Your gift empowers sustainable solutions View as Webpage Dear Dennis, Today is Giving Tuesday—a perfect day to celebrate and support sustainable food systems and those who make them possible. The farmers, ranchers and land stewards we certify work tirelessly year-round to provide healthful food, more biodiverse ecosystems, cleaner air and water, better treatment for animals …
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FRANKLIN COUNTY CENTERSmall Farm NewsNovember 23, 20212021 High Tunnel Winter Vegetable Field DaySpecialists from Cooperative Extension at NC A&T are gearing up to share the latest research and tour multiple High Tunnel Designs. Information and Skills learned here can help you put existing High Tunnels into their best use, and make sound decisions on future …
November 26, 2021 Your Guide to Food and Nutrition Assistance Programs
for your part in a greener future View as Webpage Dear Dennis, It’s always a good time to be grateful, even—and especially—in challenging times. With climate change, rising global food insecurity, misleading “greenwashing” of harmful products, increased corporate consolidation, environmental injustice and navigating personal and wider losses in a global pandemic, we’d like to take …
Xerces anniversary video preview View as Webpage November 23, 2021 This year marks a special year for Xerces, our 50th anniversary! We want to pause and take the time to say THANK YOU to all of you: our members and donors, volunteers, community scientists, and partners. It is your loyalty and commitment, your hard work …
+ Updates from Your Peers View as Webpage Photo Credit: Jennifer Silverberg (photographing Green Dirt Farm's cheeses) Dear Dennis, Somehow the days seem to be getting busier (and feeling shorter after the recent time change), so this week we’re keeping our update short with holiday reminders and technical resources for poultry producers. We've also been …
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View as Webpage November 18, 2021 This year marks Xerces’ 50th anniversary. Because of the dedication of our members and donors, staff, volunteers, and partners, Xerces is now the largest invertebrate conservation organization in the world and has the largest pollinator conservation program of any nonprofit. Our team draws together experts from the fields of …
Be on High Alert Alarmingly, we received notice from the Virginia Department of Agriculture that Spotted Lanternfly now has an established population in Carroll County, just north of Surry County, North Carolina. We are ramping up survey and outreach efforts in that area, however any vehicle, camper and commodity moving from any SLF infested area could …
November 12, 2021 Benefits for Senior Citizens
Thank you for your feedback! View as Webpage Dear Dennis, Thanks to everyone who participated in our 2021 AGW Producer Survey. We had an unprecedented response, and you provided us with a wealth of comments and information to review so that we can make sure we are meeting your needs through our farmer services, content, …
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