Past Events

More Passion for Pie
Fundraiser for Terra Madre
Wednesday, August 20th 12 Noon
A Southern Season

Due to the overwhelming response we had for our first pie class, another has been scheduled!!

Once again, Phoebe Lawless of Scratch will demonstrate a variety of pie crusts and fillings that will help to demystify pie pastry and encourage even the most hesitant home baker.

Menu: Peach with Toasted Pecan Crumb Pie, Heirloom Tomato Pie, Sweet Corn and Vanilla Bean Chess Pie.
The cost of the class is $45. To register please email phoebelawless (at) mindspring.com no later than August 17th.

A Passion for Pie
Fundraiser for Terra Madre Delegates
Thursday, July 17th 12 Noon
A Southern Season

Accomplished bakers Phoebe Lawless and April McGreger are pooling their passions for pie to raise funds to send Triangle farmers and cooks to the third edition of Slow Food's biennial international meeting, Terra Madre, in Turino, Italy. Terre Madre brings together food communities, cooks, academics and youth delegates from around the world for four days to work towards increasing small-scale, traditional, and sustainable food production. The class will take place at A Southern Season, who has generously donated the use of their teaching kitchen for the event.

Both Phoebe and April are former pastry chefs from two of the Triangle's most acclaimed restaurants, Magnolia Grill and Lantern, respectively, and they have both gone on to start separate home-based artisan bakeries. Phoebe is the proprietor of Scratch and sells at the South Estes Farmer's Market on Saturdays. April can be found at both the Wednesday and Saturday Carrboro Farmer's Markets selling her wares as the Farmer's Daughter. Don't miss their class where they will share their secrets to a variety of their favorite pie crusts and fillings.

2008 Eat Local Triangle activities

Saturday, June 7
1:00-5:00 pm
Art Grows in Durham at SEEDS
Including creations by local artists, the SEEDS plant sale, live music, activities for kids and food. more info

Wednesday, June 11
Panciuto’s inaugural “Community Dinner”
Ben Bergman and Noah Ranells of Fickle Creek Farm discuss small-scale sustainable farming. Dinner will include food from their farm.
Call 732-6261 for a reservation.

Saturday, June 7
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Join Slow Food Triangle and Durham-Chapel Hill Dietetic Association for a free film festival and panel supporting local sustainable agriculture. The "feastival" will feature 2 films: What to Eat and The True Cost of Food and will be followed by a panel discussion that will include Alex Hitt of Peregrine Farm and Jennifer Curtis of NC Choices. Local snacks will also be served! Please RSVP

Saturday, June 14
9:00-10:00 AM
Durham Farmers' Market
Chef in the Market - Il Palio
Chef Adam Rose from Il Palio Ristorante at the Siena Hotel in Chapel Hill cooks with local ingredients at the market.

Thursday, June 19
Carrboro Farmers' Market - Cooking Demo with Dorette Snover of C’est Si Bon, A Cooking School at the Southern Village Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 21
9:00-6:00 pm
Hillsborough Hog Day
Pitmaster Bailey Newton of Triple B farms will cook one of his own Berkshire hogs.
http://www.ncchoices.com/find_mbc.html

Saturday, June 21
Dinner on the Porch at Elodie Farms
June 21—Chef Amy Tournquist of Watts Grocery and Sage & Swift Catering

Monday, June 23
Watts Grocery Wine dinner with Parker & Otis, Haw River Wine Man, and Peregrine Farms more info

Monday, June 23
5:30-9:00 pm
Farm Dinner at Panznella -
Join Panzanella for the next Feature Farm Dinner on Monday, June 23, featuring a menu of foods created from ingredients grown by Perry-winkle Farm. Dinner, 5:30-9:00 pm. Parties of six or more, call 929-6626 to make a reservation.

Tuesday, June 24
Tomato dinner featuring Peregrine Farms at Pazzo in Southern Village.

Wednesday, June 25
Carrboro Farmers' Market - Cooking Demo with Dorette Snover of C’est Si Bon, A Cooking
School at the Southern Village Farmers’ Market

Saturday, June 28
Carrboro Farmers' Market - clippings from the Kids Seedling Event

Sunday, June 29
6:00-8:00 pm
Chatham ARTS' summer Potluck-in- the- Pasture fundraiser event, celebrating local Chatham County artists and agriculture, crucial to its rural economy and culture. Guests are invited to meet the artists, explore  Bill Dow's Ayrshire Farm, North Carolina's first organic farm, and bring a blanket or chair and a potluck dish for 8, which includes at least one locally grown ingredient, and recipe noting local origin of food items. Donations will be requested to support artists' residencies in Chatham schools.
 
Ayrshire Farm is located at 602 Friendly Pooch Lane off the Jay Shambley Road. From Pittsboro, go about 6 mi. west on Hwy 64 to Hadley Mill Rd, turn left. (From Siler City, go east on Hwy 64 and turn right on Hadley Mill Rd.) Go one mile to Jay Shambley, turn right. Go 1/2 mile to Friendly Pooch, turn left.
Drive to top of the hill and look for parking directions. For information that day, call 219-9840. 

more info

Slow Food Triangle On-Farm Potluck
Sunday, May 18, 2008 - 4PM

Good Food and Good Company

The Slow Food Triangle convivium is getting convivial and invites you to a potluck supper at Peregrine Farm Sunday May 18 from 4:00 pm until dark.

Spend a late spring evening on the farm at the peak of the spring harvest.

- Make a dish to serve at least 8, from mainly or all local ingredients and post the recipe, along with the ingredient sources via the RSVP Form. If we can gather enough recipes over the course of a few potlucks, we will put together an Eat Local Cookbook!

- bring a lawn chair or blanket and the beverage of your choice.

You do not need to be a member to attend this event

Agriculture Infastructure Forum
Wednesday - April 9 at 7:30 PM

3CUPS to Host Forum on Gaps in Local

Agricultural Infrastructure – Discussion with Tom Philpott and Jennifer Curtis

Chapel Hill, NC – On Wednesday, April 9 at 7:30 PM, Tom Philpott, Food Editor for Grist and Founder of Maverick Farms and Jennifer Curtis, Project Director for NC Choices, will lead a discussion about Gaps in Local Agricultural Infrastructure. Our region is experiencing growth in Farmers’ Markets and small-scale local pork producers, but where are the medium sized farms and processing facilities? What is the next step? Where are the market opportunities? What is the role of local and state government to fill in the gaps? Join us as we get together to share our opinions and learn more about the mechanisms that allow local agriculture to flourish.

Grist is an environmental news and commentary website. Nonprofit, independent, environmental journalists, Grist is based in Seattle, Washington with scattered around the world.

Maverick Farms is an educational non-profit farm located in Valle Crucis, NC, dedicated to promoting family farming as a community resource and reconnecting local food networks.

NC Choices is a Center for Environmental Farming Systems initiative (CEFS). CEFS is one of the nation’s largest and most successful centers for the study and promotion of food and farming systems that protect the environment, strengthen local communities and provide economic opportunities in North Carolina and beyond.

