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august 2008

August 21, 2008, 7-10pm, Terra Restaurant; 100 State Street, West Columbia, SC
Slow Food Columbia DuBard Fund Raiser at Terra Restaurant
Ben and Kristen DuBard, owners of Five Leaves Farm, have been nominated as delegates for the world food event, Terra Madre in Turin, Italy. Slow Food Columbia is holding a fund raiser to help send the DuBards to Italy. Attend this dinner event at Terra Restaurant and you'll be supporting Columbia-area agriculture. Menu includes: starters from Rosewood Market, lamb from Five Leaves Farm and grains from Anson Mills. Wine is also included, compliments of Slow Food Columbia.

Slow Food Members: $65, Non Members: $75. Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/40089. More Info: http://SlowFoodColumbia.blogspot.com.

August 22, 2008 all day, Downtown Chapel Hill and Wallace Plaza, NC
Locally Grown- Buy local, Eat local, Be local
Is the last of a series of three Locally Grown Events. At the main event site there are live performances and arts and crafts for sale by local artists. There are booths for kids to play (face painting, craft making- Kidzu) as well as local organizations promoting their work for more sustainable living - Active Living by Design. Downtown restaurants create menus for the event using all local products. More at:
http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/parks_&_rec/community_events/locally_grown/

August 25, 2008, 8:30am-4:30pm, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Goldsboro, NC
Community-Based Food Systems Workshop

Why develop a community based food system? A look at today's headlines tells the story: fewer farms and farmers, hard-pressed rural communities, the need for economic development and job creation, high fuel prices, threatened natural resources, lack of access to fresh and nutrition foods in some communities, and epidemics of obesity and diabetes.

Local food systems promote entrepreneurial activities by farms, markets, and supporting businesses. They help citizens take initiative in improving the environmental, social, physical, and economic health of their communities.

Get started August 25! You?ll come away with practical first steps including how to conduct a local food assessment; how to form a local food council; how to develop new markets--retail and wholesale; how to support new farmers and new local food entrepreneurs; and how to understand policies that hinder and help build strong local food systems.

Workshop Registration Fee: $45 includes local lunch (scholarships available?application form on CEFS calendar page below)

A wonderful slate of speakers is scheduled: visit the CEFS website for a Listing of speakers and registration details: www.cefs.ncsu.edu/calendar2008.htm

september 2008

September 6, 2008, 10am-6pm, downtown Asheville, NC
The Organicfest 2008 is a FUNtastic celebration of everything organic and green. Join us for a festive day of live music, organic food and samplings, Organicfest Organic Market, Organicfest Green Street, Organicfest Basket Drawings, organic chef demos, speakers, fun activities for kids and the Organicfest Good Bug Parade at 1pm. Presented by Imagine Center, an all-volunteer non-profit working to grow organics in our community and beyond. Co-sponsored by Organic Shopper Magazine and Asheville Parks and Recreation. More info online: http://www.organicfest.org

September 6-7, 2008, The Stone House, 6602 Nicks Road, Mebane NC 27302
Permaculture Workshop
Permaculture Workshop will be led by Harvey Harman, with stone circles staff Claudia Horwitz and Tahz Walker. Permaculture is a way of designing ecosystems for diversity, stability and resiliency. It uses land in a way that integrates human activity and the natural ecology, a way to design sustainable human habitats by following nature's patterns.

Join us for this opportunity to study with one of the area's most passionate and knowledgeable practitioners of permaculture. Harvey Harman started the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College and now manages conservation-based development projects around the Triangle.

The workshop will run on Saturday from 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday from 10 am - 3 pm. Overnight accommodations on Saturday are available. Lunch both days will be provided. Please bring a dish to share for Saturday night.

For more info and to register, visit www.stonecircles.org.

