CFSA in the Triangle

CFSA works with the North Carolina Triangle’s wealth of small, organic farms and sustainable agriculture organizations, including universities, non-profits and businesses, as well as hundreds of dedicated volunteers and individual members.

Our headquarters is in Pittsboro, in Chatham County. Come visit us at 15 Hillsboro Street.

Our programs in the Triangle include:

• The Piedmont Farm Tour in April

• The Eastern Triangle Farm Tour in September

• Our Sustainable Agriculture Conference and Local Foods Feast happens every other year in Durham

• Our Organic Agriculture Legislative Breakfast every May
  >For more info, contact Shivaugn Rayl

• The Local Food Marketing project to expand markets and increase sales for farmers through social media

• Our Organic Carolinas Initiative, which provides technical assistance to organic farmers in the Carolinas.
• For more information, contact our Organic Initiative Coordinator, Karen McSwain

• The Local Produce Safety Initiative, which provides training for small farms on meeting food safety certification requirements.

• Growing Green Farmers Program, which provides education and internship opportunities for new organic farmers

• Grassroots Campaigns, such as the Barn Storm Tour for Local Food, to fight for change in the rules that affect food and farming.
• Contact Jared Cates, CFSA’s Community Organizer, for more information

• Member gatherings to connect people who want to support sustainable farmers and food. > Want to attend or host a membership event? Contact Alice Alexander.

Four members of our Board of Directors live in the Triangle:

• Jerry DeWitt, President
• Frachele Scott, Vice President
• Paul Finkel, Assistant Treasurer
• Tom Krebs