Farmers Market - Open Saturdays
1006 Peachtree Street in Rocky Mount Market Hours SATURDAYS from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Reach out to vendors to pre-order! Concession stand …
Local Foods
The Nash County Center Local Foods contact is Sandy Hall.
Cooking Up the Season - Eggplant
Eggplant is the vegetable highlighted in this episode of Cooking Up The Season. Eggplant is a summer vegetable found …
Okra - Cooking Up the Season
Okra is one of my favorite summer vegetables. It is fat-free, very low in sodium, cholesterol-free, and low in …
Cooking Up the Season; Bell Peppers
This episode of Cooking Up The Season is all about bell peppers. These sweet and colorful peppers are in …
Financial Resources for COVID-19 Relief for NC Agribusinesses
Please use the following link as a resource for relief funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you have any …
Cooking Up the Season - Blueberries
The seventh video in the Cooking Up the Season mini-series highlights blueberries. Blueberry season for our area is mid-May …
Last Week in Farm Law (June 5, 2020): 9th Circuit Dicamba De-Listing, Farm Act Passes NC Legislature Sans Smokeable Hemp Ban, SSAWG Closes
9th Circuit Suspends Listing of Dicamba Last week on June 3, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA …
Cooking Up the Season - Zucchini
This episode of Cooking Up The Season focused on zucchini. Zucchini is in season in North Carolina during the …
Cooking Up the Season - Summer Squash
The fifth video in the Cooking Up the Season mini-series highlights summer squash or yellow squash. Squash are fat-free, …
MeatSuite: Del Granjero a Su Congelador
NC Choices se enorgullece en presentarles MeatSuite a los consumidores en Carolina del Norte. MeatSuite es una página web donde …
Cooking Up the Season - Garden Peas
The fourth video in the mini-series Cooking Up The Season is all about garden peas. Garden peas, also known …
Cooking Up the Season - Chatting About Cabbage
The third video in the Cooking Up The Season mini-series has been released and this video is all about …
Cooking Up the Season: Green Onions
The second video in the Cooking Up The Season mini-series has been posted to the Nash & Edgecombe Family …
ALERT: Agriculture-Only Window Opens for Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Advance
[Note, given the urgency and high competition for this program, this is copied from the Small Business Administration website. …
Last Week in Agriculture and Natural Resource Law (May 2, 2020)
[This is a weekly posting summarizing (and yes, some aggregating) legal developments – case decisions, new statutes and regulations, …
Cooking Up the Season
I hope you are all doing well and are able to get outside to enjoy this beautiful weather. I am …
MeatSuite: From the Farmer to the Freezer
NC Choices Early Launch of MeatSuite for North Carolina MeatSuite is a brand new site where you can find local …
Transplanting Traditions
Join us at the farm as we showcase these stories on October 12, 2019, from noon to 3 p.m. Come …
Gate Disputes: North Carolina Court Affirms Law on Gates and Access Easements
A recent North Carolina Court of Appeals decision provides some clarity to when a landowner may install a gate …
Farmland Values: North Carolina Ticks Up (Mostly) From 2018
The recent National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) posted the results of its early June survey on various categories of …
Learn More Using the Resources Below
- Local Food -- a Flagship Program for North Carolina Cooperative Extension
- NC Community Gardens
- NC Fresh Produce Safety
Key Local Food Topics
- Local Food System Supply Chain
- NC Organizations and State Partners
- Nutrition and Health
- Strong Communities
- Youth, Families and Communities
Publications, Information, and News
- Backyard Flocks and Eggs (from poultry.ces.ncsu.edu)
- From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy
- Growing Small Farms - NCCE Chatham County Center
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