The event is free and open to the public.


Sunday, April 6 at 11 AM -
3Cups in Chapel Hill has generously offered to open its doors for Slow Food Triangle on  Sunday, April 6th at 11:00 am for our 2008-09 event  and activity planning meeting. If you can attend and haven't already let us know, please email Andrea at info@slowfoodtriangle.org. 

We are asking that all participants come to the meeting with at least one or two ideas for events or activities that they would like to be responsible for planning and/or coordinating in 2008/2009.

Wednesday, March 5, UNC-Chapel Hill's new student group: Fair, Local, Organic Food (FLO Food) will host an event focusing on the environmental, social and economic impact of industrial hog production in North Carolina, as well as an alternative vision of pork production that is fair, local and organic

6 pm: Ossabaw pig pickin' - free and open to the public. Sponsored by Slow Food Triangle and The BBQ Joint, with music by The Ragweed Boys. In the Mini-Quad between Murphy and Saunders.

7 pm: "Power, People and Pork": A short documentary screening with guest speakers, including employees of the Smithfield processing facility; Eliza Maclean, owner of Cane Creek Farm; Crystal Simms, a student at UNC whose cousin died on the job at Smithfield and Jennifer Curtis of NC Choices, an organization working to advance and promote sustainable food systems in North Carolina. In Room 209 of Manning Hall.

Sponsored by FLO Food in collaboration with Alianza, Carolina Garden Co-op, Student Action with Workers, the School of Social Work's Social Justice Caucus, CIRA, SURGE, Epsilon Eta Environmental Fraternity, and Slow Food Triangle. Speakers provided by Justice at Smithfield and the NC Environmental Justice Network.

Poultry Plant Grand Opening Ceremony
Wednesday, April 2 at 2 PM - From Debbie Roos:

I have been working with Dan Campeau, our area poultry agent, to plan niche
market poultry programs for 2008. We want to kick off the season with
something that I think everyone will be excited about. See below for
details.

Wednesday, April 2, 2008: Grand Opening Ceremony and Tour for the new
Chaudry Halal poultry processing plant in Siler City

2:00-5:00 pm

The program will begin at the Carolina Stockyard Auditorium:
260 Stockyard Rd.
Siler City, NC 27344
919-742-5665

Participants will rotate through educational programs and a tour of the new
plant.

Opening Comments:

- Chatham County Center of NC Cooperative Extension
- NCSU Extension Administration
- NCSU Poultry Science Department
- Growers' Choice
- American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
- NCDA&CS

Educational Program:

- Grower Guidelines for Poultry and Fowl Processing – Debbie Roos, North
Carolina Cooperative Extension and Judy Lessler, Growers’ Choice

- On-farm Biosecurity – Dr. Donna Carver, NCSU Extension Poultry
Veterinarian

- Tour of new poultry plant

Please RSVP by calling Cooperative Extension at 919-542-8202. We hope to see
you there!


CFSA’s 22nd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference - Durham, NC
November 9 - 11, 2007 - Join 700 + farmers, educators, extension agents, consumers, and ag professionals for a weekend of workshops, wonderful meals, inspiring keynote address, and loads of fun! Contact CFSA at 919-542-2402 for more information. www.carolinafarmstewards.org

The 30th Annual Conference of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
November 2 - 4, 2007 - "Traditional Breeds, Modern Skills Sharing 30 Years of Breed Conservation" to take
place at Several Selected Local Farms and the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center, Sanford, NC.
Visit www.albc-usa.org for more.

1st Annual Upstate SC Farm Tour!
October 13 & 14, 2007 - CFSA will host the first tour in the Upstate Region of SC. Stay tuned to www.carolinafarmstewards.org for more information as it is available.

CFSA Upstate SC On-Farm Benefit Dinner
at Happy Berry Farm, in Six Mile, SC
October 13, 2007 - Enjoy a 5 course meal prepared using the best local ingredients prepared by renowned SC chefs! All proceeds benefit CFSA. Stay tuned to www.carolinafarmstewards.org
for more information as it is available.

High Tunnel Summer and Winter Production
October 11, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 2:00-5:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leader: Steve Moore (NCA&T). Summer and winter production management including fertility, insect and disease management will be discussed. Thermal performance, production data and cost comparisons of the differing types of structures at CEFS will be discussed and compared. Crop budgets and off season marketing will be included. Hands-on demonstrations at the four new high tunnels at CEFS will be highlighted. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

Tomato Grafting: Techniques, Benefits and Management
October 3, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 1:00-5:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leaders: Dr. Frank Louws & Cary Rivard (NCSU). Tomato grafting is gaining popularity in the United States as a sustainable alternative to chemical fumigants for management of soilborne disease. It may also be beneficial to increase nutrient uptake, manage abiotic stress, and increase crop productivity. Furthermore, grafting is extremely beneficial to heirloom tomato growers, as these cultivars are particularly susceptible to these problems. This workshop will provide detailed information and an on-site demonstration of tomato grafting technique. Furthermore, NCSU research regarding soilborne disease management and nutrient uptake in grafted and non-grafted heirloom tomato will be discussed. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.


Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers (ASCFG) National Conference and Trade Show
October 1-4, 2007 - in Raleigh, NC. Details will be released later. For more information, contact Leah Cook.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's Fall
September 22 & 23 - tour small family farms in Wake and other Eastern Triangle Counties - More info to come - stay tuned.

Tribute to North Carolina Theme Dinner!
Thursday, September 20th, 2007

We will be featuring a FIVE COURSE menu
using all Locally Grown and raised ingredients
from the Appalacians to the Coast.
To go along with our North Carolina menu we will be serving local beers and wines to go along with the meal.

We will have a North Carolina trivia contest
& LIVE entertainment by
JOSEPH SWANK!!!

Our North Carolina Dinner will be $49.95 per person.
You may email us at cindyshousecafe@gmail.com or
call 380.1193 to reserve your place at our dinner.
Dinner will begin at 7:00pm.
If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact us.
We hope to see you all soon!

Cindy's House Cafe and Catering
140 E. Chatham Street
Cary, NC 27511
919.380.1193

2nd Annual CEFS Fall Festival
September 15, 2007 at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Plan to join us at the CEFS Small Farm Unit as we celebrate sustainable agriculture in North Carolina . The Festival will include demonstrations, tours, hands-on activities for children, workshops and lots of fun! Enjoy great food featuring local products and live music throughout the day. Registration not required. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.


Town Hall Meeting to discuss eating local
Saturday, September 15 6:30pm

Inspired by Barbara Kingsolver’s book, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, this will be a lively discussion concerning the challenges and triumphs we we face with eating local in our community.
Guest panel includes:

Camille Kingsolver, co-author of Animal, Vegetable Miracle

Judy Lessler, Harland Creek Farms

Karen Seiber, Manager,
Moore Square Farmers Market

Patrick Robinette, Harris Acres Farms

Mike Aquario, Executive Chef, Bon Appetit,
Duke University

Whole Foods Market

3540 Wade Avenue, Raleigh
828-5805 for more info

CEFS Fall Festival
Goldsboro, NC
Saturday, September 15, 2007
10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.
Free event!

