Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
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For Farms. For Food. For Our Future. 🌻
Advancing local, organic ag in the Carolinas through education, farmer support, and advocacy initiatives.
Links: https://linktr.ee/carolinafarms
Advancing local, organic ag in the Carolinas through education, farmer support, and advocacy initiatives.
Links: https://linktr.ee/carolinafarms
Your support today helps protect farms, food access, and the food system our region depends on. 💚 Together, we can ensure that our farms and communities not only endure but emerge stronger and more connected than ever.
Warm wishes from our CFSA family to yours. ❄️
Warm wishes from our CFSA family to yours. ❄️
December 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Your support today helps protect farms, food access, and the food system our region depends on. 💚 Together, we can ensure that our farms and communities not only endure but emerge stronger and more connected than ever.
Warm wishes from our CFSA family to yours. ❄️
Warm wishes from our CFSA family to yours. ❄️
During this season of generosity, we reflect on all the hands and hearts that make nourishment possible: together, we're expanding food access, strengthening sustainable farms, and protecting the land we depend on.
Help sow a healthy food future: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/donate/
Help sow a healthy food future: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/donate/
Donate - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
HELP US FIGHT FOR FARMERS. By making a gift today, you’re joining a community of farmers, advocates, and neighbors who believe that strong farms are the backbone of local food systems and a healthier tomorrow for us all. Together, we’re growing a better future for the Carolinas. DONATE Ways to…
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December 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
During this season of generosity, we reflect on all the hands and hearts that make nourishment possible: together, we're expanding food access, strengthening sustainable farms, and protecting the land we depend on.
Help sow a healthy food future: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/donate/
Help sow a healthy food future: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/donate/
Save the date and register now to sponsor and exhibit: the 2026 Organic Commodities & Livestock Conference is scheduled for March 10th at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro, NC! Attendee registration will open in mid-January: carolinafarmstewards.org/oclc
December 23, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Save the date and register now to sponsor and exhibit: the 2026 Organic Commodities & Livestock Conference is scheduled for March 10th at the Chatham County Agriculture & Conference Center in Pittsboro, NC! Attendee registration will open in mid-January: carolinafarmstewards.org/oclc
Announcing CFSA's Climate Resilience Cohort, a new, free program helping disaster-impacted farmers in the Carolinas plan for a strong, resilient future. 💚💪 Registration is open now and the cohort will begin in Feb -- don't wait to sign up! 🔗 bit.ly/cfsa-climate-resilience-cohort-spring-2026
December 22, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Announcing CFSA's Climate Resilience Cohort, a new, free program helping disaster-impacted farmers in the Carolinas plan for a strong, resilient future. 💚💪 Registration is open now and the cohort will begin in Feb -- don't wait to sign up! 🔗 bit.ly/cfsa-climate-resilience-cohort-spring-2026
Together, we can build a food system that works for all of us. Donate today: carolinafarmstewards.org/donate/
With your support, we connect small farms to community health + nutrition programs, strengthen local food hubs, and advocate for policies that grow a resilient local food system.
With your support, we connect small farms to community health + nutrition programs, strengthen local food hubs, and advocate for policies that grow a resilient local food system.
Donate - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
HELP US FIGHT FOR FARMERS. By making a gift today, you’re joining a community of farmers, advocates, and neighbors who believe that strong farms are the backbone of local food systems and a healthier tomorrow for us all. Together, we’re growing a better future for the Carolinas. DONATE Ways to…
carolinafarmstewards.org
December 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Together, we can build a food system that works for all of us. Donate today: carolinafarmstewards.org/donate/
With your support, we connect small farms to community health + nutrition programs, strengthen local food hubs, and advocate for policies that grow a resilient local food system.
With your support, we connect small farms to community health + nutrition programs, strengthen local food hubs, and advocate for policies that grow a resilient local food system.
You are your community's best advocate. Harness your power and learn how to catalyze positive change in our food + farming system by participating in CFSA's highly popular Member Advocacy Program -- applications are open through 1/21 for the Spring 2026 cohort! carolinafarmstewards.org/MAP
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
You are your community's best advocate. Harness your power and learn how to catalyze positive change in our food + farming system by participating in CFSA's highly popular Member Advocacy Program -- applications are open through 1/21 for the Spring 2026 cohort! carolinafarmstewards.org/MAP
CFSA Members enjoy benefits galore, including reduced event prices, free technical assistance, crowdfunding + job board posting, exclusive listservs, discounts at partnering businesses, advocacy training, and more!
📣 Activating your $40 annual membership today: carolinafarmstewards.org/membership
📣 Activating your $40 annual membership today: carolinafarmstewards.org/membership
December 15, 2025 at 6:24 PM
CFSA Members enjoy benefits galore, including reduced event prices, free technical assistance, crowdfunding + job board posting, exclusive listservs, discounts at partnering businesses, advocacy training, and more!
