Community Events Calendar
ASAP offers a free calendar for community members to post local food and farm events. These events are user-submitted and event details should be confirmed with the host.
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2nd Annual Putting Food By and Other Revolutionary Acts
September 20 @ 1:00 pm - September 22 @ 4:00 pm
Early bird registration for our 2nd Annual Event, Putting Food by and Other Revolutionary Acts is happening now until August 31st!
Learn about topics such as hot water bath canning, food preservation, herbal vinegars, cordials and elixirs, lacto-fermentation, Cherokee food, harvesting and drying herbs, food for your sun sign, dairy production: yogurt, ice cream, sour cream, cheese & butter, and other subjects.
Here’s our exciting schedule which may be subject to slight change:
Friday teachers:
Aimee Williams from Aimee the Astrologer teaching “Food for your Sun Sign”
Jessie Stewart from the Mother Holler and Mary Cutter teaching “Dairy Production: Yogurt, Ice Cream, Sour Cream, Cheese & Butter.”
Saturday teachers:
Ashley English from Small Measure teaching “Hot Water Bath Canning”
Melissa Fryar from French Broad Food Co-op teaching “Cordials and Elixirs”
Cindi Quay from Cindi’s Sacred Garden teaching “Harvesting and Drying Herbs”
Tyson Sampson from Bigwitch Botanicals teaching “Cherokee Foods”
Sunday teachers:
Lori Collins Jenkins from Sister of Mother Earth teaching “Fire Cider”
Sam Taylor from Firetree Organics teaching “Lacto-Fermentations”
Adam Bigelow from Bigelow’s Botanical Excursions leading a plant walk on “Appalachian Natives.”
Meals are included with both general admission and day passes:
Friday: Supper for weekend attendees
Saturday: Breakfast, lunch, and supper
Sunday: Breakfast and lunch
This is a ticketed event, but we will be offering scholarships and work trade arrangements.
Tickets are now available at this link: