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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  • 2026 WNC AgOptions Information Session

    Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC

    AgOptions staff are holding informational meetings throughout August and September to discuss the 2026 WNC AgOptions grant program, application timeline, and answer questions. Dates and locations for all of the meetings are posted on the AgOptions website: https://wncagoptions.org Although not required, attendance does provide helpful information and gives applicants the opportunity to ask questions and

  • 2026 WNC AgOptions Information Session

    Haywood County Co-operative Extension 589 Raccoon Rd, Waynesville, NC, United States

    AgOptions staff are holding informational meetings throughout August and September to discuss the 2026 WNC AgOptions grant program, application timeline, and answer questions. Dates and locations for all of the meetings are posted on the AgOptions website: https://wncagoptions.org Although not required, attendance does provide helpful information and gives applicants the opportunity to ask questions and

  • 2026 WNC AgOptions Information Session

    Burke County Agricultural Center 130 Ammons Drive, Morganton, NC, United States

    AgOptions staff are holding informational meetings throughout August and September to discuss the 2026 WNC AgOptions grant program, application timeline, and answer questions. Dates and locations for all of the meetings are posted on the AgOptions website: https://wncagoptions.org Although not required, attendance does provide helpful information and gives applicants the opportunity to ask questions and

  • 2026 WNC AgOptions Information Session

    Watauga County Agricultural Conference Center 252 Poplar Grove Road, Boone, NC, United States

    AgOptions staff are holding informational meetings throughout August and September to discuss the 2026 WNC AgOptions grant program, application timeline, and answer questions. Dates and locations for all of the meetings are posted on the AgOptions website: https://wncagoptions.org Although not required, attendance does provide helpful information and gives applicants the opportunity to ask questions and

  • Asheville Local Lab: Broad Stakeholder Conversation

    Online/Virtual

    Part of the Asheville Local Labs series, the Urban Manufacturing Alliance (soon to be Mechanism), is hosting a Broad Stakeholder Group meeting in September! This event will be part discussion and part working session: Through a series of prompts, participants will help map the capital landscape as it relates to Food and Bev manufacturing businesses

  • Asheville Local Lab: Broad Stakeholder Conversation

    Online/Virtual

    Part of the Asheville Local Labs series, the Urban Manufacturing Alliance (soon to be Mechanism), is hosting a Broad Stakeholder Group meeting in September! This event will be part discussion and part working session: Through a series of prompts, participants will help map the capital landscape as it relates to Food and Bev manufacturing businesses

  • 2026 WNC AgOptions Information Session

    Avery Community Center at Heritage Park 661 Vale Rd., Newland, NC, United States

    AgOptions staff are holding informational meetings throughout August and September to discuss the 2026 WNC AgOptions grant program, application timeline, and answer questions. Dates and locations for all of the meetings are posted on the AgOptions website: https://wncagoptions.org Although not required, attendance does provide helpful information and gives applicants the opportunity to ask questions and

  • A Guide to Groundcover & Privacy Screens

    Winding Stair Farm 57 Saunders Rd., Franklin, NC, United States

    Join Nursery Manager Greg Mason for a free class on groundcovers and privacy screens for Western North Carolina and North Georgia. Learn about plants that stabilize slopes, prevent erosion, and create natural privacy barriers to solve your landscape's problem areas. FREE!

  • Remembering the Garden: Indigenous Agriculture and the Renewal of the Appalachian Forests

    Online/Virtual

    Join us for a 90-minute conversation exploring the living wisdom of Indigenous agriculture and its vital role in restoring the health of the Appalachian forests. Featuring Lyla June Johnson, Indigenous scholar and advocate for food sovereignty; Judy Smith, elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), sharing teachings around local foodways; and Chris Parker

  • Farms & Food Talk

    Pisgah Brewing Company Taproom 2948 US-70, Black Mountain

    NC House Representative Ager will be available to discuss the challenges of farmers in WNC in the post-Helene environment. Following the devastation of the storm and the recent cuts to many government programs that provided markets for our region's small farms, Representative Ager wants to hear your ideas for action at the state level to