
/June 19, 1:00pm–3:30pm/
Registration Fee: $10 (No lunch); Location:
CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.; Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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*Understanding the 2008 Farm Bill*
/June 22, 9:00am–12:00pm/
Registration Fee: $10 (No lunch); Location:
CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.; Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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*J U L Y
Farmscaping for Pest Management*
/July 15, 9:00am–3:00pm/
Registration Fee: $20 (Includes lunch);
Location: CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.;
Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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*A U G U S T
Community-based Food Systems:
Local Initiatives*
/August 18, 9:00am–12:00pm/
Registration Fee: $10 (No lunch); Location:
CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.; Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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*Organic Certification*
/August, 25, 10:00am–3:00pm/
Registration Fee: $50 (Includes lunch);
Location: CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.; 20-person
minimum for this workshop.
Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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*S E P T E M B E R*
*Egg Production in a Range Setting*
/September 2, 9:00am–3:00pm/
Registration Fee: $20 (Includes lunch)
Location: CEFS Goldsboro, N.C.;
Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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*Sandhills Summer Cover Crops
Demonstration*
/September 10, 2:00pm–4:00pm/
Location: Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs, N.C.;
Contact: Taylor Williams at 910-947-3177
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*Establishing Cool Season Cover
Crops in the Sandhills*
/September 29, 2:00pm–3:00pm/
Location: Sandhills Research Station, Jackson Springs, N.C.;
Contact: Taylor Williams at 910-947-3177
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*O C T O B E R
Transitioning to Commercial Organic
Production in Western North Carolina*
/October (once a week for 9 weeks)/
Location: Buncombe County Cooperative
Extension center, Asheville, N.C.;
Contact: Sue Colucci at 828-697-4891
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*Hoop Houses Construction (Part 2 of 3
part series)*
/October 1, 6:00pm–7:30pm/
Location: Shoaf Plantation, Lexington, N.C.;
Contact: Amy Lynn Albertson
at 336-242-2085
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*Marketing through Community
Supported Agriculture*
/October 20, 9:00am–5:00pm/
Location: Chatham County Cooperative
Extension center, Pittsboro, N.C.;
Contact: Debbie Roos at 919-542-8202
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*Hoop Houses for Season Extension
(Part 3 of 3 part series)*
/October 27, /6:00pm/–/7:30pm
Location: Shoaf Plantation, Lexington, N.C.;
Contact: Amy Lynn Albertson at 336-242-2085
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*N O V E M B E R*//
*Beef Cow Winter Feeding Management*
/November 12, 9:00am–3:00pm/
Registration Fee: $20 (Includes lunch);
Location: CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.; Contact:
cefs_info@ncsu.edu
*Food Safety from Production to Sales*
/November 18, 9:00am–3:30pm/
Registration Fee: $20 (Includes Lunch);
Location: CEFS, Goldsboro, N.C.;
Contact: cefs_info@ncsu.edu mailto:cefs_info@ncsu.edu
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