📣 Activating your $40 annual membership today: carolinafarmstewards.org/membership
📣 Activating your $40 annual membership today: carolinafarmstewards.org/membership
Students & aspiring sustainable agriculture leaders: applications are open through 1/21/26 for CFSA's Organic Education internship! ✏️🥦 Paid, remote position for 18-24 yr old students / budding professionals, March to May 2026.
carolinafarmstewards.org/job/cfsa-organic-education-intern-spring-2026
carolinafarmstewards.org/job/cfsa-organic-education-intern-spring-2026
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Students & aspiring sustainable agriculture leaders: applications are open through 1/21/26 for CFSA's Organic Education internship! ✏️🥦 Paid, remote position for 18-24 yr old students / budding professionals, March to May 2026.
carolinafarmstewards.org/job/cfsa-organic-education-intern-spring-2026
carolinafarmstewards.org/job/cfsa-organic-education-intern-spring-2026
Want to add organic and sustainable production practices into your farm plans for 2026? Have you been considering organic certification?
Look no further than CFSA's Organic Production Technical Assistance Program! 🌱
Registration is open now: carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production
Look no further than CFSA's Organic Production Technical Assistance Program! 🌱
Registration is open now: carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production
Organic Production & Certification - Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
An interest in organic agriculture and certification in South and North Carolina is what drove the formation of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association in the late 1970s. Since then, organic farmers have been at the heart of our organization. We’ve developed resources as well as providing direct technical assistance to support…
carolinafarmstewards.org
December 11, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Want to add organic and sustainable production practices into your farm plans for 2026? Have you been considering organic certification?
Look no further than CFSA's Organic Production Technical Assistance Program! 🌱
Registration is open now: carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production
Look no further than CFSA's Organic Production Technical Assistance Program! 🌱
Registration is open now: carolinafarmstewards.org/organic-production
This #GivingTuesday, we’re inviting our community to do something powerful: invest in a food system where farmers thrive and every family has access to fresh, local food.
Give today: carolinafarmstewards.org/donate
Every $ you give will be matched up to $20,000 by a group of generous supporters!
Give today: carolinafarmstewards.org/donate
Every $ you give will be matched up to $20,000 by a group of generous supporters!
December 2, 2025 at 4:28 PM
This #GivingTuesday, we’re inviting our community to do something powerful: invest in a food system where farmers thrive and every family has access to fresh, local food.
Give today: carolinafarmstewards.org/donate
Every $ you give will be matched up to $20,000 by a group of generous supporters!
Give today: carolinafarmstewards.org/donate
Every $ you give will be matched up to $20,000 by a group of generous supporters!
#WNC farmers: Join CFSA for either instance of our upcoming "Supporting Farm Recovery: Soil Health, Food Safety, and Market Access" workshop!
Waynesville 12/3: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
Mills River 12/11: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
Waynesville 12/3: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
Mills River 12/11: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
#WNC farmers: Join CFSA for either instance of our upcoming "Supporting Farm Recovery: Soil Health, Food Safety, and Market Access" workshop!
Waynesville 12/3: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
Mills River 12/11: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
Waynesville 12/3: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
Mills River 12/11: carolinafarmstewards.org/event/suppor...
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The current govt shutdown threatens farmers’ livelihoods, conservation progress, & food security. Programs meant to support #SustainableAgriculture are at a standstill.
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
Farmers feel the effects of the government shutdown
Rodney Koch, farmer from near Garretson, South Dakota, says he is waiting on funding from the NRCS Conservation Stewardship Program amid tough commodity markets.
www.agweek.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The current govt shutdown threatens farmers’ livelihoods, conservation progress, & food security. Programs meant to support #SustainableAgriculture are at a standstill.
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
🗞️Great read on why lawmakers need to end the shutdown & restore critical support system: www.agweek.com/news/policy/...
Happy November! 🍂 See you at an event this season? ➡️ Find all event descriptions and registration info on our website: carolinafarmstewards.org/events
November 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Happy November! 🍂 See you at an event this season? ➡️ Find all event descriptions and registration info on our website: carolinafarmstewards.org/events
Applications for the Organic Growers School's new Climate Resiliency Training close 10/30! www.organicgrowersschool.org/climate-resi...
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Applications for the Organic Growers School's new Climate Resiliency Training close 10/30! www.organicgrowersschool.org/climate-resi...
Reposted by Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Farmers with federally backed projects in the works immediately felt the impacts of the shutdown. The longer the shutdown goes on, the longer farmers will have to delay investments for their operations, including the purchase of new equipment.
