To find all these farmers and more (such as seafood dealers, farmers' markets, restaurants serving local, etc), please download this FREE phone app called
'Visit NC Farms'. Available for communities all across North Carolina!
Welcome to Carteret Local Food Network!
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes a more resilient and equitable food system in Carteret County, North Carolina by strengthening the relationship between local farms and local consumers.
Our work is rooted in the belief that everyone in the community should know and support their local farmers and have access to healthy and sustainable food options, regardless of their income or background.
At Carteret Local Food Network, we believe in the power of community and local agriculture to create a more equitable and sustainable food system for all. We are committed to working with our partners and supporters to build a stronger, more resilient food system in Carteret County and beyond.
On our webpage, you will find more information about our mission, our programs, and how you can get involved in our efforts to create a more equitable and sustainable food and farming system.
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Yeah, me too; sorry. Call 252-515-4799 to arrange purchase.
Next Farm-to-Table Dinner
hosted by Lisa and John Worcester
at HOLLOW TREE FARM
2441 Highway 70, Beaufort.
Our dinner menu is designed to surprise, please and treat your palate!
Shrimp cocktail and deviled eggs and a
charcuterie board with preserves and cheeses,
then pork tenderloin with fresh chimichurri,
sweet potatoes, young collards, butternut squash,
rice, fresh bread, honey, and butter -
all locally sourced. Delicious!
Then the desserts – pumpkin cheesecake or
lemon mousse – such a difficult choice!
We will have ice cold water and lemonade and iced tea to start;
BYOB, of course, then coffee or tea to conclude.
Local farmers – Shenk (eggs, pork tenderloin), Garner (butternut
squash and sweet potatoes), Merrell (collards), Tom (honey),
Two Bees (honey and flowers), Wildflour Bakery (bread), Goat
Lady Dairy (cheeses), Tidewater Grains (rice), Hollow Tree (herbs).
"What does this fundraising support?"
Our budget has been sharply reduced but we will still plan to use this one Farm-to-Table Dinner event each year to help promote the hard-working farming families of Carteret County.
We pay NCSU to run our farmers on the phone app 'Visit NC Farms',
we give away swag at local Farmers' Markets to start conversations,
we host this dinner and the farmers who sell to us get free tickets,
and we sponsor an annual 'Farmer Appreciation Dinner'.
$100 per person.
60 tickets only.
Vendors will offer their locally grown and produced farm items (honey, flowers, frozen, etc). Bring your shopping!
Soft music and camaraderie amongst
old and new friends.
Buy your tickets here.
Crop Mobs
Farmers often need a lot of extra help and luckily there are helpers in our community.
We plan to host CROP MOBS to bring these groups together on the 4th Sunday of each month.
We need volunteers to weed, plant, harvest, turn compost piles, lay plastic & fill sand bags, and lots more farm chores.
Sign up and bring a friend!
Bring a reusable water bottle, gloves, hat, sunscreen, assorted farm tools (with your name!)
We provide water, snacks, LUNCH!
next CROP MOB - TBD (but not in October)
from 9:00 - 3:00
call or text to sign up 252-515-4799
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Honey for Sale
These are the generous honey donors for our recent "Sweet Carolina Honey Showcase" held at Carteret Community College's Hospitality and Culinary Arts Center on September 12 (to be repeated next year!).
Cedar Arches Farm - 6055 Club Road, Snow Camp, NC 27349, Alamance County
Triple S Bee Farm - Scott and Julie Taylor, 270 Farin Ward Road, Stella, NC 28582, 910-787-2577,
Carteret County
Tar River Beekeepers - Eric and Trudy Garris, 252-341-2890, Pitt County
Long Run Farm - Ed Stemborowski, 1053 Old Peachland Road, Marshville NC, 28103, 704-624-6540,
Union County
Killer Bees Honey - Sean Collinsworth and Denise Altay, 10932 Rosman Hwy, Lake Toxaway, NC
28747 312-909-5878, Brevard County
Currently selling in our area:
Triple S Bee Farm - selling at Garner Farm stand in Newport, and Friendly Market in Morehead City
Bight Bees - selling at Edgewater Gardens in Williston
Willis Farm - selling their honey in Newport
Next Farm-to-Table Dinner
NOVEMBER 9, 2024
hosted by Lisa and John Worcester
at HOLLOW TREE FARM
2441 Highway 70, Beaufort.
Fine foods, seasonal seafood and proteins,
root vegetables, leafy greens, preserved fruits,
fresh desserts, BYOB or not.
(menu available soon, vegetarian options)
$100 per person.
Tickets go on sale soon, 60 tickets only.
Vendors offering locally grown and produced farm items (honey, flowers, frozen, etc).
Soft music,
camaraderie amongst old and new friends.
You can tell - we need website & social media help!!!
yes, technically we can make changes to this page and our Facebook page, but not very professionally.
Are you that professional volunteer?
Make it pretty and set up nicely.
We can write the text and you can make it look good?
call 252-515-4799 to volunteer. Soon!
Apologies from the Editor :
I can't figure out how to delete some of the drop down menu offerings,
so some of the links are not there, some of the programs no longer not exist. Sorry. (see? we need help!)
Strengthening
community relationships
Our mission is to strengthen the relationship between local farmers and local consumers in Carteret County, NC.