A great FAMILY EVENT with lots of kid activities. Please join us at the CEFS Small Farm Unit as we celebrate sustainable agriculture and local food and farming in North Carolina. The Festival will include more than 35 educational booths, workshops, tours, kids activities (including a crop maze, scavenger hunt, seed art, hat making, corn grinding, and a farm olympics!), a farmers market, local food and live music all day.

For more information, please visit the Fall Festival webpage:

http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/fallfestival2007.htm

Asheville On-Farm Benefit Dinner
September 8 - enjoy a 5 course meal prepared using the best local ingredients by renowned Asheville area chefs! All proceeds benefit CFSA. More info to come - stay tuned!

Diagnosis and Management of Vegetable Diseases
August 23, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 2:00-5:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leader: Dr. Frank Louws (NCSU). Vegetable diseases present a challenge to organic growers in NC due to the weather conditions that favor plant diseases. This workshop will highlight practical training on diagnosis of vegetable diseases, including hands-on opportunities and field walks, discussions and in depth review of specific organic disease management plans, product reviews, and important resources for growers. Topics will include the role of suppressive soils and composts, biological controls and OMRI approved fungicides. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

Organic Certification Short Course
August 22, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture from 10:00-3:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leader: Tony Kleese ( Eastern Carolina Organics). This workshop will provide the information needed to come into compliance with the USDA's National Organic Program (NOP). The information and materials provided will make it possible to apply for certification upon completion of the workshop. Items covered include: overview of the National Organic Program standards, how to get certified, how to fill out an organic certification application, how to find and choose a certifier, record-keeping templates and cost-share opportunities. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

"Potluck in a Pasture" - Harland's Creek Farm
August 19, 2007 - Enjoy heirloom plants, homegrown food, local artists and live music at ChathamArts' annual meeting and "Potluck in A Pasture," Sunday Aug. 19 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Harland's Creek Farm.  Judy Lessler's organic farm features native flowers, herbs and produce and is located at the historic Alston-Degraffenried House on Plantation Drive four miles west of Pittsboro off of U.S. 64 via Manco Dairy Road.  The annual meeting begins at 5 p.m., followed by a farm tour and potluck supper with artists and music from 6 to 8 p.m. Visitors are asked to bring a dish for eight made with at least one local ingredient, and a copy of the recipe for our Potluck Cookbook.  Adults and children over 12 are asked to donate $10 ($8 for ChathamArts members); $5 for children under 12 ($4 for members); free for children under 5. Proceeds benefit ChathamArts, the non-profit county arts council that supports diverse arts and cultural programs in the schools and the community throughout the year. www.chathamarts.org, 919.219-9840 for Potluck information.

Featured artists will include: ceramicist Salinda Dahl, sculptor Susan Draughon, wood turner Joel Hunnicutt and potter Melody Troncale.  "Touch of Pearl," with vocalist Laine Lipson and pianist Avis Autry, will perform lyrical standards from the 1930s and '40s.

Ceramicist Salinda Dahl's work is inspired by nature, myth, magic and dreams. She focuses on what she calls "ultimately functional" pieces that exist "to serve the eye with beauty, the mind with exploration and the spirit with nourishment." 

Sculptor Susan Draughon draws inspiration from the art, symbols and rituals of ancient and indigenous cultures. She studied mask making in Bali and has sculpted busts of former N.C. Secretary of State Thad Eure and former Raleigh Mayors Isabella Canon and Avery Upchurch.

Wood turner Joel Hunnicutt shapes elegant vessels by combining tiny carefully cut segments of diverse wood species into rough forms that are then shaped on a lathe.  He finishes his pieces with lacquer, inks and dyes.

The potluck series celebrates the local food and artists that are crucial to Chatham's rural economy and culture. Local food ingredients for your dish may come from your own backyard or neighboring farms, from local farmers' markets at the Chatham County Fairgrounds in Pittsboro (Thursdays), Fearrington Village (Tuesdays), downtown Siler City (Saturdays), Southern Village (Thursdays) and Carrboro (Wednesdays and Saturdays) or from Chatham Marketplace in Pittsboro and Weaver Street in Southern Village and Carrboro.

ChathamArts also exhibits and sells the work of local artists at its gallery at 115 Hillsboro Street in historic downtown Pittsboro. Open Tuesdays through Saturdays from 11 am to 5 pm and First Sunday's from 12 noon to 5 pm when Pittsboro shops, eateries and galleries are open with arts and crafts for sale on the sidewalks.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's High Country Farm Tour
August 4-5 - More details coming soon. Contact CFSA at 919-542-2402 for more information. website

Backyard Organic Gardening: Planting a Fall Garden
August 1, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leaders: Ken Fager (NCSU) & Steve Moore (NCA&T). A basic backyard organic gardening workshop which will cover garden planning, seed sources, disease management principles, insects, seeding, transplants, fertility and an introduction to biointensive gardening. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

"Potluck in a Pasture" July 15
PITTSBORO -- You can count the sheep, the artists and the local ingredients at the next "Potluck in a Pasture" sponsored by ChathamArts® on Sunday, July 15, from 6 to 8 p.m. at Pugh's Cedarbrakes Sheep Farm pasture near Silk Hope. Watch Fred and Barbara Pugh's sheepdogs, Glenn and Mattie, round up the herd while you listen to Celtic harp music, meet local artists and enjoy a farm-fresh supper in a bucolic setting.

Featured artists include: Lisa and Karl Janson, creators of handmade birch kitting needles, crochet hooks and tools; Sue Szary, a spinner who owns Cashmere goats and Icelandic sheep; weaver Pat Randorf; Celtic harpist Dora Owens; and metal artist Roger Lamana.
The idea for the potluck series is to celebrate the local food and artists that are crucial to Chatham's rural economy and culture. Visitors are asked to bring a potluck dish for eight made with at least one local ingredient, and a copy of the reicpe for a Potluck cookbook. It's a good idea to bring hat, sunscreen, bug spray, and a lawn chair or blanket.

Adults and children over 12 are asked to donate $10 ($8 for ChathamArts members), and $5 for children under 12 ($4 for members); free for children under 5. Proceeds benefit ChathamArts, the non-profit county arts council that supports diverse arts and cultural programs in the schools and the community throughout the year.

