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Dear Friend of Farms and Food,

Happy New Year!

In this first edition of 2017, we’re taking a look back at your favorite stories of 2016. From great advice on how to plan your local, organic meals at home and eating organic affordably to heart-warming tales of Carolina farms and farmers, these are the stories you liked best.

In 2017, we want to bring you more of what you love. We’d love to hear your ideas for stories, DIY projects, and more that you’d like to see in the Stew this year! One lucky survey taker will win a $50 gift card to the farm-to-fork restaurant of your choice.

Take our Short Survey and let us know your thoughts on the Stew.

Here’s to a happy, healthy and delicious 2017,

Elizabeth Read, CFSA's Communications and Development Director

P.S. Want to write a story for the Stew?
Email your pitch to amy@carolinafarmstewards.org. We are especially interested in short stories about why this movement is important to you and how you grow, eat and champion local & organic, DIY features from experts, and stories about your favorite sustainable farmers and food businesses in the Carolinas.

Fine print: We have complete editorial control over the stories that appear in the Stew. We're happy to share our blog guidelines if you'd like more information about our policies.

Five Tasty Tips for Putting Good Food on Your Table

by Fawn Pattison, CFSA Member from Raleigh, NC

Fawn shares her struggles to feed her kids, as she puts it "good, unprocessed food without residues of neurotoxic, carcinogenic, or otherwise doom-inducing chemicals on it" and offers creative, clever tips that make it easier to put food you can feel good about on the table every night.

Four Principles for Farming & Life

by Stephanie Campbell, Outreach Coordinator

When doctors couldn't cure their daughter of a chronic illness, the Willoughbys decided to start a farm to produce healthy, nourishing food for their family. There have been struggles: heart surgery; a barn fire; and bad weather. But even with everything life has thrown at them, Wil-Moore Farm is thriving – nourishing not only their family but also a tight-knit community of people who care deeply about food that is good for the farmer, the animals, the land and the community.

Help us make the Stew even better!
Share your great ideas for articles you'd like to see in the Stew this year and you could win a $50 gift card to the farm-to-fork restaurant of your choice.

GIVE FEEDBACK

Tips for Eating Organic Affordably

By Laura Pyatt, formerly of the Durham Co-op Market

Cooking for a large group of people can be expensive, especially if you want to buy organic. I believe eating good food with good friends should not be cost-prohibitive. So, I've figured out some more affordable ways to purchase nutrient-dense, organic food without breaking the bank.

Cates Corner Farm: A North Carolina Century Farm Thrives in the 21st Century

by Laura Fieselman, Writer and Folklorist

“We really believe in good food.” That’s Jonathan Ray of Cates Corner Farm on why he and his family choose small-scale sustainable agriculture. “And we’ve got a strong attachment to the land, I reckon,” he says. Together with his wife, Audrey, Jonathan is reviving his family’s historic farm in Hillsborough, North Carolina.

The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is on a mission to bring local, organic food to your table from a farmer who shares your values – and we can’t do it without you. Together we are building a regional food system that is good for consumers, good for growers, and good for the land.

www.carolinafarmstewards.org
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info@carolinafarmstewards.org

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