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A Garden With SOUL
Near the banks of Lake Raleigh is an NC State garden that grows food while also developing student leaders.
A Perfect Pairing
NC State Dining and Agroecology Education Farm work together to bring fresh, local food to the university’s dining halls.
Extension in Action: Protecting a Farmer’s Harvest
When farmer Martha Calderon needed help keeping her tomato harvest fresh, she turned to NC State Extension. The result? An innovative project that protects her crops and ensures profitability.
Event Explores Food, Housing Security Among College Students
A team of NC State researchers, staff and students are coming together to explore what food and housing security issues might be impacting NC State students.
To Find Talley’s Garden, Look Up
The Park Scholars, NC State Dining and the Department of Horticultural Science have taken sustainability to the roof.
Students Donate Leftover Campus Food To People In Need
NC State's student chapter of the Food Recovery Network redistributes leftover food from campus to local nonprofits that address hunger and homelessness.
“Greater Good” Award to Boost Sweet Potato Research
A plan to shed more light on the complicated genetics of the sweet potato has garnered two NC State University scientists an Agricultural Greater Good Initiative Award from the genomics company Illumina.
Student Spotlight: Johnson Studies Farm-Level Food Loss
In addition to the millions of tons of food that goes into the garbage each year, an untold amount of edible produce goes unharvested from farmers’ fields. A graduate student in horticultural science is helping fill in the blanks on the topic of farm-level food losses and taking the first steps toward reducing them.
WNCN News: N.C. State students display unique way of growing food
The student-led aquaponics program in Talley Student Union was recently showcased on WNCN News.
NC State Leads Project To End Childhood Obesity
Because all children deserve a healthy start.