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This live workshop is for people who are serious about exploring mushroom farming as more than a hobby. In 90 focused minutes, we’ll walk through: * What a regenerative mushroom farm actually looks like in practice * How the economics work at a realistic scale * The phased path from beginner to viable producer *
Ornamental Plants look great. No argument there. And yet without native plants in the mix, your garden is missing the plants that local bees, moths & butterflies, salamanders, and songbirds depend on to continue to grow their families for years to come. Plus, you don't have to choose one or the other. Knowing how to
Join Colleen Queeney of Queeney Foods LLC for a 2 hour Beginner Class on Fermentation. You'll learn all about how to ferment foods, enjoy tasting different fermented foods and go home with your own jar of personally flavored sauerkraut! TIME: 10:00am to Noon, Saturday, May 16th, 2026 LOCATION: 570 Brevard Rd, Unit 9, Asheville NC
Join Hominy Farm and Friends & Neighbors for a Nearly Summer Mezze pop-up on Sunday, June 14, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Treska's on Highland Lake. Mezze is a dining style popular all over the Mediterranean and Middle East that includes many small dishes: spreads, spreads, marinated vegetables, salads, and condiments. This year we’re
Join us as we walk through the process of evaluating farm business performance at the midpoint of the year. Participants will review financial records, production data, and key performance indicators to assess progress toward annual goals. This course focuses on organizing and interpreting mid-year data to identify strengths, address challenges, and support informed decision-making for
Take a deep dive into the complex world of identifying mushrooms! Learn over 25 safe to use species and differentiate dangerous lookalikes. This Mushroom Identification class takes you deep into the complex world of identifying mushrooms, covering crucial features for safe foraging and characteristics of over 25 unique, rare, useful, and delectable mushroom species! We’ll
Homegrown Dreams: Beginning Steps Toward Land-based Living Are you dreaming of living more closely with the land, planning a homestead, or beginning a land-based business? This live online course focuses on how to forge the essential connection between sustainable land stewardship and a values-driven livelihood built on that land. We help you create a plan
Who: Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition What: 2026 Forest Farming Conference Gather to Grow: Rooted in and Branching Out Where: The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center Blacksburg, VA, USA When: October 23-25, 2026 The 2nd Gather to Grow multi day Forest Farming conference will be held in Blacksburg, Virginia from October 23-25, 2026