Young Farmer & Rancher Program (coordinated by the North Carolina Farm Bureau)
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (among other resources, an INTERN referral service, and a lot more)
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
(be sure to sign up for their listserv, a great resource for grower
education opportunities, resources, and available farmland in the
Appalachian region)
Growing Small Farms
(Chatham County website, also with a good information listserv for
locating resources, education and available farmland in the Central
Piedmont.)
Organic Growers School (including a great education and networking workshop held every March in Flat Rock, NC)
Farmers for the Future (network, young and beginning farmer forum)
Crop Mob A group of young, landless, and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side.
One tip in looking for land: attend an event that's
designed to get farmers and farmland owners thinking about the future,
and wondering who might farm their ground after they are done with it.