The Farmstand: RAFI’s Blog

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Help Make a Difference in the Future of NC Agriculture

March 6, 2015
On Wednesday March 18, RAFI will participate in the NC Ag Awareness Day at the North Carolina General Assembly. The Ag Awareness Day is an opportunity for the voices of farmers, food business representatives, ag leaders, and consumers to be heard by NC legislators.
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Come to the Table Guidebook, Second Edition Released

February 27, 2015
The original Come to the Table guidebook created the framework for Come to the Table. It describes with compassion the complexity of a food system full of bounty, but also broken; while many go hungry, nearby family farmers struggle to connect to markets that enable them to sell their produce and make a living.
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Women Dig and Chop Their Way to the Top in North Carolina’s Food & Ag Sectors

January 30, 2015
My co-workers and I at the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) have had the privilege of working with many of the women interviewed for Kim Severson's recent New York Times article, "A Food Sisterhood Flourishes in North Carolina,” and it was a real pleasure to see this group of hardworking innovators receive national attention for their efforts.
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Release of Agricultural Innovations Podcast Interview

January 27, 2015
James Robinson, RAFI's Research and Policy Associate, was recently interviewed by Frank Aragona, the host and producer of the Agroinnovations Podcast. They discussed how price supports through acreage quotas have slowly been phased out in the Southeastern United States, leading to the ongoing transition from tobacco to diversified agriculture.
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