We help grow
Successful Small Farms
The North Carolina A&T State University Small Farms Resource and Innovation Center (SFRIC) helps North Carolinians and underrepresented, minority, socially disadvantaged, and beginning farmers and ranchers grow thriving, just, local and regional food and agriculture systems. While providing access to research, education, resources, partners, and markets, the Center convenes a community dedicated to growing each other, and North Carolina small farms.
N.C. A&T's Annual
March 27-31, 2023 honors the small-scale growers who put food on our tables.
Our 37th annual Small Farms week celebration runs from March 27 to 31 in person on the campus of N.C. A&T State University, with a kickoff in Robeson County at the farm of Millard and Connie Locklear.
Coming Events
April 27, 2023
Are you a small farmer who markets directly to consumers? Don’t miss this workshop in Bertie County.
Frequent References
The N.C. Cooperative Extension has offices in all 100 North Carolina counties and with the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
Your guide to NC grown and made products. In 2005, the Goodness Grows in NC program was rebranded as Got to Be NC. From then to now, our work with North Carolina growers and agricultural organizations continues to raise the awareness and availability of North Carolina products to consumers both locally and around the world.
List your products and venues or find local Agritourism operations, CSAs, Farmers’ Markets, Food Hubs, and On-Farm markets in the USDA Local Food Directories.
Research and Resources
N.C. A&T Serves the Underserved
Programs and Partnerships Serving Under-Resourced Communities
Military Veterans & AgrAbility
North Carolina alone is home to eight military installations and over 80,000 veterans. As of 2020, 45% of all veterans in North Carolina live in rural areas.
4H, Youth, & Family Development
4H provides Experiential opportunities for middle school, high school, and early college students to learn life skills, conduct research and develop data science skills. NC Cooperative Extension connects families with resources to help them be healthy, financially sound, and thrive.
Farm & Food Business Incubator Network
An initiative with the NCA&T Center for Business Incubation will help food entrepreneurs & farmers add value to local farm products and create new local food businesses.
North Carolina Farm to School Resources
NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ Farm to School Program reaches over 1 million children across the entire state, serving over a million pounds of locally grown produce each year. This food goes straight from NC Farms to school tables.
Heirs property & Generational Transition
Dedicated resources to help families without farming heirs, the junior generation, women inheritors, and socially disadvantaged populations, in Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act.
Sustainability, Climate, and Environmental Resources
A targeted guide to state and federal agencies and programs serving farms, natural spaces, and urban and rural community resources.
People & Programs to Help you Grow
Find the State and Federal resources and information you need to grow your farm or food business.
A digital workspace and community of regenerative resources, practitioners, and educators collaborating to support regenerative educational, agricultural, environmental, economic, and community development activities.
