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Catherine Elkins
Apr 15, 20193 min read
Spring/Easter Cooking Class Recipes!
A big thank you for such a delightful class Tuesday night! We had a lively and fun group, cooked the most delicious leg of lamb and...
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Catherine Elkins
Feb 23, 20191 min read
Elementor #1377
Healthy Cooking with Seasonal Foods Cooking Class The first of five classes was held February 19. Barbara Chappetta, a Licensed...
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Catherine Elkins
Feb 9, 20191 min read
Thank You Carteret Farmers!
A group gathered of Carteret County Farmers for a special dinner of appreciation sponsored by Carteret Local Food Network and NC Farm...
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Catherine Elkins
Jan 11, 20191 min read
Tiller School Teaching Garden
Tiller teacher Annie Burbridge reached out to CLFN in spring 2018 to ask for help building new raised beds for her students to learn...
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Catherine Elkins
Nov 19, 20183 min read
Farms, Food, and Friends” Dinner on Oct. 28- Delicious!
A big thank you to all who supported and enjoyed Carteret Local Food Network’s dinner series “Farms, Food, and Friends” again this year!...
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Catherine Elkins
Nov 6, 20181 min read
Mushroom Magic at Underground Farm and Learning Center- Oct. 27
A big time was had by all on Saturday, Oct. 27, as a great group of mushroom log growing enthusiasts came together to learn how to grow...
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Catherine Elkins
Sep 3, 20181 min read
Farms, Food, and Friends Dinner held on August 26, 2018
An excited and gracious crowd enjoyed all the beauty of North Carolina Coastal Federation’s “Earthwise Farm” in Ocean, NC , ending the...
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Catherine Elkins
Jun 28, 20182 min read
Farms, Food and Friends – June 24, 2018 at Underground Farms
60 people experienced the magic of local food Sunday evening, but they were transfixed, transformed and delighted. Chef Fabian Botta of...
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Catherine Elkins
May 28, 20181 min read
“Farm, Food, and Friends” Fun!!!!
Our first of 4 dinner series was a big success at Garner Farms on hwy 70 in Newport and prepared by celebrated chef Jennings Wright and...
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Catherine Elkins
May 28, 20181 min read
Wednesday Market Starts off with a Bang!
“Focusing on Farmers” Market Underground Farm & Learning Center Wednesdays from 3-6 p.m. 1586 Hwy. 101- Beaufort area A big thank you...
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Catherine Elkins
May 9, 20181 min read
Smyrna Elementary Kindergarten Class goes to Underground Farm!
What a great afternoon was had by 20 students, 18 teachers and parents, at Underground Farm for a 2 hour learning session and tour of the...
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Catherine Elkins
Apr 16, 20181 min read
Tiller School Teaching Garden in Beaufort
Off Hwy 24- on McCabe RoadAll-Saints Anglican ChurchIf you are interested in gardening on your ownplot, it is tilled and ready to go…...
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Catherine Elkins
Mar 19, 20181 min read
The Bridge Down East
The Bridge Down East after school center on Harker’s Island has been a special project we have been working on- to start a community...
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Catherine Elkins
Feb 26, 20183 min read
“Chef and the Farmer” outing was February 8, 2018 by Susan Schmidt
Two dozen local folks rode a bus last week to dine at Chef and the Farmer at 120 W Gordon Street in Kinston on a trip sponsored by...
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Catherine Elkins
Jan 12, 20182 min read
Carteret Local Food Network concluded its very successful 2017 Farms, Food, and Friends dinner event
The 2017 Farms Food, and Friends dinner events showcased local farms and farmers as well as outstanding food, raised or harvested in...
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Catherine Elkins
Jan 6, 20171 min read
Lending Library Now Open for Business!
Underground Farm is starting a Lending Library - Now open for business! Visit the library at Underground Farm at 1586 Highway 101,...
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Jean Palmer-Moloney
Oct 15, 20165 min read
Carteret Local Food Network Where We Stand; Gaining a Sense of Place: Executive Summary of Surveys,
Introduction The Carteret Local Food Network (CLFN) was formed in 2008 under the 501(c)(3) organizational umbrella of Carteret County...
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Catherine Elkins
Aug 29, 20162 min read
Local Food in Restaurants
In April 2016, Tampa Bay Times writer Laura Reiley sparked a firestorm of controversy with her four part series on local food sourcing in...
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