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Justin Moore

Phone: 704-250-5433
URL: http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/value-added/

N.C. State University's Program for Value-Added and Alternative Agriculture brings together multidisciplinary teams to address the needs, challenges and opportunities of North Carolina farmers. We develop and deliver educational programs and information resources that help farmers be successful. Our programs are designed to enhance and integrate farmersâ€™ entrepreneurial, business, production, marketing and risk management skills. We work closely with North Carolina Cooperative Extension field faculty who work directly with farmers across the state as part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at NC State University.

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24 JUN	“Zucchini 500” Has Fresh Produce Going Fast at the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market
	Children, start your imaginations! It's zucchini racing time. On June 25 from 5 to 7 p.m., N.C. Cooperative Extension staff and N.C. State University will host the first-ever Zucchini 500 at the N.C. Research Cam ...

20 May	The Produce Lady Extols Virtues of Local Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
	The Produce Lady offers N.C. farmers, consumers fresh produce and food safety tips in time for Memorial Day. Farmers market stalls teeming with locally grown fruits and vegetables are attracting more customers in search of nutritious, high quality fruit. Many ...

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Training In Fresh Produce Safety Guidelines April 30, May 1 Near Asheville, N.C

N.C. Cooperative Extension faculty are training Extension agents in all 100 N.C. counties in guidelines for keeping fresh produce safe -- from the field to the consumer. The agents will then hold training seminars for farmers and others in the produce chain in their counties. A third training session for agents is scheduled later this month in western North Carolina.

Fresh Produce Safety Is Focus of N.C. Cooperative Extension Workshop. As headlines document more cases of contaminated food in the U.S., North Carolin ...

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N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market Opening with Reinforced LOCAL Brand

The Farmers Market at the N.C. Research Campus in Kannapolis, N.C., opens for the second year May 7 with new rules requiring that all produce sold there be grown within 100 miles of Kannapolis. Vendors also must post cards identifying the "farm of origin" for all produce.

When the N.C. Research Campus Farmers Market opens for its second year May 7, new rules will ensure a LOCAL brand on all the strawberries, broccoli, l ...