Carolina Farm Stewardship Association

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's mission is to promote sustainable agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers. Our events include Farm&Garden Tours, On-Farm Dinners and our annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference. CFSA envisions a regional food system that is good for the farmer, the consumer and the land.
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Our New Farm Bill
In the overall picture of global agriculture, the new farm bill doesn't differ much from the last bill, but there are small victories for sustainable agriculture.

Drought Relief Program Information
The North Carolina General Assembly has authorized the Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to fund a $6 million grant program to assist farmers in recovering from the drought.

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Victory for NC Farmworkers! "Prevent Agricultural Pesticide Exposure", or
S 847, has passed the Senate, and is now headed to the Governor's desk for his signature. As a result, farmworkers gain an important basic workplace protection that they sincerely deserve.
S 847 will: Prohibit retaliation (i.e. firing or wage cuts) against farmworkers who report pesticide safety problems on the job; and require improved pesticide record-keeping by employers.
The state budget also included $357,055 to improve pesticide safety programs. Please take a moment to thank the key players on this legislation at Toxic Free NC's website.

Tell food companies you won't eat food from Clones! FDA Approves Food from Clones against the Will of Congress and the American Public. Sign the Clone-Free Pledge! Let food companies know you won’t buy food from clones from Center for Food Safety.

cfsa news

23rd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference announced
October 31- November 2, 2008
in Anderson, South Carolina (map)

The three-day conference will feature tours of Upstate-area sustainable farms, a day-long organic certification class, a youth program, and over 60 workshops on topics from organic crop production, humane livestock management, and unique farming techniques; to nutrition, seasonal cooking, and grassroots organizing. The meals, prepared using the best local ingredients, are always a conference highlight. This is the event of the year for anyone involved or interested in sustainable farming, gardening and/or living.

Keynote Speakers include: Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm and Wes Jackson of The Land Institute.

The conference is made possible in part thanks to Anderson County’s competitive bid to host the event. “With its innovative farm-to-school programs and its investments in the local food infrastructure, Anderson County is a role model for the Southeast,” said McReynolds. “CFSA is working to help other Carolina communities make that same commitment to sustainable agriculture, which is a food and farming system that is good for the farmer, good for the consumer, and good for the land.”

Online registration will begin soon, so make sure your signed up for our eNewsletter to get notice.

"eat carolina food challenge" wraps up

Locavores just finished eating ONLY Carolina produced food l food challenge logo ast week for CFSA's, "Eat Carolina Food Challenge". We'll review their food logs and announce the winner on September 1, 2008.

Check out our blog where many of the participants shared their local food stories and pictures. Some of the foodies have put themselves on our challenger map too. If you'd like to take the challenge next year, make sure to join our mailing list (see left) so we can let you know how to get involved! Any other questions? Ask Kari.