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December 30, 2010: "The 10% Campaign," by Tiffany, Country Mouse & City Mouse blog

December 27, 2010: "Resolutions workshop to focus on goals going into new year," by Sarah Grano, Lincoln Times-News

December 23, 2010: "Local government supports local farmers through 10 Percent Campaign," by Robin L. Gardner, IndependentTribune.com

PRESS RELEASE, December 20, 2010: Schroeder-Moreno and Reberg-Horton Named Assistant Directors

December 17, 2010: "Food Policy Groups Tackle Awareness, Access, Action," by Michelle Ferrier, locallygrownnews.com

December 13, 2010: "Campaign surpasses $2 million mark," jdnews.com

December 10, 2010: "Open Up, Eat Local," Backyard Produce blog

December 10, 2010: "FirstSchool Garden Program Selected as Host Site," by Hannah Sharpe, The Pilot

December 7, 2010: "Local food movement continues in winter," by Rebecca Seawell and Sarah Riazati, reesenews.org

December 6, 2010: "North Carolina Builds Its Local Food Economy," by Jill Auburn, Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food blog

December 5, 2010: "CISMC Chosen as Host Site for FoodCorps Farm to School Program," Communities In Schools–Moore County

December 3, 2010: "FoodCorps names 10 states as project launch partners," Farm and Dairy

December 1, 2010: "AmeriCorps' new farm-to-school program picks 10 host sites," Sustainable Food News

December 1, 2010: "North Carolina to serve as FoodCorps site for program to help grow healthy children," N.C. State University News Center

November 30, 2010: "North Carolina Local Food Campaign Passes $2 Million Mark," National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA)

PRESS RELEASE, November 30, 2010: Helping Grow Healthy Kids: North Carolina to Serve as FoodCorps Site in Ten-State Launch

PRESS RELEASE, November 23, 2010: 10% Campaign Passes $2 Million Spent for Local Food

November 23, 2010: "Triangle Farmers' Markets Host Holiday Markets," trianglefarmersmarkets.wordpress.com

November 23, 2010: "Celebrating a local Thanksgiving," by Rebecca Seawell, reesenews.org

November 23, 2010: "New local foods venture for the Triangle area," UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health blog

November 22, 2010: "Help farmers, buy locally grown food," by Susan Colucci, BlueRidgeNow.com

November 10, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign to promote local
foods," posted by Diane Turner and edited by Sue Colucci, Master Your Garden blog

November 10, 2010: "Special farmers market hours for Thanksgiving meals," by Emily Wallace, Indyweek.com

November 9, 2010: "News on the Durham Farmers Market," by Hadassah Patterson, Examiner.com

November 8, 2010: "10% campaign continues to grow," by Shivalik Daga, technicianonline.com

November 6, 2010: "Buying local offers variety of rewards," jdnews.com

November 4, 2010: Sweet Partnership Develops, by Margaret Rossano

PRESS RELEASE, November 4, 2010: Triangle Farmers’ Markets Host Holiday Markets for a Local Thanksgiving

October 28, 2010: "Join the 10% Campaign," by Erin Peters, Sustainable Triangle

October 24, 2010: "Now is a great time to join the NC 10% Campaign," by Debbie Roos, Chatham Journal

October 22, 2010: "Changing how meat reaches the table," by Sue Stock, News & Observer

October 19, 2010: "Farmhand Foods to debut with 'Sausage Wagon' at Fullsteam," bullcityrising.com

PRESS RELEASE, October 19, 2010: Farmhand Foods opens for business

October 14, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign," The Independent Online

October 13, 2010: "Become a ten percenter," by Paul Stephen, Port City Foodies blog, Star News Online

October 5, 2010: "Promoting locally grown," by David Kuack, Greenhouse Management & Production

September 22, 2010: "Tours in Goldsboro," Community Notes, The Herald

September 21, 2010: "Project leads to tomato breakthrough," by Suzanne Stanard, NC State University, Southeast Farm Press

Fall 2010: "Just Ten Percent," by Amber Nimocks, edible Piedmont

September 17, 2010: Harvest 2010 issue of edible Piedmont focuses on local food

PRESS RELEASE, September 17, 2010: Drew Brown joins Farmhand Foods, LLC

September 14, 2010: "The 10% Campaign: Pledge to Buy Local," posted by Sue Colucci, WNC Vegetable and Small Fruits News

