Press
Our latest press releases:
Urban Stewardship AwardRaleigh, NC – May 20, 2013 – After its first successful year of operation, Raleigh City Farm recently received the 2013 City of Raleigh Urban Stewardship Award. Environmental awards are given annually to recognize environmental leadership in organizations and individuals in Raleigh. Farmer Lisa Sluder, General Manager Ryan Finch and volunteer Lisa Finaldi accepted the [...]
Celebrity BartenderRALEIGH, NC. (April 5, 2013) – Local celebrities will pour their hearts out Celebrity Bartender Night, Wednesday, April 10 at 6 p.m. at Zinda, located at 301 Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. The celebrity bartenders include Sarah Lytvinenko, co-founder of Raleigh Denim; Mary-Ann Baldwin, Raleigh At-Large City Councilor; Larry Larson, owner of Larry’s Beans; and [...]
One Year AnniversaryOfficially Receives NonProfit Status RALEIGH, N.C. (March 2013) – After one year of successful operation, Raleigh’s first urban farm is celebrating a birthday. The idea of Raleigh City Farm was first conceived in 2010, but it took two years of diligent planning to secure access to a location, work through the zoning process and develop [...]
Green Business ContestRALEIGH CITY FARM WINS “PEOPLE AND PLANET” GREEN BUSINESS CONTEST $5,000 Prize Awarded to Three Companies in Alaska, California, and North Carolina WASHINGTON, D.C. – September 19, 2012 – Green America announced today that Raleigh City Farm is among three national winners of its first “People & Planet” award, which recognizes America’s best green, small [...]
St. Patricks Day 2012RALEIGH, NC (March 15, 2012) – Raleigh City Farm, and urban farm startup, prepares to grow food made from local rain, local compost, and local sunshine with two milestone events this weekend. Dump trucks will deliver more than 90 cubic feet of soil to the corner of Franklin and Blount Streets this Friday at approximately [...]
KickstarterRaleigh City Farm Kickstarts 30Day Online Campaign to Raise $10,000 “Seed” Funding Funds will directly support critical soil, water and building projects for spring 2012 RALEIGH, N.C. (March 2012) – Anticipation has been building since initial news of an urban farm in the heart of the city, now supporters of Raleigh City Farm can be [...]
