Plants For Human Health Institute

Researchers from the Plants for Human Health Institute (PHHI) will take part in the first N.C. Research Campus Catalyst Group on April 12, 2012. Participating PHHI researchers include Dr. Allan Brown and Dr. Sirius Li.

The Southeast Strawberry Expo heads to the Raleigh-Durham area from November 6-8, 2011. This year’s event will take place at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham. The Expo traditionally offers workshops, a farm tour, a trade show and educational sessions.

The Plants for Human Health Institute will host the 2011 International Workshop on Anthocyanins from September 11-14, 2011. This will be the first time the event takes place in North America.

Dr. Ben Chapman, a food safety specialist with N.C. Cooperative Extension, will join Brenda Sutton, The Produce Lady, in a live, one-hour demonstration on proper canning techniques for tomatoes. Viewers will have an opportunity to interact with the experts by using an online chat box to ask any questions about food preservation and safety.

Join The Produce Lady and the Triad’s top chefs in celebrating local foods at the first ever “Get a Taste of This!” event in Greensboro. More than 10 area chefs will prepare regional dishes using fresh, local produce and meats.

Join The Produce Lady team and representatives from the N.C. Strawberry Project will be there, as well as friends and family, for three days of down-home celebration North Carolina-style at the 2011 Got to Be N.C. Festival. Coming to the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh the weekend of May 20, the festival will put North Carolina agriculture on full display along with a generous dash of music and fun for everyone.

The Produce Lady program provides resources that promote N.C. grown fruits and vegetables. Join our team for a webinar where we’ll share ideas for using these resources with your clientele, such as farmers and consumers.

N.C. Cooperative Extension agents conduct the N.C. MarketReady Fresh Produce Safety – Field to Family GAPs Training Curriculum across the state. The curriculum trains N.C. farmers in specific areas of GAPs and how to minimize food safety risks from field to market. Read more to find a calendar of upcoming trainings.

The director of N.C. State University’s Plants for Human Health Institute will share nutrition information and research updates on blueberries, a “superfruit,” during an administrative forum at the N.C. Research Campus on February 17, 2011.

Join strawberry experts from N.C. State University and N.C. Cooperative Extension for a Strawberry High Tunnel Workshop at the Piedmont Research Station in Salisbury, N.C. on Wednesday, November 17. Highlights include updates on strawberry growing research, the N.C. State strawberry breeding program, predatory mites and a taste test competition between ‘Albion’ strawberries from the Piedmont and the mountains.