September 14, 2010: "University Dining joins the 10% campaign," by Nithya Kote, Technician

September 8, 2010: "Stop by the Campus Farmers Market," posted by Cherry Crayton, Red & White for Life (NC State Alumni Association blog)

September 8, 2010: "Local farmers' markets are part of the 10% Local Food Campaign," Chatham Journal

August 27, 2010: "Food" section in "Pilot Light: Transportation Plan Top of Next Forum," by Florence Gilkeson, The Pilot

August 24, 2010: "University Dining Joins Statewide 10 Percent Campaign," dBusinessNews

August 23, 2010: "Join in the 10 percent local foods campaign," by Cliff Ruth, Extension, BlueRidgeNow.com

August 22, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign to promote local foods," Chatham Chatlist Highlights

August 21, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign to promote local foods," Chatham Journal

August 17, 2010: "Cooperative Extension partners with 10 Percent Campaign," Independent Tribune

August 16, 2010: "Buying food locally good for environment, economy," BlueRidgeNow.com

August 16, 2010: "Strengthening community," BlueRidgeNow.com

August 15, 2010: "New businesses make it convenient to eat local produce," by Sue Stock and Andrea Weigl, News & Observer

August 12, 2010: "Grad student's grafting research creates an ideal tomato plant," by Suzanne Stanard, NC State University News Center

August 12, 2010: "People urged to buy food close to home," by Hollie Nivens, Richmond County Daily Journal

August 12, 2010: "CEFS Launches 10% Campaign and releases guide on local foods," by Natalie Hampton, CALS Communications, N.C. State University

August 11, 2010: "What difference does it make to buy food locally?" by Amanda Memrick, Gaston Gazette

August 9, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10 Percent campaign to promote local foods," by J.D. Walker, The Courier-Tribune

August 7, 2010: "Campaign: Spend part of food dollars locally," by Edwin Modlin II, Washington Daily News

August 6, 2010: "The CEFS 10% Campaign Kicks off in Charlotte on August 17th to Encourage Local Food Consumption," Compass Group website

July 31, 2010: "Fresh approach, new business taking root," by Jen Aronoff, The Charlotte Observer

July 31, 2010: "Hundreds sign 10 percent pledge," by Cindy Beamon, DailyAdvance.com

July 28, 2010: "Food Notes," by Kathleen Purvis, The Charlotte Observer

July 27, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign to promote local foods," Lincoln Tribune

July 27, 2010: "New initiative promotes buying, eating local foods," by Jannette Pippin, jdnews.com

July 26, 2010: "New goal: 10 percent on local food," by Kathleen Purvis, I'll Bite blog, charlotteobserver.com

July 26, 2010: "The Dogdays of Summer and a Complete List of Farmers Markets in NC!" UNC Gillings School of Public Health blog

July 26, 2010: "Campaign encourages putting 10% of food spending toward local foods," by Stacie Greene Hidek, Ever Green blog, StarNewsOnline.com

July 23, 2010: "CEFS launches campaign to build NC's local food economy," Southern States website

July 22, 2010: "10% local food Campaign launches in N.C.," goGreenTriad.com

July 22, 2010: "Cooperative Extension partners with the 10 Percent Campaign to promote local foods," by Della King, The Sampson Independent

July 22, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension Partners with 10% Local Food Campaign," Foothills Sustainable Agriculture News

July 21, 2010: "N.C. Cooperative Extension partners with 10% Campaign to promote local foods," Extension Online News

PRESS RELEASE, July 21, 2010: CEFS Launches Campaign to Build North Carolina's Local Food Economy (.pdf; also available as web page)

PRESS RELEASE, July 19, 2010: Suzanne O'Connell Awarded Fulbright Fellowship

July 2, 2010: "Eat locally, impact globally," by Susan Stabley, Charlotte Business Journal

Summer 2010: "Impressive Chair" and "10% Campaign," Edible Notes section, Edible Piedmont (see also "At Our Table" editor's letter)

June 24, 2010: "Farm to Fork to full," by Andrea Weigl, News & Observer

June 21, 2010: "Sustainable livestock: from pasture to market," Sustainable Grub

June 21, 2010: "Faces & Visions of the Food Movement: Jennifer Curtis," by Jen Dalton, Civil Eats

