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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
Your kitchen windowsill has been waiting for this. Cooking with Herbs is a hands-on class built around one simple idea: the best flavors start before you ever turn on the stove. You will plant your own four-herb kitchen garden, learn what each herb does in the kitchen, and leave with recipes to put them to
Join us at Root Cause Farm for a joyful evening of community, music, food, fun, and summertime magic on the farm. 📍 Root Cause Farm 26 Joe Jenkins Road, Fairview, NC 📅 Friday, June 26 (Rain date: June 27) 🕔 5:00–8:00 PM 🎟 FREE family-friendly community gathering Enjoy: 🎶 Live music 🍺 Local beer 🍦
Join us for three days of learning and community. Topics include: Foraging and wild foods, permaculture, natural health practices, sustainable living, and open space. Open to all with all levels of interest or skills around permaculture. Taking a day or three off mid summer is so rewarding, especially at this sweet 30+ year tradition of
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