NC MarketReady

N.C. MarketReady is the Cooperative Extension outreach of the Plants for Human Health Institute. Like all N.C. Cooperative Extension programs, N.C. MarketReady brings practical applications of science-based research to the people of North Carolina. Specifically, our multidisciplinary team builds partnerships and educational resources to enhance the profitability of N.C. agriculture and promote the consumption of fruits and vegetables.

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Piedmont Farm School

The Piedmont Farm School is a seven-month educational and outreach program that trains beginning and transitioning farmers. The program is designed to help them operate successful small-scale, sustainable farms. The effort aims to increase the number of local growers and the production of locally grown products within the Piedmont region. It also plans to create a network of local small farms and to help cultivate viable markets for their products. The school involves students from Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Montgomery, Randolph and Rowan counties.

Mike Roberts and Jonathan Baros, both affiliated with the N.C. State agricultural and resource economics department, will teach business planning seminars. Baros is also a member of N.C. MarketReady, the Cooperative Extension outreach of the Plants for Human Health Institute.

Learn more about the 2012 Piedmont Farm School.

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