For Farmers, the Government Shutdown Adds More Challenges
With no access to local ag-related offices, critical loans, or disaster assistance, farmers are facing even more stressors.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Farmers with federally backed projects in the works immediately felt the impacts of the shutdown. The longer the shutdown goes on, the longer farmers will have to delay investments for their operations, including the purchase of new equipment.
CFSA is proud to be an approved nonprofit through the North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign! Your pledge powers our technical assistance, advocacy, and education initiatives supporting small-scale growers and local food systems across the Carolinas. CODE #2548
ncsecc.org
ncsecc.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
CFSA is proud to be an approved nonprofit through the North Carolina State Employees Combined Campaign! Your pledge powers our technical assistance, advocacy, and education initiatives supporting small-scale growers and local food systems across the Carolinas. CODE #2548
ncsecc.org
ncsecc.org
The Sustainable Agriculture Conference is right around the corner! If you haven't yet bought your tickets to join us in Columbia next month, NOW is the time to do so: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-agriculture-conference/
October 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The Sustainable Agriculture Conference is right around the corner! If you haven't yet bought your tickets to join us in Columbia next month, NOW is the time to do so: https://carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-agriculture-conference/
Are you a farmer in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene? ⛈️ Join a small group of peer farmers to build your disaster recovery and preparedness plan – with expert support, hands-on tools, and peer collaboration.
Space is limited – sign up now: https://forms.gle/TZeDaVtLRhoBN33y6
Space is limited – sign up now: https://forms.gle/TZeDaVtLRhoBN33y6
October 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Are you a farmer in Western North Carolina impacted by Hurricane Helene? ⛈️ Join a small group of peer farmers to build your disaster recovery and preparedness plan – with expert support, hands-on tools, and peer collaboration.
Space is limited – sign up now: https://forms.gle/TZeDaVtLRhoBN33y6
Space is limited – sign up now: https://forms.gle/TZeDaVtLRhoBN33y6
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Join CFSA for an upcoming workshop to build your skills, knowledge, and network as a sustainable grower this season!
Join CFSA for an upcoming workshop to build your skills, knowledge, and network as a sustainable grower this season!
October 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Join CFSA for an upcoming workshop to build your skills, knowledge, and network as a sustainable grower this season!
Join CFSA for an upcoming workshop to build your skills, knowledge, and network as a sustainable grower this season!
More than 90 speakers are scheduled to lead workshops at this year's Sustainable Agriculture Conference! This is what community-led education and knowledge building looks like, y'all. 💪
Don't miss your chance to learn from the best & brightest in the biz: carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-...
Don't miss your chance to learn from the best & brightest in the biz: carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-...
September 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
More than 90 speakers are scheduled to lead workshops at this year's Sustainable Agriculture Conference! This is what community-led education and knowledge building looks like, y'all. 💪
Don't miss your chance to learn from the best & brightest in the biz: carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-...
Don't miss your chance to learn from the best & brightest in the biz: carolinafarmstewards.org/sustainable-...
A joy to see our friends at Hawk’s Nest Healing Gardens featured in this Civil Eats article on the healing power of small-scale agriculture!
With a focus on trauma recovery and improved health, a new farm model connects neighbors to ancestral practices.
“This is about a whole ecosystem of healing.”
“This is about a whole ecosystem of healing.”
Farmers of Color Offer Community Wellness at ‘Healing Farms’
With a focus on trauma recovery and improved health, a new farm model connects neighbors to ancestral practices.
buff.ly
September 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
A joy to see our friends at Hawk’s Nest Healing Gardens featured in this Civil Eats article on the healing power of small-scale agriculture!
Fall is in the air! 🍁🎃 Commit to building your skills and knowledge as a sustainable grower this season by registering for one -- or more! -- of our many upcoming events: carolinafarmstewards.org/events/
September 2, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Fall is in the air! 🍁🎃 Commit to building your skills and knowledge as a sustainable grower this season by registering for one -- or more! -- of our many upcoming events: carolinafarmstewards.org/events/
New farmer resource alert: CFSA's Organic Cucumber High Tunnel Production Guide is now available to read and download on our website! In our admittedly biased opinion, it's kind of a big dill. 😉🥒🧑🌾🎉
carolinafarmstewards.org/resources/seasonal-high-tunnel-production-organic-cucumber-guide
carolinafarmstewards.org/resources/seasonal-high-tunnel-production-organic-cucumber-guide
August 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
New farmer resource alert: CFSA's Organic Cucumber High Tunnel Production Guide is now available to read and download on our website! In our admittedly biased opinion, it's kind of a big dill. 😉🥒🧑🌾🎉
carolinafarmstewards.org/resources/seasonal-high-tunnel-production-organic-cucumber-guide
carolinafarmstewards.org/resources/seasonal-high-tunnel-production-organic-cucumber-guide
August 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM