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SUMMARY:Fall Festival and Corn Maze at Eliada Home
DESCRIPTION:Eliada’s Annual Fall Festival and Corn Maze is located at 2 Compton Drive Asheville\, NC. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the children\, youth and families we serve at Eliada! \nFridays: 3 pm – 7 pm\nSaturdays: 9 am – 7 pm\nSundays: 10 am – 6 pm \nWe will be closed for inclement weather. Please call 828-772-9734 during maze house for questions.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/fall-festival-and-corn-maze-at-eliada-home-3/
LOCATION:Eliada Homes for Children\, 2 Compton Dr\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:Fall Festival and Corn Maze at Eliada Home
DESCRIPTION:Eliada’s Annual Fall Festival and Corn Maze is located at 2 Compton Drive Asheville\, NC. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the children\, youth and families we serve at Eliada! \nFridays: 3 pm – 7 pm\nSaturdays: 9 am – 7 pm\nSundays: 10 am – 6 pm \nWe will be closed for inclement weather. Please call 828-772-9734 during maze house for questions.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/fall-festival-and-corn-maze-at-eliada-home-2/
LOCATION:Eliada Homes for Children\, 2 Compton Dr\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:Sow & Grow Fest
DESCRIPTION:Sow & Grow Fest: Celebrating Sustainable Farms and Food \nDate: September 30th\, 2023 \nTime: 11:00-5:00 \nWhere: Smoky Park Supper Club\nSow and Grow Fest is a family-friendly event celebrating Western North Carolina’s vibrant food and farming community. Join Organic Growers School as it celebrates 30 years of inspiring\, educating\, and supporting people to farm\, garden\, and live organically. Come out to the Smoky Park Supper Club to enjoy delicious local food\,tasty local beverages\, toe-tapping music\, a seed and plant share\, family activities\, and more to benefit and celebrate the programs of the Organic Growers School. \nAdmission is free\, and everyone is welcome! RSVP via Facebook: https://fb.me/e/3EhD2MJu4\nMore info:\nhttps://www.organicgrowersschool.org/…/sow-and-grow-fest
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/sow-grow-fest/
LOCATION:Smoky Park Supper Club\, 350 Riverside Drive\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230929T150000
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SUMMARY:Fall Festival and Corn Maze at Eliada Home
DESCRIPTION:Eliada’s Annual Fall Festival and Corn Maze is located at 2 Compton Drive Asheville\, NC. 100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the children\, youth and families we serve at Eliada! \nFridays: 3 pm – 7 pm\nSaturdays: 9 am – 7 pm\nSundays: 10 am – 6 pm \nWe will be closed for inclement weather. Please call 828-772-9734 during maze house for questions. \n 
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/fall-festival-and-corn-maze-at-eliada-home/
LOCATION:Eliada Homes for Children\, 2 Compton Dr\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:Etowah Lions Farmers Market Tomato Festival
DESCRIPTION:We will be featuring the wonderful world of tomatoes at our market. There will be wonderful tomato sandwiches for the taking. Craig LeHoullier “NC Tomato Man” will be on hand with a variety of tomatoes for tasting and he will also answer your tomato questions. There will be raffles with wonderful goods and produce from our market.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/etowah-lions-farmers-market-tomato-festival/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:Good Fields: An Appalachian Food and Farms Festival
DESCRIPTION:Come celebrate the 150th Year of Shipley Farms on Saturday\, June 24th at the inaugural Good Fields Appalachian Food & Farms Festival. \nExperience a variety of dishes using Shipley Farms meats and all the flavors of the High Country prepared by leading chefs and restaurants from across the region. \nChef lineup: \n\nSteven Goff (Tastee Diner\, Asheville)\, 2019 NC Chef of the Year\nAndres Prussing\, CEC (Golden Owl Tavern\, Charlotte)\nAndy Long (Over Yonder\, Valle Crucis)\nAshley Boyd (300 East\, Charlotte)\nBrandon Staton (Leah and Louise\, Charlotte)\n“Chefophus” Cleo Hethington (Tastemade\, Asheville/Miami)\nDaniel Wheeler (Culinary Instructor\, CCCTI\, Charlotte/Hudson/Boone)\nJamie Davis (The Hackney\, Washington)\nPreeti Waas (Cheeni Indian Food Emporium\, Raleigh)\nSam Ratchford (Vidalia\, Boone)\nSera Cuni (Cafe Root Cellar\, Chapel Hill)\n\nThe festival will also feature storytelling\, sunset around the firepit\, and a book signing by Evan Peter Smith\, author of “Here By The Owl”\, the story of Shipley Farms patriarch R.G. Shipley\, from his days of top secret research in World War II\, through his entrepreneurial ventures at age 101. Hear live bluegrass music from Nick Chandler and Delivered. \nTicketholders will have access to the Pasture\, with complementary food and beverage tastings from all participating chefs. \nThe event benefits nonprofit partners that support farm businesses and local food\, including ASAP\, Center for Environmental Farming Systems\, Watauga High School chapter of Future Farmers of America\, and Piedmont Culinary Guild.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/good-fields-an-appalachian-food-and-farms-festival/
LOCATION:Shipley Farm\, 1699 Linville Creek Road\, Vilas\, NC\, 28692\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:Mills River Day
