we believe in

supporting regional economies

preserving agricultural knowledge & trade

building stronger, more regenerative food systems

NC Choices’ Carolina Meat Conference is a nationally recognized event, specifically focused on bringing together every part of the meat supply chain. For more than a decade, we’ve brought together farmers, chefs, butchers, and industry leaders for two-days of unparalleled networking, hands-on training, and technical and business assistance.

This year, we’re excited to invite our friends from other Southern states, as we join the National Meat Summits Steering Committee to represent the Southern region’s annual conference. Work with another state’s local meat agency? You can become a regional partner here.

NC Choices, an initiative of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems in collaboration with NC Cooperative Extension, 
promotes sustainable food systems through the advancement of the local, niche and pasture-based meat supply chain in North Carolina.
We help farmers, landowners, and land trusts access the support and tools they need to help farmers raise pasture-based meats.
using methods that protect the animal, the consumer, and the planet.
NC Choices provides information, technical assistance, educational programming, and networking opportunities
for farmers, extension agents, meat processors, buyers, distributors and consumers.

learn. collaborate.
eat REALLY, REALLY WELL.

The NC Choices Carolina Meat Conference fundraising activities are operated under the auspices of The North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit, Federal Tax ID 56-6049304.