September 20, 2008, 10:00am- 5pm, Working waterfront in Hatteras village, NC
Day at the Docks
Cooking demonstrations using local seafood, chowder cook-off contest, fishing boats and gear on display, special activities for children, free admission. www.dayatthedocks.org

September 20- 21, 2008
CFSA Eastern Triangle Farm Tour

September 27, 2008, 3pm-5pm, Jafasa Farm, Mills River, NC
Chemical-Free Weed Control Methods
Looking for efficient, organic solutions to your weed problems? Rocco and Mike of Jafasa Farm will show you the results they have had using flame weeding and shallow cultivation for stale-bedding and controlling weeds with direct sown vegetable crops. Timing, tools, technique, and safety will be discussed. Other tools and techniques for managing weeds with minimal soil disturbance will also be presented. $20 per person, educational materials provided To register, contact Meredith McKissick at 828.450.2026 or visit www.organicgrowersschool.org.

September 22- 24, 2008, North Carolina University State Campus, Chapel Hill, NC
The Politics of Food-The ELP Food Tour National Conference
How can we promote a food system that is environmentally sustainable, socially just, and economically viable?

The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites you to "The Politics of Food," a national conference on how America grows, distributes, buys, and eats its food.

ELP's Politics of Food national conference will engage participants in a challenging exploration of how and why our food system works as it does, whether it is secure, just, and sustainable, and how it might be reshaped for the future. The conference will provide an interactive forum that enables attendees to make new connections and share information around the common goal of developing visionary, yet practical, solutions to local and national food-related challenges.

North Carolina State University Park Scholarships and Department of Food Science will co-host the "Politics of Food" conference. North Carolinaï¿½s rich and diverse agricultural heritage has put it at the crux of the challenges facing modern agriculture, and this setting provides a terrific opportunity to explore strategies that North Carolina communities and businesses are using to build a more sustainable food system from the ground up.

october 2008

October 4, 2008
CFSA Upstate (South Carolina) On-Farm Dinner. Buy your ticket online now!

October 11, 2008
CFSA Charlotte On-Farm Dinner. TBA.

October 31- November 2, 2008
CFSA 23rd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Register online now!

