Initiatives
Cultivate Piedmont
Cultivate Piedmont, a new organization that operates the Cobblestone Farmers Market, formerly Krankies Farmers Market in Winston-Salem.
Cultivate Piedmont, an affiliate of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, offers for example:
- Our all-lo Acceptance of EBT payment, with a matching benefit from the market
- Prepared lunches to enjoy at the market every week
- Information tables for food- and environment-related community groups
- Food donation station
- Expanded parking
- Live music every week
Follow them on Facebook!
Join the 10% Campaign!
The Center for Environmental Farm-ing Systems (CEFS) has launched a statewide campaign to increase support for local food producers, businesses and communities. Register at www. nc10percent.com and pledge to spend 10 percent on foods produced or grown locally; or grow your own! Encourage your friends, family, co-workers and neighbors to join the 10% Campaign and expand North Carolina's local food economy while enjoying the greatness of North Caro lina food. Make the Choice. Make a Difference. Make it Local.
http://www.carolinafarmstewards.org/
Piedmont Grown
The Piedmont Grown logo is displayed with farm products grown, raised, or made in the North Carolina Piedmont. When you see the Piedmont Grown logo, you know you're buying fresher foods that support local farms, strengthen the local economy, preserve rural culture, and protect the natural beauty of the Piedmont Region.
When displayed with food and farm products, the Piedmont Grown label helps consumers, retailers, and wholesalers easily distinguish local agricultural products from other products.
Stay connected with healthy, fresh food; the farmers who grow it; and the markets, grocers, restaurants, and other local food system businesses committed to using locally grown products. Sign up for their newsletter (at the bottom of the webpage)
The Cooperative Extension Service
EXTENSION'S NEW FOCUS: Teaching local residents about where food comes from and encouraging them to support local growers.
It has begun the “10 Percent Campaign,” which supports a cooperative initiative to build the state’s local food economy from farm to fork. “The more local the purchase, the better to keep the dollars rolling here in Guilford County,” Wickliffe says. “The only way to have local food is by keeping farms in business.”
A related article: The Cooperate Extension establishes deep roots in Guilford about its history!
Published in Greensboro New & Record, Dec. 10, 2010
(Details... pdf)
Triad Local First
A budding non-profit that is under the BALLE umbrella (Business Alliance for Local Living Economies)
It's like the Chamber of Commerce but only for locally owned businesses. Their tag line is Shops, Services, Food and Farms!
At this point, they have 60+ Greensboro members and they plan to include Winston-Salem and High Point at a later date.
This is a new group and their food and farm part has synergies with our organization. We at Slow Food Piedmont plan to foster a close relationhip with Triad Local First.
Farmers, food-related businesses: Visit www.triadlocalfirst.com and consider joining!
Community Garden Initiative in Winston-Salem
Reap More Than You Sow
"We seek to develop and create well-managed, well-supported and well-maintained sustainable community gardens. Initially across the city of Winston Salem, we will give access to land and the required resources for both inner city and rural residents.
The first milestone is to target 25 gardens and increase this as the project gains momentum..."
To join or donate and for more information...
Contact: Wallace Williamson
wallace@reapmore.org
336-331-2564
CFSA's Internship Referral Service – Connecting Mentors and Future Farmers
CFSA's NEW on-line Internship Referrral Service connects sustainable farms throughout the Carolinas with aspiring farmers looking for hands-on learning opportunities.
CFSA Member Farmers : Post your NC and SC internship openings for free.
Students : Find your dream farm internship in the Carolinas!
Post Your Farm Internship Openings
Listing services are available to North Carolina and South Carolina CFSA farm members seeking interns. To post an opening, log in to your members-only page ( http://bit.ly/exw1I4 ) and create a detailed internship profile. Please fill in the online form completely, then click “submit.” From there, will we format your listing and post it on our website where it will be available for general viewing within 5 business days.
Not yet a CFSA member? Join online ( www.carolinafarmstewards.org/membership.shtml ) to take advantage of our Internship Referral Service – just one of many member benefits!
CFSA's Internship Referral Service is made possible through grant a grant under the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, administered through the National Center for Appropriate Technology. The Internship Referral Service is a part of CFSA's Growing Green Farmers program, which also includes scholarships to the annual Sustainable Ag. Conference, apprenticeships in South Carolina, and farm tours for beginning farmers.
For more information, please email Diana Vossbrinck.
carolinafarmstewards.org/internshipboard.shtml
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