Call for more info 919.542.0394.
www.chathamarts.org

NC State Beekeepers' Association Summer Meeting
July 12-14 - Kinston, NC. Contact Paul Madren at 336-786-4848 for more information. website

Fueling the Farm: Managing energy risks, reducing energy costs and exploring alternative energy sources
July 12, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leader: Steve Moore (NCA&T). This day long workshop will provide farmers with an overview of current and future energy use. The workshop will also supply the necessary tools to evaluate alternative energy production and to reduce on farm energy use. Hands-on demonstrations and instruction will be emphasized. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

Making Use of Beneficial Insects for Crop Pest Management and Pollination
July 9, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 9:00-3:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leaders: Dr. David Orr (NCSU) & Debbie Roos (NC Cooperative Extension). This workshop will include information on beneficial insects used for pest management as well as beneficial insects involved in pollination. The pest management portion of the workshop will begin by providing a background on biological control and how it relates to IPM. We will also take an objective look at how and where biological control can be used and improved. We will cover the DOs and DON'Ts of purchasing and releasing beneficial organisms. We will also objectively examine beneficial insect habitats, a common pest management approach on organic farms. Field demonstrations and hands-on activities will provide participants with a practical background in beneficial insect habitats and straight-forward strategies for increasing the value of beneficial insects released on farms. In the pollinator portion of the workshop participants will learn about the important crop pollinators and the habitat that can help increase their numbers. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

Best Management Practices for Coastal Plain Beef Production
June 30, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 8:30-12:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leader: Eileen Coite, Wayne County Cooperative Extension. The Wayne County Cattlemen's Association will be coordinating with CEFS and the Eastern NC Beef Cattle Program to offer a summer cattlemen's update.  Topics to include will be calving management, pregnancy diagnosis by blood testing, freeze branding and vaccination techniques, and summer weed control.  At the conclusion of the workshop a light lunch will be served.  Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's Mountain Farm & Garden Tour
June 23-24 - More details coming soon. Contact CFSA at 919-542-2402 or visit their website for more information.

Thursday June 28 at Weaver Street Market
Weaver Street Market is located at 101 East Weaver St. in Carrboro, NC;
visit their website at http://www.weaverstreetmarket.com for directions and
store information.

10:00-noon – visit the information tables and displays and talk with
beekeeping experts from NC State University, North Carolina Cooperative
Extension, the NCDA&CS, and the Orange County Beekeepers' Association.

Noon-1:00 - Bee Cage - watch an experienced beekeeper open a hive and talk
about bees and beekeeping; get your burning questions answered

1:00-1:30 – Protect our Pollinators and Plant a Bee Garden – Presentation by
Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham County Center

1:30-2:30 - Bee Cage Demonstration repeated

2:30-3:00 - How to Become a Backyard Beekeeper - Presentation by Dr. David
Tarpy, NCSU Apiculture Specialist

3:00-4:00 - Bee Cage Demonstration repeated

4:00-4:30 - Overview of North Carolina Pollinators – Presentation by Dr.
Steve Bambara, NCSU Entomology Specialist

You will also be able to visit the produce section of Chatham Marketplace
and Weaver Street Market to learn which crops are pollinated by honey bees
and what this means to North Carolina’s economy. And check out the special
display of the many products of the hive available at each store, including
honey harvested by local beekeepers!

Debbie Roos, Chatham County Agricultural Extension Agent, will also provide
a sneak peek of her new Pollinator Conservation website where you can learn
about plants appropriate for the Piedmont region that will provide nectar
and pollen for bees and other pollinators; view photos of each plant species
and our common pollinators; and discover print and Internet resources to
learn more about pollinator conservation!

For more information about these events, contact Debbie Roos at
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu.

For more information about National Pollinator Week, visit the Pollinator
Partnership website at http://www.pollinator.org/pollinator_week.htm

We hope to see you there! Bring your family and join in the fun.

Debbie

Wednesday June 27 at Chatham Marketplace

Chatham Marketplace is located in historic Chatham Mills, 480 Hillsboro
Street, Suite 320 in Pittsboro, NC; visit their website at
http://www.chathammarketplace.coop for directions and store information.

1:00-1:45 pm – Protect our Pollinators and Plant a Bee Garden (that looks
great and provides forages for both honey bees and native bees!) –
Presentation by Debbie Roos, North Carolina Cooperative Extension, Chatham
County Center

1:45-2:30 pm – Watch “bee TV” (observation hive), view exhibits, meet and
mingle with NCSU faculty and Chatham County Beekeepers, ask your burning
questions…

2:30-3:15 pm – How to Become a Backyard Beekeeper – Presentation by Dr.
David Tarpy, NCSU Apiculture Specialist

3:15-4:00 pm – Watch “bee TV” (observation hive), view exhibits, meet and
mingle with NCSU faculty and Chatham County Beekeepers, ask your burning
questions…

4:00-4:45 pm – Overview of North Carolina Pollinators – Presentation by Dr.
Steve Bambara, NCSU Entomology Specialist

First Annual National Pollinator Week
June 24-30

featuring two days of educational programs

Wednesday June 27 at Pittsboro’s Chatham Marketplace
-and-
Thursday June 28 at Weaver Street Market in Carrboro.

Did You Know…?

About 75% of all flowering plant species need the help of animals to move
their heavy pollen grains from plant to plant for fertilization. Most
pollinators are beneficial insects such as flies, beetles, wasps, ants,
butterflies, moths, and bees. A small percentage of pollinators are
vertebrates such as hummingbirds, bats, and small mammals such as mice.

Pollinators are essential components of the habitats and ecosystems that
many wild animals rely on for food and shelter. As landscapes are converted
from wild to managed lands, many pollinators’ habitats may be destroyed or
fragmented. These changes can lead to the loss of wildflowers used by
pollinators for foraging, nesting, and/or egg-laying.

Worldwide, approximately 1,000 plants grown for food, beverages, fiber,
spices, and medicines need to be pollinated by animals in order to produce
the goods on which we depend. Examples include blueberries, melons,
chocolate, coffee, peaches, vanilla, almonds, apples, oranges, lemons,
carrots, avocados, onions, broccoli, and much more!

Honey bees are the primary insect pollinator of approximately 100 crops
nationwide. Honey bees are responsible for one-third of everything that
people eat every day! In North Carolina, many of the economically important
crops such as cucumbers, apples, blueberries, and melons are dependent on
honey bees for pollination and account for $100 million every year.

We have two days full of educational programs scheduled for both Chatham
Marketplace and Weaver Street Market. The schedule is slightly different for
each store, so please see the program schedule below for details. Come learn
about the fascinating world of pollinators, their role in our food system
and ecosystem, and what you can do to help protect them.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's Mountain Farm & Garden Tour
June 23-24 - More details coming soon. Contact CFSA at 919-542-2402 or visit their website for more information.

Pasture Poultry Production and Rare Breeds
June 19, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 9:00-5:00 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leader: Heifer International, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy & Steve Moore (NCA&T). This workshop will provide information on pastured poultry with specific emphasis on the use of rare breeds and breeding flock management. Time will be split between classroom and on farm handling and working with the birds. Topics and information will be useful for a diversity of flock and farm sizes. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

Charlotte On-Farm Benefit Dinner
June 2 - Poplar Ridge Farm in Waxhaw, NC. Enjoy a five course meal, prepared using the best local ingredients by renowned Charlotte area chefs. All proceeds benefit Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Contact CFSA at 919-542-2402 or visit their website for more information.

