Carolina Farm Trust

Mariah Henry, Director of Urban Agriculture at Carolina Farm Trust, was featured in Martha Stewart Living to discuss eight plants to keep away from your corn! 🌽 Check out the article here: https://lnkd.in/d96hnz24

I'm looking forward to speaking at The Systems Change Conference in September! Join community leaders who are building regional resilience through regenerative agriculture. Sample topics include: ● Financing the Carbon Opportunities in Agriculture ● Regenerative Agriculture and Corporate Sustainability ● Connecting Land and Community with a New Vision for Agriculture Join us at the Statesville Civic Center from September 9-10, 2024. Learn more about The Systems Change Conference and buy your tickets today at https://lnkd.in/gj2-qv_q!   Carolina Farm Trust #systemschange24

Featured Speakers and Moderators for The Systems Change Conference, September 9 and 10 in Statesville, NC: Tori Kaplan, Chief Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Officer, Truist Financial Corporation Harriette Brainard, Director of Communications, Soil in Formation (SIF) Katie Kaney, Founder, Whole Person Index and CEO, LovEvolve Dena Diorio, County Manager, Mecklenburg County The Systems Change Conference convenes key stakeholders from philanthropic, corporate, government and environmental organizations to create intentional roadmaps on how Regenerative Farming, Corporate and Government Sustainability, Food as Health initiatives, and our Supply Chains can create system-wide and scalable impact. This event serves as a nexus to bring together the system-wide stakeholders to discern strategic investment opportunities aimed at catalyzing transformative shifts in our agricultural and food systems. To learn more, and to purchase tickets, please visit: https://lnkd.in/eFY87DYs

Our team had an incredible day of diving into the DISC assessment last Thursday with the D. Wilson Agency. We hosted Davidson Lands Conservancy, Nourish Up, Urban League Charlotte, and Digi-Bridge to learn and discuss how individuals' behaviors work together to create a nonprofit team! Thank you so much to these wonderful nonprofit teams for joining us, to DeAlva Wilson Arnold, and to Trane Technologies for hosting the session on their gorgeous campus in Davidson. #discassessment #carolinafarmtrust #nonprofitwork #nonprofitteam #personalstrengths

Join us Saturday, July 27 for a beautiful Sunflower Dinner, presented by Dover Vineyards! 🌻 Dinner will consist of a four course meal curated by Chef Ryan Forte from Carolina Farm Trust and paired with wines from Dover Vineyards (non-alcoholic tickets are available, too). A portion of the proceeds will go to support us here at Carolina Farm Trust 🤍 Get your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/ercWwac9

WE'RE EXPANDING our Senior Nutrition Cooking Demo to Lincoln County Senior Services! Last Monday, we served 81 seniors, and this past Friday 131 seniors (!) to learn from Executive Chef Ryan Forte and Line Cook Billy Smith on how to prepare two delicious summer dishes with local ingredients 🍅🥒🧅 We handed out bags of produce to each attendee, including peaches, cucumbers, okra, carrots, and gorgeous Gin Fizz tomatoes. We’re excited to continue expanding our senior nutrition curriculum, including cooking demos and produce drops, to surrounding counties! We will be back in Lincolnton on July 22nd, and we can't wait to see you then 😁

Featured Speakers and Moderators for The Systems Change Conference, September 9 and 10 in Statesville, NC: Russell Hedrick, Owner, Regenerative Farmer, Inc. Scott Tew, VP of Sustainability, Trane Technologies Elisa Turner, CEO and Founder of Impakt IQ Brian Dougherty, Consultant at Understanding Ag The Systems Change Conference convenes key stakeholders from philanthropic, corporate, government and environmental organizations to create intentional roadmaps on how Regenerative Farming, Corporate and Government Sustainability, Food as Health initiatives, and our Supply Chains can create system-wide and scalable impact. This event serves as a nexus to bring together the system-wide stakeholders to discern strategic investment opportunities aimed at catalyzing transformative shifts in our agricultural and food systems. For more information, and to purchase tickets: https://lnkd.in/eFY87DYs

Excited to share an update on our latest community initiative in our Charlotte community 🧡 Partnering with Carolina Farm Trust, we're able to deliver over 500 pounds of fresh produce to Charlotte seniors. Hear directly from our Charlotte Market Growth Manager, Robin Tolliver-Ayotunde, as she shares our commitment with Jorge Andres from WBTV. #BetterTogether

President and CEO, Zack Wyatt, spoke to Jeff Hamm on the Best of LKN podcast about Carolina Farm Trust, our mission to strengthen local food systems, and our upcoming events. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/eP5SAv83

Mariah Henry, Director of Urban Agriculture, was featured in Martha Stewart as an expert source on How and When to Harvest Tomatoes! Check out the feature below, and click here to read more: https://lnkd.in/exkS4tNf #marthastewart #carolinafarmtrust #summerharvest #tomatoes #articlefeature #urbanagriculture