News in Food

The Living Arts Series – Fall Organic Garden Workshops

July 29th, 2011 in Company News, Events, Food

Earthwise Company announces its new series of workshops titled the Living Arts Series. Additional workshops are being organized for a Professional Development Series as well.  Stay tuned for more information on that series For the first in the Living Arts Series of workshops, Earthwise Company is partnering with Lee’s Healthy Cooking Classes and Peaceful River [...]

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Sustainable Agriculture and Organic Farming Workshop

February 24th, 2011 in Food

Tony is scheduled to teach an eight week sustainable agriculture and organic farming workshop at Edgecombe Community College starting March 17. For more information or to sign up for the course, contact George Anderson, JobsNOW/sustainability coordinator at the college at (252) 823-5166, ext. 197, to learn more.

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Organic Seed Alliance Board of Directors

October 11th, 2010 in Food, Miscellaneous

Tony has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Organic Seed Alliance. This national organization supports organic breeding projects and fights GMO crops that threaten organic integrity.  Tony is also collaborating with folks in North Carolina and Virginia on efforts to develop infrastructure for a system for southeastern adapted organic varieties of produce [...]

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Farmland Protection & Local Foods Enhancement Plan for Wake County

March 7th, 2010 in Food, Miscellaneous

Wake County possesses a strong farming tradition and a viable agricultural economy. Long driven by tobacco production, Wake agriculture has undergone a transformation over the past decade with the emergence of a diverse farming sector integrating traditional field crop production with local marketing opportunities in horticulture and agritourism. The County is seeking to promote its [...]

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Enhancing Local Food Systems!

January 27th, 2010 in Community, Food

Tony and Earthwise affiliate Gerry Cohn completed a farmland preservation plan for Durham County. A partnership between Earthwise, Soil and Environmental Consultants, Gerry and Earthwise affiliate Andrew Branan, has been awarded the contract to develop Wake County’s Farmland Protection and Local Food Enhancement Plan. Gerry and Andrew are also doing the Franklin County plan.

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Establishing Beneficial Insect Habitats on Organic Farms

January 27th, 2010 in Food

Tony has been working with Dr. David Orr at North Carolina State University to do farm-level evaluation of field border vegetation on organic management of insect pests and weed seed banks on six organic farms in eastern and two in central NC with a grant from the USDA-CSREES-Integrated Organic Program. The project is expanding to [...]

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