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Come to the Table Technical Assistance Opportunities

June 8, 2026
In the midst of increasing grocery prices and decreasing nutrition assistance benefits, food security and access challenges are multiplying by the day across North Carolina. As food security organizations and emergency food assistance programs continue to help their neighbors, Come to the Table (CTTT) is here to help, too.
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Hemp Unraveled

September 15, 2024
When chronic pain hit close to home, Ellis Monroe turned to an unexpected ally: hemp. Discover how Monroe and other farmers are reclaiming hemp’s healing potential, resisting corporate takeover, and rebuilding agriculture through care, science, and community.
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Growing Connections

September 15, 2024
Three farmers, originally from Nigeria, Zimbabwe, and Myanmar, share their experiences growing culturally significant specialty crops for personal use and for the benefit of their communities.
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Agritourism Adventures

September 15, 2024
The essence of agritourism is providing an experience and telling your story. People will always enjoy good food, meeting new people, and learning new things. They also enjoy live music, having engaging entertainment for their children, and being surrounded by a peaceful setting for events. If you are considering incorporating agritourism into your operation, now is a perfect time to start planning.
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Agricultural Market Channels 101

April 15, 2024
There are many factors to consider when deciding which market channels are right for selling your farm products. Here's a quick guide to CSAs, wholesale, and farmers markets to help you get started.
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Cultivating Trust

April 15, 2024
As a farmer, using label claims effectively helps ensure that your products are appropriately valued. This article surveys some of the most commonly used labels and discusses how to determine whether a label or certification might be a good fit for your farming operation.
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Aggregate, Collaborate, Profit

December 15, 2023
Farming collaboratives can help beginning farmers gain a foothold in the market and help develop reliable markets for members' products. Berry Hines Sr., founder of the Eastern North Carolina Farmer Collaborative, talks lessons learned from small farm aggregation.
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From Soil to Supper

September 15, 2023
Feast Down East is a nonprofit organization based in Wilmington, NC, offering farmer support, hunger relief programs, and a food hub distribution program. The organization partners with local farmers to purchase food which is distributed to the community via its mobile farmers market, food hub, and Emergency Food Relief Program. Learn more about the food hub in this Q&A with FTE Operations Manager, JT Crawford.
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United we Grow

September 15, 2023
Across generations, farming communities have relied on shared labor, trust, and reciprocity to survive — principles that live on today in agricultural cooperatives. RAFI profiles three active cooperatives that are navigating the highs and lows of joining forces on the farm. 
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