CEFS Inaugural Spring Sustainable Agriculture Lecture by Carlo Petrini
May 23, 2007 - from 7:00-8:00 pm at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, NC. Internationally acclaimed author and founder of the Slow Food Movement, Carlo Petrini, will speak on the Slow Food philosophy of good, clean and fair food: that the food we eat should taste good; that it should be produced in a clean way that does not harm the environment, animal welfare or our health; and that food producers should receive fair compensation for their work. For more information on Carlo Petrini and Slow Food, please visit the Slow Food website or view his biography. Registration not required. The lecture is free and open to the public. Complimentary tickets in our reserved seating area are available to all members of Friends of CEFS. Visit our Friends of CEFS page to learn how to join.

'Farm-to-Fork'
Celebrate Local Foods and Local Farms
May 22nd - 23rd - Featuring Carlo Petrini, acclaimed author and founder of Slow Food International.
In a rare U.S. appearance, Mr. Petrini will join the celebration and lead the conversation about why our food choices matter and how we can help createa new food democracy.    
more info

Chatham County 'Potluck in a Pasture'
May 20, from 5 to 7 pm - A plentiful supply of small farms and creative artists makes rural Chatham County special. You can learn more about many of them during ChathamArts second annual Potluck in a Pasture ”series inviting you to tour a working farm, share home-grown seasonal food, and meet local artists monthly throughout the summer.
The series takes place every third Sunday beginning May 20, from 5 to 7 pm, at Horizon Cellars at 466 Vineyard Ridge south of Siler City. The vineyard owned and operated by Guy Loeffler is nestled on a 20-acre property off U.S. 421 south of U.S. 64. Directions and information about Horizon Cellars can be found at www.horizoncellars.com

For info now: dfwalker99@hotmail.com

4th Annual Franklin County Farm Foods & Crafts Tour
May 19-20 - featuring nine diversified farms. The tour is designed to promote a sustainable way of life in Franklin County, support buying local products, support the local art community, and promote "green space" and environmental stewardship. For more information contact Martha Mobley at 919-496-3344 or visit the Franklin County Cooperative website.

Planting Summer Vegetables into Winter Cover Residue (Organic No-till)
May 10, 2007 - Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop from 2:00-4:30 pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leaders: Ken Fager (NCSU) & Steve Moore (NCA&T). Hands-on demonstration of organic production; transplanting summer vegetables into winter cover crop residues. Topics will include fertility, cover crop management, and equipment (manual and powered) for rolling and transplanting.  An optional follow-up meeting on June 7, 2007 6:30-7:30 pm will examine subsequent weed suppression, residue decomposition and vegetable growth. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

12th ANNUAL PIEDMONT FARM TOUR
April 21 & 22 from 1-5 pm. April marks the return of the Piedmont Farm Tour and your opportunity to re-connect with your local growers and producers of delicious, healthy fruits, veggies, meat, and more! all proceeds benefit the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association. Buttons (your ticket to the farms) go on sale March 23. Buttons are $25 in advance or $10 per farm the day of, or $30 for all farms that weekend. More details coming soon. Contact CFSA at 919-542-2402 for more information.

Carrboro Farmers’ Market Second Annual Kid’s Seedling Event
Saturday, April 21, 2007, 8:30 AM - the Carrboro Farmers’ Market will give away Cherry and Sungold tomato seedlings to kids. The Market will supply growing instructions and the Orange County Master Gardeners will be there as well to offer planting advice. About 10 weeks later, the Market asks the kids to come back with a clipping from their seedlings. The fruit is then displayed state fair-style for all to see and admire.
The Market’s vendors donate the seedlings for this event. This event is done the same weekend as the Carolina Farm Stewardship Piedmont Farm Tour with the goal of showing kids where their food comes from. “We hope that kids and their families not only enjoy watching their tomato plant grow but also talk about the taste of “home-grown” tomatoes by eating together,” says Market manager, Sheila Neal.
In 2005, the first year of the event, the Market gave away 180 seedlings with about 30 kids returning in July to show what their plants had yielded.

CEFS Backyard Organic Gardening
Monday, April 16, 6-8pm - This workshop on backyard organic gardening will cover garden planning, seed sources, disease management principles, insects, seeding, transplants, fertility and an introduction to biointensive gardening.
This workshop will take place at the Small Farm Unit at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems in Goldsboro, NC.
There is a $10 registration fee for this workshop. more info

Slow Food Triangle Open Planning Meeting
Sunday, April 15th
Piedmont Restaurant
401 Foster Street
Durham, North Carolina
3 PM

Slow Food Triangle had an exciting year in 2006. We tasted locally grown Southern field peas, heirloom apples and farmstead cheeses. We visited Century Farm Orchard, where Angela was reunited with a memorable apple from her childhood in Italy. We helped send twenty-one of our local farmers, chefs, educators and agriculture professionals to Terra Madre and then gathered to sip bicerin while they shared their experiences. We got to know each other over a bountiful potluck of local foods. We built a new web site, blog, and listserv; and our membership is growing.

Help us make 2007 even better!

Come and share your ideas and enthusiasm with us. We need your help planning, organizing, and implementing our events and activities.

Piedmont Restaurant, another highlight of 2006, has offered us the use of their upstairs dining room. Snacks and beverages will be available for purchase.
Join us in supporting and celebrating our local food community. If you plan on coming, please let us know by emailing us at info@slowfoodtriangle.org

Directions:
http://www.piedmontrestaurant.com/directions.html


How to Raise Goats Successfully
Wednesday, April 11, 1:00-4:00 p.m. Topics will include the basic principles of goat husbandry,  forages, grazing management and fencing for goats, how to  integrate goats into a diversified small farm, non-pharmaceutical  approaches to control gastrointestinal parasites in goats, etc.
Location: Cherry Research Farm, Goldsboro, NC
Leaders: Dr. Jean-Marie Luginbuhl & Dr. Paul Mueller (NCSU)
Registration Form

Come to the Table: Food, Faith and Farms
April 10, 11, 13 - conference sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Churches' Rural Life Committee in Goldsboro, NC. This conference will be offered in several locations around the state: April 10 (Goldsboro), April 11 (Triangle), and April 13 (Asheville). These one-day regional events will focus on sustaining local agriculture, hunger in our communities, and the role of churches by bringing together farmers, theologians, land stewards, nutritionists, and advocates from across North Carolina's faith communities. Pastors, lay-people and those wanting to learn more about how to respond to these vital issues are encouraged to attend. Dr. Ellen Davis of Duke Divinity School will be one of the keynote speakers. Church-based programs that work will be featured. For more information contact Chris Beers or Betty Bailey or visit the conference website.

