Hear directly from Monet Bush as she guest blogs to share a little about the space Raleigh City Farm holds in her heart.
Read MoreLearn more about Raleigh City Farm’s new farm manager, Maria Williford, including her plans for the farm, book recommendations, and favorite places in the Triangle.
Read MoreWe’re excited to welcome four new interns who will be supporting Farm Manager Maria Williford for the Winter/Spring 2021 season. They come from a variety of backgrounds and bring a diverse range of experiences and talent to support our mission.
Read MoreWe’re excited to grow the next generation of farmers through this fall’s internship program. Three outstanding women are working on the ground learning and growing with our Farm Manager Josh Sattin. Raleigh City Farm is fortunate to have their skills and energy and we’d love to introduce them to you!
Read MoreWe’re excited to advance the next generation of “Farmhers” through this summer’s internship program. Three outstanding women are working on the ground learning and growing with our Farm Manager Josh Sattin and one is working “behind the scenes” with our marketing/communications team. Raleigh City Farm is fortunate to have their skills and energy and we’d love to introduce them to you!
Read MoreDuring April 19-25, RCF celebrates Volunteer Appreciation Week. We are grateful for all of our volunteers, especially “Gene the Machine”.
Read MoreWe want to share some exciting news about a “New Season of Stewardship” at Raleigh City Farm, which will increase the impact of our mission.
Read MoreChange is in the air. Can you feel it? It’s like a cool breeze blowing through, rippling leaves, as if something invisible were on the move and had gently jostled the world around it. We crave stillness sometimes, but movement is good, too, and healthy. Where there’s growth, there’s movement.
Read MoreChase Werner and Matt Spitzer want to demystify hemp. Walking through one of their greenhouses last week at Triangle Hemp, a hemp nursery they recently founded in Durham that primarily sells rooted cuttings to farmers interested in getting into the hemp business…
Read MoreIf you’ve strolled by the Farm recently, you may have noticed some new raised garden beds lining the path that runs along the east side of the property.
Read MoreIt’s the peak of growing season at Raleigh City Farm. We are consistently amazed at how much our farm partners are able to produce off of our 1-acre site!
Read MoreLet’s list the things you probably already know: Raleigh City Farm is an actual working farm. It grows and sells produce on site. It’s also host to multiple farm entrepreneurs…
Read MoreI used to run in Oakwood in the mornings, early, and my runs would take me past Raleigh City Farm. Rounding the corner of Delway Street, I’d look over at the greenhouse and more times than not, there would be Matt and Chase out back, each spinning a head of fresh lettuce in hand, carefully picking off any brown outer leaves. I’d wave and they’d wave back.It’s hard not to be impressed by guys like that.
Read MoreIf you know James Edwards, you know that he is, by definition, a renaissance man. A classically trained singer and musician; a chef who has designed, built, owned, and operated his own restaurant; a carpenter extraordinaire; and most recently, Principal Farmer at Raleigh City Farm.
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