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SUMMARY:Permaculture Course at Ruby Ranch
DESCRIPTION:Ready to learn how to create systems that heal the planet and promote social equity? 🌱💪 Our Permaculture Design Course is not just about ecological sustainability—it’s about transforming communities through a lens of justice\, ecological restoration\, and emergency preparedness. This course takes place one weekend per month April through October. \nIn this course\, you’ll learn how to:\n💚 Design regenerative systems that restore ecosystems and empower communities.\n🌎 Integrate sustainable practices that address both environmental and social inequities.\n🛠️ Plan for resilience and self-sufficiency in the face of climate change and emergencies. \nWhether you’re looking to take action in your own backyard or work toward community-wide transformation\, this course will give you the tools\, knowledge\, and inspiration to design with justice and sustainability at the heart.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/permaculture-course-at-ruby-ranch/
LOCATION:Ruby Ranch NC\, 36 Kel County Rd.\, Candler\, NC\, 28715\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Ruby Ranch NC":MAILTO:laura@yummyyards.com
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SUMMARY:Barn Yoga 2025
DESCRIPTION:A Hickory Nut Gap tradition. Bring your mat and mindfulness to the Big Barn to get centered with Fairview-based yogi Mary Beth! \nMary Beth believes yoga should be potent\, but playful. She strives to deliver fluid\, well balanced vignettes that offer physical expansion and mental restoration. She teaches gentle and vinyasa flow\, all levels welcome! Variations encouraged\, feel free to bring blocks\, blankets or straps. \nMake a day of it! Come shop the Farm Store after class lets out for local meats and grocery goodies\, grab a beer or beverage and wander the farm grounds to see the animals. Yogis get 5% off meat and eggs on class day- show the associate your receipt for a single class OR your season pass. \nTime: 10am-11am \nPer Class: $18 \nBUNDLE & SAVE: \nGet a pass for the full Spring Arc\, 10 classes: $90 \nGet a pass for the full Fall Arc\, 9 classes: $81 \nGet a Full season pass\, 19 classes: $152 \nCLASS SCHEDULE: \nSpring Arc: April 6th – April 13th – April 27th – May 4th – May 11th – May 18th – June 1st – June 8th – June 15th – June 22nd \nFall Arc: September 7th – September 14th – September 21st – October 5th – October 12th – October 19th – November 2nd – November 9th – November 16th
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/barn-yoga-2025/
LOCATION:Hickory Nut Gap Farm\, 57 Sugar Hollow Road \, Fairview \, NC\, 28730\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Eliada's 17th Annual Fall Festival & Corn Maze
DESCRIPTION:Eliada’s biggest annual event of the year! Ring in the Fall season with an Asheville tradition – Eliada’s 8-acre Corn Maze. Enjoy our fall- themed activities from our tractor ride to a fun experience on the jumping pillow\, maze\, games and more! We collaborate with schools and businesses to offer special opportunities for educational field trips and corporate parties.\n\nOpen from Friday\, September 26th\, through Saturday\, November 1st in West Asheville.\n\nHours are Fridays (3PM – 7PM EST)\, Saturdays (10AM – 7PM EST)\, and Sundays (10AM – 6PM EST).\n\nLocation: 49 Compton Drive\, Asheville\, North Carolina 28806\n\nGeneral Tickets: Eliada Fall Festival Ticket\n\nFor all things Corn Maze: Fall Festival and Corn Maze – Eliada Homes\n\nEliada’s Mission & History: https://www.eliada.org/mission-and-history/\n\nEmail Inquiries: cornmaze@ELIADA.org\nP: (828) 653-1926
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/eliadas-17th-annual-fall-festival-corn-maze/
LOCATION:Eliada Homes for Children\, 2 Compton Dr\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
ORGANIZER;CN="Elida Homes for Children":MAILTO:abyndum@eliada.org
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SUMMARY:Truffle Microscopy Workshop: Testing your Tree Roots for Colonization