Anna Lappé in the SEEDS garden
Saturday, April 7 - A coalition of groups (SEEDS, Stone Circle, Traction, SURGE and Chatham Marketplace) is hosting an afternoon with Anna Lappé in the SEEDS garden. Anna will speak on the topic “Growing Food, Growing Community, Growing Justice.” Come to SEEDS at 2:00 pm to “get dirty in the garden” before eating at 4:00.  Please bring a heavy hors d’ouevre using locally grown ingredients. Anna Lappé, daughter of Frances Moore Lappé, is a nationally recognized author, public speaker, and cofounder of the Small Planet Institute and Small Planet Fund. She is the co-author of the national bestseller Hope's Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet and Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen. more info: www.seedsnc.org

CEFS Author Series - Anna Lappé
Wednesday, April 4, 7:00-9:00 p.m.  NC State Arboretum. The CEFS Author Series seeks to engage thought and initiate  dialogue about a broad range of sustainable agriculture topics  among the general public, faculty and students from area  universities, and members of the agricultural community. Anna  Lappé is a national bestselling author and public speaker on food  politics, sustainable agriculture, globalization, and social  change. For more information on Anna's work, please visit the Small Planet Institute.

The Effective Use of Plasticulture and Drip Irrigation for Small Farms
April 3, 2007 from 9:00-12:30 pm: Seasons of Sustainable Agriculture Workshop at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) in Goldsboro, NC. Leaders: Grace Summers, Rickie Holness, Dr. Keith Baldwin, Steve Moore (NCA&TSU). The program will be a practical demonstration of the following topics: pre-process planning, soil preparation, equipment, irrigation and proper disposal. Each step will be a discussion of pros and cons - what works and other useful information. Visit the CEFS Workshop Calendar for registration forms and directions. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 or cefs_info@ncsu.edu for more information.

March of the Chefs - Slow Food Nation Benefit
Tuesday, March 27th at 6:30 pm, Lantern Restaurant will host an evening to benefit 
Slow Food Nation with two local American cheese-making pioneers, Flo Hawley and Portia McKnight of Chapel Hill Creamery.

Inspired by their October trip to the Italian Piedmont, the six-course menu will showcase their farmstead cheeses and whey-fed pigs as well as prime local ingredients from many of their fellow Terra Madre delegates including Ayrshire Farm, Peregrine Farm, Fickle Creek Farm, and Castle Rock Gardens.

The meal will also be paired with artisan wines from the same region. Throughout the evening, Hawley and McKnight, along with special guests including Alex and Betsy Hitt, Stanley Hughes and Bill Dow will discuss their approach to farming and long-term goals.

The evening will benefit Slow Food Nation  - a festival to promote and reinvigorate America's diverse food traditions that will take place in San Francisco, May 1-4, 2008. For more information, visit lanternrestaurant.com or call 919-969-8846.

No-till Vegetable Production Conference
March 21 - The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer aas part of its Enhancing Sustainability Series from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro, NC. Details will be released early in 2007. Contact Debbie Roos at 919-542-8202 for more information.

Grafting Heirloom Tomatoes for Disease Control and Improved Yields
March 15, 1-5pm - Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro, NC. The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer a workshop. Speakers include NCSU's Dr. Frank Louws and NCSU graduate student Cary Rivard. We will discuss biology and diagnosis of soil-borne diseases in tomatoes and how grafting can help with disease resistance and improved yields. Cary will discuss his tomato grafting research which includes trials on local farms. He will also conduct a grafting demonstration. Cost for the workshop is $15.00. Contact Debbie Roos at 919-542-8202 for more information.

2007 Organic Growers School
March 10 - 14th Annual Organic Growers' School in Flat Rock, NC. The annual Organic Growers School is a weekend of educational workshops focused on growing and marketing crops in the North Carolina Mountains. Beginning gardeners, commercial farmers and any folks interested in sustainable living are invited to benefit from the school’s unique curriculum offering classes like “Building Healthy Garden Soil” and “Quality Goat Milk Production”. Workshops are divided into four time slots or sessions throughout the day, each an hour and a half long, and within several different tracks. Tracks cover a wide range of topics from “Homesteading” to “Policy and Research”. In addition, the school hosts intensive half-day workshops, plant walks, on-the-farm field days, local food vendors and speakers. For more information contact Karen Vizzina at 828-369-2375.

10th Annual Georgia Organics Conference
March 8-10 - Douglas, GA. The theme for the conference will be Connecting at the Crossroads: New Directions for Farms, Foods, & Communities. For more information call (678) 702-0400 or visit www.georgiaorganics.org.

From Silent Spring to Silent Night; Pesticides, the Link between Amphibian Declines and Cancer, and What You Should Know - Pesticidie Education Project
March 8, 2007 - 7 PM at the Mary Townes Science Center at NC Central University, Durham, NC
Free and open to the public. website

Workshop on Blueberry Pruning, Propagation & Economics
March 7, 2pm-4pm at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems in Goldsboro, NC. This workshop will cover the principles and a field demonstration of pruning established high-bush and rabbiteye blueberry cultivars. Additional instruction will focus on propagation techniques and some of the economic considerations for the small grower. Visit the CEFS Calendar of Events to download a registration form. Contact CEFS at 919-513-0954 for more information.

CFSA Triangle Chapter Social & Potluck
March 4 - 5pm at Benjamin Vineyards in Saxapahaw, NC. Meet the new Executive Director of CFSA, Roland McReynolds, and your fellow farming and local food consuming friends here in the Triangle. Directions at www.benjaminvineyards.com - RSVP to Amy by email or 919-542-2402 by 2/26/2007.

Southern Appalachian Youth (SAY) Food Symposium
March 3, 8am-5pm - Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, NC. Sponsored by SAY Food. One workshop will explore ways to plug economic leaks through food purchase decisions and through public policies that support local producers. Another session will discuss the role consumers have in sharing agriculture responsibility, supporting local farms, and working towards a food system that is more socially, environmentally, and economically just. Participants will also learn how the food system affects the environment and the role of community in our food system. For more information contact Hillary Wilson or visit the conference website.

NC State Beekeepers’ Association Spring Meeting
March 2-3 - Monroe, NC. Contact Paul Madren at 336-786-4848 for more information. website

Northern Piedmont Specialty Crop School
March 2 - Roxboro, NC. This year's school will feature many ideas for specialty crop growers to be successful in their ventures. Garlic, shallots, and medicinal herbs are among the specialty crops that will be presented by successful local growers.  Agritourism, another marketing tool used to attract customers, will be discussed by an expert roadside marketer. Drip irrigation and fertigation methods will be explained by a knowledgeable expert to help growers get increased yields. For more information, call Carl Cantaluppi at 919-603-1350.

Using and Marketing Traditional Southeastern Livestock Workshop
March 2 - University of Southern Mississippi, Asbury Annex, 3901 Pearl Street, Hattiesburg, MS. Dinner featuring these breeds will be held at Seasons Restaurant. For more information contact the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy at (919) 542-5704, email albc@albc-usa.org, or download the workshop flyer.

Bridging the Gap: Selling to Food Service and Retail
February 28 - NCSU Conference onfrom 8:30 am-2:30 pm in Fayetteville, NC. Sessions include marketing to restaurants and retailers, farm-to-school sales, legal issues in direct marketing, product liability, good agricultural practices to avoid food-borne diseases, and more. For more information visit the conference website or contact Annette Dunlap at 919-515-5169.

