Joe Pellegrino

7 posts
Joe works as the Communications Coordinator assisting all programs with a large variety of visual and written design. Prior to joining RAFI-USA, Joe worked as a photojournalist for various publications across NC and studied Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems at North Carolina State University. Joe lives with his wife and two cats and enjoys making music and film. 

CLOSED: Awards Manager

August 18, 2024
The Awards Manager is responsible for ensuring clear and consistent processes for regranting across programs, including application, grant review, awarding, payment, compliance, and grantee reporting.
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Grocery Goliaths

September 15, 2023
Local and regional farmers once relied on independent grocery stores to market their products. But as massive corporate grocery chains tighten their stranglehold on the market, how can these local stores — and the farmers they source from — stay afloat?
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Seeds of Change

April 19, 2023
The concentration of the seed market into a small group of megafirms has led to fewer available varieties of seeds, less genetic diversity, less biodiversity in our agroecosystems, supply chain gaps for specific regions and of course, higher prices.
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Volunteers work together to build a high-tunnel during an educational farmer-brigade event at Fairpoint Farms in Kittrell, NC on February 27, 2023.

Building a High Tunnel, Building a Community

April 3, 2023
In late February, 31 volunteers gathered to build a high tunnel at Fairpoint Farms in Kittrell, NC. During the ten hour work day, there were educational talks and a general theme of building something much more than a high tunnel together.
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