On Thursday, July 21, the Friends of the City Market will hold an Open House at the 7th Street Station site of the new Charlotte City Market in conjunction with Chow Down Uptown located in the East 7th Street Secure Parking lot.  Explore ideas for the market and share your own, meet the new City Market Executive Director, Christy Shi, and learn about plans for the Market's opening.  Chow Down Uptown runs from 5-9; City Market Open House runs from 6:30-8:00See More

Dr. Tessa Thraves (Community-based Food Systems Coordinator at the Center for Environmental Farming Systems),Marilyn Marks (Head of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Food Policy Council), Dr. Elizabeth Racine (Assistant Professor of Public Health at UNC-Charlotte), andAlison Mignery (Mecklenburg County Health Department Nutritionist) will sit on the panel to answer questions about food deserts and share information on their work.A fo...od desert is an area where the population does not have access to…See More

This year Know Your Farms will host its second annual Family Farm Tour. This year we have expanded the event to two days, Saturday September 18th and Sunday September 19th. The tour invites the citizens of Charlotte and its surrounding communities to step beyond the farmer’s market and their dinner tables and head to the farms. Know Your Farms, a family-owned and operated business, is based in Davidson, NC. The tour aims to reacquaint and educate people about the foods that are grown and cared…See More

This year Know Your Farms will host its second annual Family Farm Tour. This year we have expanded the event to two days, Saturday September 18th and Sunday September 19th. The tour invites the citizens of Charlotte and its surrounding communities to step beyond the farmer’s market and their dinner tables and head to the farms. Know Your Farms, a family-owned and operated business, is based in Davidson, NC. The tour aims to reacquaint and educate people about the foods that are grown and cared…See More

PARTICIPANTS: Children aged 6-8 or 8-12 interested in food, gardening, and the Davidson community.DATES:Jul 26-Jul 30, 8:30-12:30, 6-8 year oldsAug 9-Aug 14, 8:30-4:30, 8-12 year oldsACTIVITIES:• Engage the community through fun service learning projects• Plant, tend, and harvest a variety of vegetables and fruits• Explore seasonal produce options through “Iron Chef” competitions• Create art and crafts using recycled items and found treasures• Behind-the-scenes exploration of local restaurants…See More

This year Know Your Farms will host its second annual Family Farm Tour. This year we have expanded the event to two days, Saturday September 18th and Sunday September 19th. The tour invites the citizens of Charlotte and its surrounding communities to step beyond the farmer’s market and their dinner tables and head to the farms. Know Your Farms, a family-owned and operated business, is based in Davidson, NC. The tour aims to reacquaint and educate people about the foods that are grown and cared…See More

PARTICIPANTS: Children aged 6-8 or 8-12 interested in food, gardening, and the Davidson community.DATES:Jul 26-Jul 30, 8:30-12:30, 6-8 year oldsAug 9-Aug 14, 8:30-4:30, 8-12 year oldsACTIVITIES:• Engage the community through fun service learning projects• Plant, tend, and harvest a variety of vegetables and fruits• Explore seasonal produce options through “Iron Chef” competitions• Create art and crafts using recycled items and found treasures• Behind-the-scenes exploration of local restaurants…See More

Biodiversity and Conservation Activist, Dr. Vandana Shiva, will deliver a public lecture entitled "Sustainability and the Global Food Crisis" at 7:00pm on Thursday, April 1, 2010.Free and open to the public. DirectionsDr. Vandana Shiva, 1993 recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the "Alternative Nobel Peace Prize"), can be described as an eco-feminist and environmental activist. Hailing from the Dehradun Valley…See More