Annual Marketing Opportunities for Farmers Conference
February 24 - Swannanoa, NC. Sponsored by Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. A full day of workshop choices to help farmers large and small answer the question, "Where and how will I sell what I grow?" This year, attendees can choose to attend a half-day farm business planning workshop. For more information, visit the conference website or call ASAP at 828-236-1282.

NC Tomato Growers' Association Winter Vegetable Conference and Annual Meeting
February 21-22 - Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville, NC. Presentations on organics, production issues, new opportunities, large and small scale farming issues, and the farming foundation. For more information, download the conference program or download a registration form. Email Stephanie Wise for more information or visit the NC Department of Agriculture website.

Shiitake Log Inoculation Workshop
February 17 - Grateful Growers Farm in Denver, NC.  Learn about the art and science of cultivating shiitake on logs.  Get hands-on experience, enjoy a gourmet lunch and network with other growers. No fee!  Email Natalie Veres to register.

Forest Health and Fiscally Sound Forestry Workshop
February 15, 7pm at the Agricultural Building Auditorium in Pittsboro, NC. View the complete program details on the Chatham County Cooperative Extension website. Contact Glenn Woolard at 919-542-8202 for more information.

Profitable Produce – Legal Liability and Handling Food Safely
February 14, 10-2pm in Winston-Salem, NC. Topics include Good Agricultural Practices for Raw Food Handling, Getting the Right Liability Insurance Coverage, and Avoiding Liability Lawsuits. Download a registration form or contact Annette Dunlap at 919-515-5969 or for information.

Annual Open Barn at Celebrity Dairy
February 10-11, 12n-5pm in Siler City. Bring the two-legged kids, tour the dairy and farm and see all the newborn goat kids. You may even get lucky and see one giving birth! See photos from the 2006 celebration. Visit Celebrity Dairy's website or call 919-742-5176 for directions.

Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group (SAWG) conference
January 25-28, 2007 - Annualin Louisville, KY. The conference will include short courses, conference sessions, exhibits, farm tours, and a trade show. Details to be released later. Visit the Southern SAWG website for more information.

Terra Madre Recap
Sunday, January 21st 4pm-6pm
In October, twenty-one of our local farmers, chefs, educators and agriculture professionals joined 9,000 delegates from 150 nations in Turin, Italy to work together to find solutions to the challenges they face as stewards of their land and communities at Slow Food International's 2006 Terra Madre. Please join us on Sunday, January 21 from 4:00-6:00pm at the Carrboro Century Center's Century Hall to hear our Triangle delegates share their stories.
Come sip bicerin (tasty Torino-style hot chocolate made with local pasture-raised milk), see pictures from the trip and ask our panel of delegates about their experience. There will also be time to find out more information about Slow Food, our local convivium and sustainable food production in our area.
At around 6pm, we will move the discussion to Panzanella where we will gather for an informal dinner. If you can join us at Panzanella, please call the restaurant at 929-6626 as soon as possible to reserve a spot since seating will be limited.

For more information about this event, please contact Daryl Walker at (919)-967-3716

The Lantern Table
Tuesday, January 16th 6:30 pm - Lantern Restaurant’s annual Chicken & the Egg dinner featuring Fickle Creek Farm.
4 courses -$49, not including wine, tax or gratuity. The dinner will feature Delaware roosters!
Once again Ben & Noah will be joining us.
more info


1st Annual Slow Food Ham-n-Yam
Sunday, Dec. 3 - all local pot luck dinner. 4 pm at Lantern Restaurant.
Announce your dish in the blog!

The Lantern Table
Wednesday, Dec 6 – Lantern will host a 4-course Classic Peking Duck Dinner in the bar featuring the English heritage duck breed known as Aylesbury. 6:30 pm more info

Pastured Poultry Production Conference
December 1, 2006
Pittsboro, NC

The Chatham County Center of North Carolina Cooperative Extension will offer
a Pastured Poultry Production Conference as part of its Enhancing
Sustainability Series from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. at the Agricultural Building
Auditorium in Pittsboro, NC. The conference will focus on the nuts and bolts
of production including breed selection, brooder management, housing,
fencing, predator control, feeding, watering, and much more. Details will be
released later in October. Contact Debbie Roos at 919-542-8202 or
debbie_roos@ncsu.edu for more information.

Debbie Roos
Agricultural Extension Agent
Organic and Sustainable Agriculture
North Carolina State University
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Chatham County Center
Growing Small Farms Website:
http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms
Post Office Box 279
Pittsboro, NC 27312
Email: debbie_roos@ncsu.edu
Phone: 919.542.8202 Fax: 919.542.8246

3rd Annual Hands-on Farmstead Cheesemaking Short Course
November 29-December 1, 2006
Raleigh, NC
Conducted by North Carolina State University in Raleigh, NC. For full
details, download the agenda and registration form at
http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms/FarmsteadNewsletter06-08.pdf
or contact Gary Cartwright at 919-513-2488.

3rd Annual North Carolina Natural Products Conference
November 17-18, 2006
"Cultivating the New Wellness-Driven Economy in North Carolina"
Boone, NC

The Third Annual North Carolina Natural Products Association Conference will
take place at the Broyhill Inn and Conference Center in Boone on November 17
and 18, 2006. The conference registration fee is $95 for members of the
North Carolina Natural Products Association (NCNPA); $135 for the general
public.

The purpose of the event is to inform and inspire attendees about the
economic potential of natural products for North Carolina. Opportunities
are available in agriculture, medicine, manufacturing, and research for a
wide array of natural products ranging from native medicinal herbs and
functional foods to biofuels. This conference will provide information from
leaders in the field, many from North Carolina. Attendees will choose from
a number of hands-on workshops and information-packed educational sessions
designed to help them realize the opportunities that await as North Carolina
expands into a wellness-driven economy.

Friday's workshops will be followed by dinner and a keynote presentation by
Michael McGuffin, president of the American Herbal Products Association.
Saturday's educational program will be highlighted by a lunchtime plenary
address by Loren Israelson of the Utah Natural Products Alliance.

Saturday's sessions are contained in five tracks: Natural Health & Wellness,
Science & Natural Biotechnology, The Business of Natural Products, Regional
Opportunities, and Horticulture. Workshop presenters include: Omar Cruz of
Gaia Herbs, Dr. Keith Levine of the Research Triangle Institute, John
Grassby of Yampa Valley Botanicals, Robin Suggs of MoonBranch Botanicals,
Dr. Jeanine Davis of NC State University, Cheryl McMurry of the Western
Office of the NC Biotechnology Center, and many more. Please visit
www.ncnaturalproducts.org for a complete session listing.

You can access the program online at http://ncnaturalproducts.org. If you
would like a stack of printed programs, please contact Lindsay Benedict,
conference coordinator, at 828.777.5747 or Lbenedict@NCARBORETUM.ORG.

The NC Natural Products Association was formed in 2002 to establish North
Carolina as a leader in the natural products industry.