June 20, 2010: "Movement in Cabarrus leading the way in establishing local food economy," by Emily Ford, Salisbury Post

June 17, 2010: "Compass Group launches effort to support local produce," The Charlotte Observer

June 16, 2010: "Compass Group Broadens Their 'Eat Local' Programs to Support Family Farms," PRNewswire, digitaljournal.com

June 14, 2010: "From Farm to Fork," by Natalie Hampton, N.C. State University

June 14, 2010: "Is your barbecue causing water pollution?" by Lisa M. Dellwo, Science in the Triangle blog

PRESS RELEASE, June 11, 2010: Farmhand Foods, LLC, to launch with support from CEFS

June 9, 2010: "Chef Scott Crawford's Strawberry Gazpacho," by Sheryl Cornett, IndyWeek.com

June 4, 2010: "ECO builds for-profit model linking local farms to buyers," by Leo John, Triangle Business Journal

May 26, 2010: "'Locavores' want power to shape food policy," by Andrea Weigl, News & Observer

May 23, 2010: "She cultivates organic farming and healthy eating," by Leah Friedman, News & Observer

Spring 2010: "Center for Environmental Farming Systems: Promoting Healthy Food and Farming in North Carolina," American Public Health Association Food and Nutrition Section newsletter

Spring 2010: "Dr. Nancy Creamer named distinguished professor," by Dave Caldwell, Perspectives Online

May 24, 2010: "'Farm to Fork' offers a taste of local fare," by Keith Upchurch, The Herald-Sun

May 23, 2010: "She cultivates organic farming and healthy eating," by Leah Friedman, News & Observer

May 19, 2010: "An oasis in a food desert: TROSA Grocery opens in East Durham," IndyWeek.com

April 22, 2010: "From Farm to Fork" (audio), North Carolina Public Radio® – WUNC

April 21, 2010: "Focus on...Views on Food, Inc." (video), UNC-TV

PRESS RELEASE, April 21, 2010: CEFS Releases State Action Guide: From Farm to Fork: A Guide to Building North Carolina's Sustainable Local Food Economy (.pdf)

March 31, 2010: "How a student-run food movement led to change at Triangle universities: From the ground up," by Victoria Bouloubasis, IndyWeek.com

March 21, 2010: "Local leaders look to revamp farmer's market," by David Anderson, Kinston.com

March 15, 2010: "The Food Equation: From the farm to the shelves" (includes coverage of CEFS initiative NC Choices), video by Christopher Sopher, The Daily Tar Heel

March 2010: "UNC Entrepreneur Profile: BASE and Launching the Venture give local sustainable food company a solid foundation to grow," UNC Entrepreneurship, Carolina Entrepreneurial Initiative, University of North Carolina

PRESS RELEASE, March 9, 2010: CEFS Hosts Community-Based Food Systems Professional Development Training

March 8, 2010: "SWARM youth go to Virginia," Wayne Food Initiative

February 2010: "THE 10% CHALLENGE: Local Foods Statewide Initiative: Building a Sustainable Local Food Economy in North Carolina, from Farm to Fork," The Irregardless Cafe & Catering

Spring 2010: "Mueller, Boylan receive sustainable agriculture awards," Perspectives Online

February 23, 2010: "Food forum questions corporate influence in what we eat," by Stewart Boss, The Daily Tar Heel

February 12, 2010: "NC Sustainable Local Food Advisory Council has first meeting!", UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health

February 6, 2010: "F-V High's Senzig is a teacher of the year," The News & Observer (scroll down to see news about Paul Mueller)

February 2, 2010: "Ammerman joins new state council on local foods," "Eating in Raleigh, NC" blog

January/February 2010: "Top of the Food Chain," by Kathleen Kearns, Carolina Alumni Review (available via the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health Web site)

PRESS RELEASE, January 27, 2010: N.C. Moves Forward to Champion Local Food Economy (.pdf)

January 19, 2010: "School Gardens Across the Nation, and a Resource List for Starting Your Own," by Adriana Velez, Civil Eats

Winter 2010: "Uruguay collaborators renew College acquaintances," by Natalie Hampton," Perspectives Online