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	Home Find local food About Us Sustainable Ag Info Get Involved Projects Event Calendar Store Contact Blog Support Local Farms! Donate Now: $ E-mail:	in this section> 2008 events calendar > submit your event sustainable agriculture events around the CArolinas august 2008 August 21, 2008, 7-10pm, Terra Restaurant; 100 State Street, West Columbia, SC Slow Food Columbia DuBard Fund Raiser at Terra Restaurant Ben and Kristen DuBard, owners of Five Leaves Farm, have been nominated as delegates for the world food event, Terra Madre in Turin, Italy. Slow Food Columbia is holding a fund raiser to help send the DuBards to Italy. Attend this dinner event at Terra Restaurant and you'll be supporting Columbia-area agriculture. Menu includes: starters from Rosewood Market, lamb from Five Leaves Farm and grains from Anson Mills. Wine is also included, compliments of Slow Food Columbia. Slow Food Members: $65, Non Members: $75. Tickets can be purchased at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/40089. More Info: http://SlowFoodColumbia.blogspot.com. August 22, 2008 all day, Downtown Chapel Hill and Wallace Plaza, NC Locally Grown- Buy local, Eat local, Be local Is the last of a series of three Locally Grown Events. At the main event site there are live performances and arts and crafts for sale by local artists. There are booths for kids to play (face painting, craft making- Kidzu) as well as local organizations promoting their work for more sustainable living - Active Living by Design. Downtown restaurants create menus for the event using all local products. More at: http://townhall.townofchapelhill.org/parks_&_rec/community_events/locally_grown/ August 25, 2008, 8:30am-4:30pm, Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Goldsboro, NC Community-Based Food Systems Workshop Why develop a community based food system? A look at today's headlines tells the story: fewer farms and farmers, hard-pressed rural communities, the need for economic development and job creation, high fuel prices, threatened natural resources, lack of access to fresh and nutrition foods in some communities, and epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Local food systems promote entrepreneurial activities by farms, markets, and supporting businesses. They help citizens take initiative in improving the environmental, social, physical, and economic health of their communities. Get started August 25! You?ll come away with practical first steps including how to conduct a local food assessment; how to form a local food council; how to develop new markets--retail and wholesale; how to support new farmers and new local food entrepreneurs; and how to understand policies that hinder and help build strong local food systems. Workshop Registration Fee: $45 includes local lunch (scholarships available?application form on CEFS calendar page below) A wonderful slate of speakers is scheduled: visit the CEFS website for a Listing of speakers and registration details: www.cefs.ncsu.edu/calendar2008.htm september 2008 September 6, 2008, 10am-6pm, downtown Asheville, NC The Organicfest 2008 is a FUNtastic celebration of everything organic and green. Join us for a festive day of live music, organic food and samplings, Organicfest Organic Market, Organicfest Green Street, Organicfest Basket Drawings, organic chef demos, speakers, fun activities for kids and the Organicfest Good Bug Parade at 1pm. Presented by Imagine Center, an all-volunteer non-profit working to grow organics in our community and beyond. Co-sponsored by Organic Shopper Magazine and Asheville Parks and Recreation. More info online: http://www.organicfest.org September 6-7, 2008, The Stone House, 6602 Nicks Road, Mebane NC 27302 Permaculture Workshop Permaculture Workshop will be led by Harvey Harman, with stone circles staff Claudia Horwitz and Tahz Walker. Permaculture is a way of designing ecosystems for diversity, stability and resiliency. It uses land in a way that integrates human activity and the natural ecology, a way to design sustainable human habitats by following nature's patterns. Join us for this opportunity to study with one of the area's most passionate and knowledgeable practitioners of permaculture. Harvey Harman started the Sustainable Farming Program at Central Carolina Community College and now manages conservation-based development projects around the Triangle. The workshop will run on Saturday from 10 am - 8 pm and Sunday from 10 am - 3 pm. Overnight accommodations on Saturday are available. Lunch both days will be provided. Please bring a dish to share for Saturday night. For more info and to register, visit www.stonecircles.org. September 20, 2008, 10:00am- 5pm, Working waterfront in Hatteras village, NC Day at the Docks Cooking demonstrations using local seafood, chowder cook-off contest, fishing boats and gear on display, special activities for children, free admission. www.dayatthedocks.org September 20- 21, 2008 CFSA Eastern Triangle Farm Tour September 27, 2008, 3pm-5pm, Jafasa Farm, Mills River, NC Chemical-Free Weed Control Methods Looking for efficient, organic solutions to your weed problems? Rocco and Mike of Jafasa Farm will show you the results they have had using flame weeding and shallow cultivation for stale-bedding and controlling weeds with direct sown vegetable crops. Timing, tools, technique, and safety will be discussed. Other tools and techniques for managing weeds with minimal soil disturbance will also be presented. $20 per person, educational materials provided To register, contact Meredith McKissick at 828.450.2026 or visit www.organicgrowersschool.org. September 22- 24, 2008, North Carolina University State Campus, Chapel Hill, NC The Politics of Food-The ELP Food Tour National Conference How can we promote a food system that is environmentally sustainable, socially just, and economically viable? The Environmental Leadership Program (ELP) invites you to "The Politics of Food," a national conference on how America grows, distributes, buys, and eats its food. ELP's Politics of Food national conference will engage participants in a challenging exploration of how and why our food system works as it does, whether it is secure, just, and sustainable, and how it might be reshaped for the future. The conference will provide an interactive forum that enables attendees to make new connections and share information around the common goal of developing visionary, yet practical, solutions to local and national food-related challenges. North Carolina State University Park Scholarships and Department of Food Science will co-host the "Politics of Food" conference. North Carolinaï¿½s rich and diverse agricultural heritage has put it at the crux of the challenges facing modern agriculture, and this setting provides a terrific opportunity to explore strategies that North Carolina communities and businesses are using to build a more sustainable food system from the ground up. october 2008 October 4, 2008 CFSA Upstate (South Carolina) On-Farm Dinner. Buy your ticket online now! October 11, 2008 CFSA Charlotte On-Farm Dinner. TBA. October 31- November 2, 2008 CFSA 23rd Annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Register online now! submit your event Please fill out the following form to submit your sustainable agriculture related event. Event Contact Name: Address: Phone: Email: What is the event date and time? (ex. "3/5/08 6-8 pm") What is the title of the event? What is the event location? Please provide a short description of the event. Feel free to include website addresses:
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