Source:  N.C. Cooperative Extension

 

CFSA Piedmont Farm Tour - NC 10% Local Challenge
 
April 16th, 2011 @ 1:00 PM - April 17th, 2011 @ 5:00 PM
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Piedmont Farm Tour April 16-17, 1-5pm both days Tour details: We are honored to have 40 outstanding farms this year, with six new farms. Tickets are on sale now -- $25 per carload in advance. Day of event -- $30 for the tour or $10 per farm. Tickets at CFSA's website. In a few weeks, tickets will also be for sale at retail locations including Weaver Street Market's stores. Full details, maps, links at our website. www.carolinafarmstewards.org Volunteering: Have fun volunteering one afternoon at a farm and tour the other day for free. Plus get a free and hard-to-get tour Tshirt! To volunteer, go to our online sign-up site which lists all the open volunteer slots: www.volunteerspot.com/login/entry/112345634219804065

 We need lots of volunteers to pull off this event; slots at some farms will fill up fast. Questions? Contact the CFSA office. Special Tour for Young and Beginning Farmers: Are you a new or serious aspiring farmer? This year we are offering a unique opportunity! Take the tour with a group of 20 beginning farmers on your own exclusive VIP mini-bus! The price for the bus ride plus snacks, materials and a tour button for the other day is only $3.00. Yes, you read that right: only 3 bucks. And even better, each bus will have special expert hosts to add to the experience. Saturday's tour will explore horticulture topics at Maple Spring Gardens, Ever Laughter Farm and Whitted Bowers biodynamic fruit farm. Your guides will be Robin Kohanowich, Director, Sustainable Farming Program, Central Carolina Community College, Fred Miller, organic farmer, Hilltop Farm (invited), and a top sustainable farming professor from NCSU. Sunday's tour will explore livestock issues at Braeburn Farm (NOT on this year's regular tour), Cozi Farm and Cohen Farm. Your guides will be Dr. Steve Washburn, Professor, Animal Science, NCSU and Tim Holmes, Lead Auditor, Animal Welfare Approved. Note that this will be a technical training event and is not open to children or non-farmers. One tour event max per person. Tour is from 1 PM to 5:30 PM and leaves from Fifth Season Gardening in downtown Carrboro. Generous funding from the National Center for Appropriate Technology and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA. Sign-up in the CFSA online store.

 The 10% Campaign: This year we are partnering in a special way with the awesome 10% Campaign, a project of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS). We are issuing a challenge to everyone who takes the tour to officially sign up for the 10% campaign (pledging to buy at least 10% of your food locally) and bring the total number of signees to 4000! The deadline is Earth Day, just a few days after the tour. If we reach our goal, CEFS will award cool prizes to some lucky 10%ers (think free dinner at your favorite local-supporting restaurant.) So, come on, let's meet the challenge and rock the Campaign up to 4000 people by Earth Day. Not only will it re-confirm your commitment to local foods, it also sends a strong signal to policy-makers that local foods are important to a lot of people. Tell your friends!

 www.nc10percent.com

Contact
Fred Broadwell at 919.542.2402