HOPE: An urban garden where homeless and neighbors grow together
David Baron — a UNC-Chapel Hill undergrad studying biology, ecology and social entrepreneurship — understands the importance of fresh whole food for human and environmental health. But it bothers him...
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The 2nd Annual Southeast Youth Food Activist Summit is set for Feb. 5-7 at UNC-Chapel Hill, hosted by FLO Food, a campus student group. The summit is part of the Real Food Challenge, a student-led,...
View ArticleCrop Mob, Sunday, Carrboro
If you’ve been curious about the now famous Crop Mob and Carrboro’s amazing urban ag scene, here’s an opportunity to get involved in both. Crop Mob will work at several Carrboro garden locations this...
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Sustainable food fun all week-end, June 12-13
Three special events are coming up this week-end, where you can learn to cook healthy local food on a budget, check out the amazing urban farming scene in Carrboro, and share a farm-fresh potluck...
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Urban bounty
By Dee Reid From left, Ishmael and Keith with summer produce ready for Vimala's, 9th Street Bakery and Trosa Grocery (Photo by Bountiful Backyards) Keith Shaljian believes that fresh, local, organic...
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Teens learn to farm and lead
By Dee Reid Sharada When I pulled up in front of the SEEDS community and youth garden in Durham, conveniently located next to the Food Bank, I was amazed to see huge vegetable gardens on both sides of...
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Shitake mushroom workshop
Here’s a great way to celebrate spring, contribute to a unique community garden, and learn how to grow shitake mushrooms. The Carolina Campus Community Garden will have a shitake workshop on Sunday...
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Feeding, teaching and helping people to cook and grow food
Handing out onions at the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s mobile market at Martin Street Baptist Church in Raleigh. Photo by Billy Lane in the News and Observer. One of the biggest challenges in growing a...
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Fertilizing a food desert
An urban farm and community garden has sprouted at 500 Hoke Street in southeast Raleigh. Though it’s only two miles from the capital’s trendy eateries, the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle farm is at the heart...
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