DESCRIPTION:Join Dr. Inga Meadows and Andy Cooper\, with the support of Dr. Jeanine Davis and Katie Learn\, for a full-day\, hands-on workshop focused on selecting\, cleaning\, and identifying mycorrhizal colonization on truffle tree roots. Whether you’re a grower\, an enthusiast\, ready to purchase trees\, an extension agent\, or a researcher\, this is your chance to learn how to determine if truffle tree roots in the orchard or nursery have indication of Tuber spp. using professional lab equipment and guided instruction. \nWhat you’ll learn: \nHow to clean\, prepare\, and examine roots\nDissecting microscope training\nIdentification of Tuber spp. vs. ECM vs. NC morphologies\nUsing FTA cards to stabilize DNA for lab analysis \nMicroscopes and all materials (including root tips) will be provided. You may also use this opportunity to bring your own roots and examine them for Tuber spp. colonization. \nRoot collection and transportation tips will be sent to attendees. \nMorning refreshments and lunch will be provided. \nSponsored by the NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services\, NC Specialty Crop Block Grant Program.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/truffle-microscopy-workshop-testing-your-tree-roots-for-colonization/
LOCATION:J. Edward Booth Field Learning Lab\, 4000 Chi Road\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Elderberry Workshop: Sip\, Soothe\, and Take Home
DESCRIPTION:Join herbalist Abby Artemisia to explore native elderberry’s medicinal properties and watch a live syrup-making demonstration. The $50 ticket includes a jar of elderberry syrup to take home\, plus 10% off same-day elderberry shrub purchases.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/elderberry-workshop-sip-soothe-and-take-home/
LOCATION:Winding Stair Farm\, 57 Saunders Rd.\, Franklin\, NC\, 28734\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Mushroom Cultivation for Beginners
DESCRIPTION:Everything you need for mushroom cultivation for beginners. \nAlways wanted to grow your own mushrooms but not sure where to start? We will guide you through the steps so you can go home and start growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms right away. You will learn how to grow fantastic fungi at home whether you live in a city apartment or in a backwoods yurt. You will learn sustainable cultivation techniques that require very little equipment\, produce an abundance of mushrooms and help the rest of your garden grow more fully. And you will go home with a hoard of mushroom goodies to start fruiting out at home. \nWhat you will learn: \n\nHow fungus is essential to our ecosystems\nFeel confident in low-tech methods to grow gourmet and medicinal mushrooms including: Oysters\, Lion’s Mane\, Reishi\, King Trumpets and Shiitakes\nHow to make your own spawn from spores you collect\nHow to grow on wood chips\n\nTake home inoculated wood chips\n\n\nHow to grow on logs\n\nTake home an inoculated log\n\n\nHow to grow on straw\n\nTake home an inoculated straw bag\n\n\nHow to start growing mushrooms at you home no matter where you live\nAnd much more\n\nChris Parker’s 30 years of mushroom cultivation experience and engaging teaching style will answer all your questions\, help you feel confident and inspired to put it all into action when you get home. Our small group sizes ensure you get all your questions answered. We will show you our forest farm indoor and outdoor grow operations so you can start to imagine how to incorporate mushrooms into your home landscape. We include a delicious lunch! \n\nOutdoor Cultivation\nLog inoculation (totems\, small logs\, living rafts\, stumps)\nWoodchip cultivation – incorporating mushrooms into your landscape\nStraw inoculation\nGarden mycorrhizal (relationship between your garden and edible\nLow-tech Cultivation\nCardboard spawn – from wild culture to cultivated\nSpore prints from wild mushrooms\nLow-tech\, easily acessible\, equipment\nLow cost home mushroom cultivation set-up\n\nWhat People Are Saying\n“Really fascinating and inspiring! Practiced practical skills. Chris is an amazing educator and source of knowledge.”\n“Be ready to drink from a firehose! Tons of great information. You will go home with new skills you can put to use immediately.”\n“Chris is an approachable and welcoming expert. I got way more than I anticipated.”\n“Chris was incredible in both his knowledge and presentation\, only surpassed by his passion.”
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/mushroom-cultivation-for-beginners/
LOCATION:The Forest Farmacy\, 24 Davis Lane\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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