Carrboro Farmers’ Market 4th Annual Thanksgiving Market
Tuesday, November 21, 3-6 PM 301 West Main Street, on the Town Commons

Carrboro Farmers’ Market hosts its 4th annual Thanksgiving Market Tuesday, November 21, 2006, 3-6 PM. Over 30 vendors participate in this Market to help customers create a local Thanksgiving meal. For the shopper who wants to use locally produced goods for their holiday celebration, the Thanksgiving Market offers an array of items from cheeses for appetizers, to vegetables for side dishes, to pre-ordered, pastured, heritage breed turkeys, to cranberry relish and the pie for dessert. So many items that you are encouraged to visit the Market first and the grocery store second.

Some of the specific items to expect are: arugula, beets, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, collards, fresh herbs, kales, leeks, shitake mushrooms, mustard greens, salad greens, spinach, sweet potatoes, turnips, turnip greens, winter squashes, pecans, locally-raised meats, eggs, cow’s milk cheeses, breads, bread crumbs, pies, cakes, jams, and relishes.

Any questions about the Thanksgiving Market may be directed to Sheila Neal at 919.280.3326 or at sdneal@bellsouth.net

3rd Annual North Carolina Natural Products Conference
November 17-18
"Cultivating the New Wellness-Driven Economy in North Carolina"
Boone, NC more info

4th Annual Heritage Turkey Dinner
Thursday, November 2 - Panzanella - featuring Bourbon Reds grown by Alex & Betsy Hitt. 10% of proceeds benefits ALBC.

Mid-Atlantic Grazing Conference
October 31-November 1, 2006
Center for Environmental Farming Systems
Goldsboro, NC
This multi-state educational program will include invited speakers, a panel
discuusion among dairy graziers, and presentations of pasture-based dairy
research at CEFS. Visit the CEFS website at
http://www.cefs.ncsu.edu/dairygrazingmain.htm for conference details.

Organized by Steve Washburn, NC A&T State University. Email
cefs_info@ncsu.edu or call 919-513-0954 for more information.

Sustainable Agriculture Conference
Oct. 27-29 - The Sustainable Agriculture Conference (SAC) is CFSA’s primary educational and inspirational event. Over the past 21 years, the SAC has emerged as a catalyst for change in developing a local and organic food community through providing valuable resources for new and practicing organic and sustainable farmers, researchers, consumers, educators, gardeners, extension agents and local food advocates.  This community springs forth from the lively exchange of information and experiences between conference participants and sustainable agriculture experts from across the country and especially the Southeast. more info

Terra Madre
Oct. 26-30 - Local farmers and chefs blog from Terra Madre in Turin, Italy.

Lecture - "Pesticides, Poisoning and Self-Harm"
October 24, 2006 3:00-4:30 pm
Chapel Hill, NC
Presented by:Lorann Stallones, MPH, PhD
Director, Colorado Injury Control Research Center
Professor, Department of Psychology,
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

Studies have reported high rates of suicide among selected occupations,
including farmers. Recently, exposure to pesticides was hypothesized to
serve as a risk factor for suicidal behavior as well as the agent used in
acts of self-harm. Animal studies document the impact of organophosphate
exposure on serotonin levels providing evidence for the possible link
between exposure to organophosphate pesticides and suicide in humans. The
literature and ongoing research on the relationship between exposure to
organophosphate pesticides, depression, aggression, and suicidal behavior
will be discussed.

The program will be at the Tate Turner Kuralt Auditorium on the UNC campus
in Chapel Hill. Sponsored by the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center,
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. This seminar is free and open
to the public. Registration is NOT required. If you have any questions,
please call 919-966-2251 or 843-3530.

SEEDS Harvest Dinner
Tuesday, Oct. 10 - 3rd Annual Harvest Dinner with author Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Apples and Cheese
Sunday, Oct. 1st 4 pm - Heirloom apple preservationist Lee Calhoun will be our guide at a tasting of Old Southern Apples and Farmstead cheeses. We will taste about 6 perfectly ripe examples of the 1300 varieties which originated in the South, followed by a few amazing local cheeses from Celebrity Dairy and Chapel Hill Creamery.

The tasting is $10 per person ($8 for Slow Food members).  Wine, and of course tea and coffee will be available a la carte. Space is limited  and reservations are recommended. Sign up by email - badi@3cups.net  or call 919.968.8993.

Center for Environmental Farming Systems Fall Festival
Saturday, Sept. 16 - More Info

Southern Field Pea Tasting
On Sunday, September 10th at 4 pm, 3 Cups will host the first in a special series of Slow Food Tasting Events: Southern Field Peas. Introduced by West African slaves, field peas are one of the most beloved southern foods, with many varieties emerging from seed saving. David Auerbach and April McGreger will guide us through a dozen or so of the hundreds of known varieties of cowpeas (several of which they grew for us) and offer tastes of the peas alongside their potlikkers and black skillet cornbread made from organic heirloom corn.

Varieties will most likely include: Red ripper peas, Black eyed peas, Colossus rowders, Big boy field peas, Brown crowders, Dixie Lee crowders, Purple Hull pinkeye peas, Mississippi Silver Hull crowders, Purple Hull crowders and Lady cream peas.

The tasting is $10 per person ($8 for Slow Food members).  Wine, and of course tea and coffee will be available a la carte. Space is limited  and reservations are recommended. Sign up by email - badi@3cups.net  or call 919.968.8993. 

Independent Weekly article

Chefs at Market - Carrboro
Saturday, Sept. 9 – Local chefs participate in a picnic-themed tasting event at the Carrboro Farmers' Market.  9am-12noon.


Durham Farmers' Market - Chef in the Market Series 2006

The Durham Farmers’ Market brings a wide variety of farm fresh products to Durham every Saturday morning from April through the Saturday before Thanksgiving. All of our farmers come from Durham and surrounding counties within 70 miles of the market and grow everything that they sell. There are several certified organic growers and many that follow sustainable growing practices. Find us on Morris Street just south of the old Durham Athletic Park. For more info see our website www.durhamfarmersmarket.com.

June 24th – Jessica Carraway
Artisan Cupcakes, Durham

August 5th – Charlie Deal
Jujube, Chapel Hill

August 12th – Sam Poley
Restaurant Starlu, Durham

September 9th – Amy Tornquist
Sage and Swift Catering, Durham

September 30th – Andrea Reusing
Lantern, Chapel Hill

October 14th – John Vandergrift
Pops, Durham

October 28th – Shane Ingram
Four Square, Durham

November 4th – Andy & Abby Magowan
Piedmont, Durham


Saving Seeds in the Piedmont - Doug Jones
This course will focus on seed saving and basic plant breeding techniques, useful to both growers and backyard gardeners. Students will learn how to save their own seeds of many vegetables and grains, and how to improve the gene pool of their crops to adapt  them to our local conditions.  Students can take home many kinds of seeds.
8/31/06 to 10/19/06, 5:30 to 8:30 pm, $56.25
To register: Call 919-542-6495 ext. 223 - CCCC - Pittsboro