News in Food

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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