It may have rained on the farm, but it couldn’t rain on our parade. In the dry warmth of Whitaker & Atlantic, cheeks glowed red from a few glasses of very good wine, and from the reflected crimson light of a giant neon sign reminding us we were in “RALEIGH.”
Read MoreWe were thrilled to pilot a new program in July called “Farm to Camp Cooking Classes” in partnership with The Salvation Army Community Center’s summer camp, located right around the corner from Raleigh City Farm.
Read MoreIf you've been by the farm lately, you may have noticed a special project underway. We've partnered with NC State University to be part of a pollinator project study. Raleigh City Farm is hosting contained vegetables and two "bee hotels" that will be monitored over the course of two growing seasons.
Read MoreA behind-the-scenes review of Raleigh City Farm's first "Healthy Ever After" dinner series from Board Apprentice Kristin Caddick.
Read MoreI’ve enjoyed cooking since I was about 17 years old—basically from when my mother accused me of not knowing the first thing about cooking.
Read MoreNot a cloud in the sky, a freshly painted mural adorning our water cistern, the smell of delicious fried egg tacos, mimosas being poured, our amazing vendors and event partners doing what they do best…
Read MoreSpring is here and there is a multitude of things to do sprouting up here, there and everywhere in Raleigh. It’s this time of year when the whole city seems to wake up out of a winter spent hibernating…
Read MoreOn a cold, bright morning in early January, I sat across from Elvin Birth in the library of the Murphey School Apartments, where he lives.
Read MoreAs we close out our 7th season of growth, we want to offer heartfelt thanks to YOU and the generous community of supporters who have “dug in” and supported our high production, one-acre urban farm.
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 MoreIf a picture is worth a thousand words, what’s a video worth? At Raleigh City Farm, so much of our mission and our message have to do with a physical place—a place where food is grown, where people can meet their local farmer, where encounters with agriculture happen easily…
Read MoreWas it all a dream? The sun was sinking low in the fall sky, there was very, very good wine flowing, and there was a pro culinary team cooking giant Tomahawk ribeyes just for us over an open flame…
Read MoreHappy fall, friends! Yep, we said it and that makes it official. Fall is here and while it might still feel like a sauna out there, that crisp air is waiting in the wings. Or, we hope it is. It must be, right? Anyyyyy day now…
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 MoreThat’s a wrap! Our 6th Bearthday has come and gone but the memories of a good time linger. The presence of 300!of you at our morning bazaar and evening concert was the greatest present, and the $9k we raised to support our mission was the icing on our Bearthday cupcakes.
Read MoreHey. What are you doing on Saturday, April 21? Not sure, you say, but if there’s something super cool happening at Raleigh City Farm, we’ll be there! Great answer, guys!
Read MoreEvery nonprofit goes through transitions. It comes with the territory. Some days, months and years you plug along - others bring about changes that stretch your mission, vision and values into the unknown.
Read MoreThey say it's the most wonderful time of the year and for good reason. The twinkle lights; the smell of a cozy winter fire; time well spent with friends and family over a delicious home-cooked meal.
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 MoreRaleigh City Farm is bustling with life—the green kind—all the time and in every season. But it’s at an event like the Annual Harvest Dinner that it truly comes alive.
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