09/14/2026
Part of our mission is to educate future farmers and help build support for young farmers in an equitable, anti-racist, anti-oppressive framework. Today we got to see that in action with our 2.5 hour tour hosting the NC State and CEFS Vegetable Production Apprenticeship Program.
There were 14 apprentices who all currently work on vegetable operations across NC. We covered so many hard topics - like land acquisition, debt, transferring to a nonprofit status. And we had a real good time nerding out on the paperpot planter, lean-and-lower tomato trellising, IPM and more.
In a chaotic world, it always feels good to support the next generation of farmers and uplift each other's gifts and trials.