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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Let's celebrate Spring Equinox together in the spirit of giving. We're all getting excited about growing! Bring what you have to share whether it's seeds, bare roots, houseplants, young starter plants, small trees or small tools you want to give. You are welcome to come even if you don't have things to share! Please consider
Celebrate Earth Day with a Powerful, Hope-Filled Film and a Call to Support Local Food Systems This Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, the community is invited to gather for an inspiring evening centered on connection, climate solutions, and the power of local food. A free screening of the acclaimed documentary Kiss the Ground will take
Come support ASAP at one of Asheville’s most anticipated spring evenings of art, community, and connection. Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty’s Art Walk & Benefit returns on Thursday, May 7, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m., bringing together downtown Asheville’s vibrant creative scene in support of local nonprofits—including ASAP. This free public event will unfold across 11 downtown
NC Queer Farmers Network will host the first ever NC Queer Farmer Convergence Friday, May 22 through Sunday, May 24 at Soul Sanctuary in Durham. The event will create spaces for queer and trans farmers, land stewards, and food justice workers to find community, solidarity, and networking in North Carolina. Guests will have opportunities to
Why Now Matters: Western North Carolina has always lived close to its water. Storms like Hurricane Helene reminded us how quickly that relationship can turn — leaving eroding banks, damaged buffers, and overwhelmed watersheds across the region. The Shade Your Stream Symposium was built for this moment. Whether you’re dealing with active erosion or just
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