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! May 6\, 2023\, from 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at North River Farms (3333 North Mills River Rd.\, Mills River\, NC 28759)! Mills River Day is a free-to-attend large-scale community event that highlights agriculture\, natural resource management\, water quality\, and the talents and related businesses in and around the Mills River Community. It features live music\, vendors\, food trucks\, a kid zone with bounce houses\, a tractor show\, a horse show\, a farm tour\, hands-on activities\, and more!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/mills-river-day/
LOCATION:North River Farms\, 3333 North Mills River Road\, Mills River\, NC\, 28759\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221102T173000
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SUMMARY:RAD Farmers Market - Winter Season Begins
DESCRIPTION:The RAD Farmers Market provides year-round access to fresh local foods\, including produce! The winter season runs November through April with 25-30 vendors each week set up indoors and outdoors. Note winter hours change: 3-5:30pm\, Wednesdays.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/rad-farmers-market-winter-season-begins/
LOCATION:Smoky Park Supper Club\, 350 Riverside Drive\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221015T183000
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SUMMARY:Appalachian Food and Farms Festival
DESCRIPTION:Appalachian Food and Farms Festival Celebrating 150 Years of Shipley Farms \nOctober 15\, 2022 @ the historic Shipley Farm\, Vilas\, NC \nSamplings of a variety of meats and dishes and all the flavors\nof the High Country prepared by award winning NC chefs and restaurants \nSteven Goff (Tastee Diner\, Asheville)\, 2019 NC Chef of the Year\nAdam Cole (Watauga County)\, Shipley Farms’ own Meatsmith\n“Chefophus” Cleo Hethington (Ebi Chop Bar\, Asheville/Atlanta)\, 2022 James Beard award finalist\n2022 North Carolina Chef Showdown Finalists:\nDaniel Wheeler (Culinary Instructor\, CCCTI\, Charlotte/Hudson/Boone)\nAndres Prussing\, CEC (Golden Owl Tavern\, Charlotte)\nKyle Teears (Saint Jacques French Cuisine\, Raleigh)\nJamie Davis (The Hackney\, Washington NC)
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/appalachian-food-and-farms-festival/
LOCATION:Shipley Farm\, 1699 Linville Creek Road\, Vilas\, NC\, 28692\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:Carolina Jubilee
DESCRIPTION:Carolina Jubilee is an annual two-day music festival produced by Carolina Farm Trust. The festival supports the organization’s mission of strengthening local food systems in the Carolinas\, from production to consumption. The\nevent will be held on September 16-17\, 2022\, at Vanhoy Farms in Harmony\, NC. Carolina Jubilee features local and national music acts and\, embodying the vision and mission of Carolina Farm Trust\, all participating vendors are local or regional businesses. Food is served by farm-to-table restaurants that support NC-based sustainable farms\, and beverages are provided by local breweries and a variety of NC distilleries and vineyards.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/carolina-jubilee/
LOCATION:Vanhoy Farms\, 742 Jericho Rd\, Harmony\, NC\, 28634\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220605T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220605T170000
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SUMMARY:Asheville Honey Festival and International Honey Contest
DESCRIPTION:Come on out to Salvage Station on Sunday\, June 5th\, and join the Center for Honeybee Research (CHBR) and Shanti Elixirs in celebrating all things bees\, pollinators\, and honey with music\, food\, drink\, and more! Doors open at 12PM and the music starts at 1PM. Tickets are now on sale ($12 General Admission)! Children under 12 are admitted for free; tickets otherwise required. FREE PARKING! \nThis event also includes the 11th Annual International Honey Tasting Contest. Watch as local celebrity judges determine the world’s best tasting honey from beekeepers across the globe. There will be honey tasting stations for guests to sample these entries and worldwide honey for sale. \nVendors will be set up with their own unique offerings for purchase including honey and other bee products\, beautifully made handicrafts\, arts\, and more. There will be a silent auction featuring dozens of fantastic items and opportunities for you to bid on. We will also have a raffle and live trivia throughout the day with amazing prizes. \nThis family-friendly event will also host kids’ activities and learning opportunities about honeybees\, pollinators\, and our world. We highly encourage guests to wear bee and pollinator costumes to help celebrate these important creatures at this fun festival. \nCHBR is a local non-profit located in West Asheville. All proceeds benefit our work protecting the bees\, the environment\, and the world’s food supply through education\, research\, safeguarding habitats\, and advocacy.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/asheville-honey-festival-and-international-honey-contest/
LOCATION:Salvage Station\, 468 Riverside Dr.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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