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SUMMARY:Mushroom Log Plugging
DESCRIPTION:Growing gourmet and medicinal mushrooms at home is easy! Inoculating (plugging) logs with mushroom spawn is a great way to get started. \nMany mushroom species love to grow on trees naturally. The easiest way to simulate this natural relationship is to inoculate cut logs with mushroom spawn.\nThis is a low-tech\, no waste\, regenerative way to grow mushrooms and easy enough to do at home.\nIn this afternoon workshop you will receive:\n>> Access to Chris Parker’s 30 years of experience growing and working with mushrooms\n>> Initial understanding of how mushrooms grow\n>> Overview of how mycelium creates fruiting bodies\n>> Learn how to select optimal logs\n>> Learn which woods suit which mushroom species\n>> Hands-on demonstration of how to plug logs\n>> Hand-on practice plugging a log\n>> Take home a log you have plugged ($25- 30 retail value)
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/mushroom-log-plugging/
LOCATION:The Forest Farmacy\, 24 Davis Lane\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T160000
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SUMMARY:Afterschool Pottery with Ona
DESCRIPTION:What are your kiddos doing after school this Spring? Are they wild\, unhinged muddy monsters once they get home? Are they glued to a tablet when they hit the carpool lane? \nSounds like Firefly Valley’s Pottery Class here on the farm by artist Ona is what they need- let’s play in the mud\, be outside AND get centered! This class is recommended for ages 3-12\, parents can attend too. If parents ALSO want to make pottery\, just purchase a 2nd admission. \nFor 5 weeks\, attendees will work on a new creation together with Ona’s guidance. If something comes up and your little one misses a class\, Ona can furnish you with some raw materials to craft at home\, and she will fire it before the class is over for the season. \nThis is primarily a hand building pottery class (pinch\, coil\, slab and sculpture techniques will be taught) but participants will have two classes with individual lessons on a pottery wheel as well with a special guest instructor. \nDate: Every Wednesday for 5 weeks\, April 12th through May 10th \nTime: 4pm-5:30pm \nLocation: The History Barn at Hickory Nut Gap Farm \nPrice: $325 \n*Interested in drop-in classes? Contact hello@fireflyvalleydesign.com to inquire.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/afterschool-pottery-with-ona/
LOCATION:Hickory Nut Gap Farm\, 57 Sugar Hollow Road \, Fairview \, NC\, 28730\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230412T180000
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SUMMARY:Business of Farming Series: Legal Structures and Agritourism Framework
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 6-part Business of Farming Series \nJoin us for this 6-week series designed for new and beginning farmers who want to explore their options in farming\, ranching\, and agriculture. In this program\, we’ll help you cultivate a strategic plan to validate your goals and engage with a community of agripreneurs to strengthen your network. \nThis series will cover topics including: \n\nSite Analysis & Exploring your Potential\nLegal Structure\nFinancial Planning – Grow your Numbers\nUnderstanding Your Marketing and Customers\nBusiness Operations & HR\n\nApril 12th 6:00 -8:00 PM–Session 2: Legal Structures and Agritourism Framework for your Farm \nJoin us ONLINE with Guest speaker\, Attorney at Law Mitzi Kincaid with Kincaid & Associates. Kick start or expand /your farm business by finding which business structure works best for your goals. Learn the fundamentals of the business operations and how they work. Learn to think outside of the box on which business entity might be best for you.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/business-of-farming-series-legal-structures-and-agritourism-framework/
LOCATION:Online/Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230416T160000
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SUMMARY:Gardening in the Mountains class
DESCRIPTION:This class will cover what to grow\, how to grow it\, and how to troubleshoot. We will talk about garden varieties that\ndo well in the cool evenings and wet mornings in the mountains of WNC. The class will dive deep into how to cultivate healthy\nsoils to encourage healthy plants and how to use integrated pest management to keep them strong. We will explore how to use your garden help the environment\, garden maintenance\, space saving techniques\, pollinators\, season extension\, and how to\nprep for next year at the end of the season. We will talk about the basics of botany\, ecology\, and permaculture to create harmonious goals with a practical plan for a low maintenance space that is fruitful and beautiful. Come for class and shop in our greenhouses for healthy\, appropriate plants for your garden.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/gardening-in-the-mountains-class/
LOCATION:Two Trees Farm\, 505 Long Branch Rd\, Canton\, NC\, 28716\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230419T173000
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SUMMARY:Afterschool Pottery with Ona
DESCRIPTION:What are your kiddos doing after school this Spring? Are they wild\, unhinged muddy monsters once they get home? Are they glued to a tablet when they hit the carpool lane? \nSounds like Firefly Valley’s Pottery Class here on the farm by artist Ona is what they need- let’s play in the mud\, be outside AND get centered! This class is recommended for ages 3-12\, parents can attend too. If parents ALSO want to make pottery\, just purchase a 2nd admission. \nFor 5 weeks\, attendees will work on a new creation together with Ona’s guidance. If something comes up and your little one misses a class\, Ona can furnish you with some raw materials to craft at home\, and she will fire it before the class is over for the season. \nThis is primarily a hand building pottery class (pinch\, coil\, slab and sculpture techniques will be taught) but participants will have two classes with individual lessons on a pottery wheel as well with a special guest instructor. \nDate: Every Wednesday for 5 weeks\, April 12th through May 10th \nTime: 4pm-5:30pm \nLocation: The History Barn at Hickory Nut Gap Farm \nPrice: $325 \n*Interested in drop-in classes? Contact hello@fireflyvalleydesign.com to inquire.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/afterschool-pottery-with-ona-2/
LOCATION:Hickory Nut Gap Farm\, 57 Sugar Hollow Road \, Fairview \, NC\, 28730\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Business of Farming Series: Financial Planning for Your Agribusiness
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 6-part Business of Farming Series \nJoin us for this 6-week series designed for new and beginning farmers who want to explore their options in farming\, ranching\, and agriculture. In this program\, we’ll help you cultivate a strategic plan to validate your goals and engage with a community of agripreneurs to strengthen your network. \nThis series will cover topics including: \n\nSite Analysis & Exploring your Potential\nLegal Structure\nFinancial Planning – Grow your Numbers\nUnderstanding Your Marketing and Customers\nBusiness Operations & HR\n\nApril 19th 6:00 -8:00 PM–Session 3: Financial Planning for Your Agribusiness \nJoin us ONLINE and learn to understand your business financials so that you can make smart and strategic decisions that will make you profitable. You will explore all areas of business finance so that you are confident in your decision making as you move your business into a profitable venture.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/business-of-farming-series-financial-planning-for-your-agribusiness/
LOCATION:Online/Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T160000
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SUMMARY:Afterschool Pottery with Ona
DESCRIPTION:What are your kiddos doing after school this Spring? Are they wild\, unhinged muddy monsters once they get home? Are they glued to a tablet when they hit the carpool lane? \nSounds like Firefly Valley’s Pottery Class here on the farm by artist Ona is what they need- let’s play in the mud\, be outside AND get centered! This class is recommended for ages 3-12\, parents can attend too. If parents ALSO want to make pottery\, just purchase a 2nd admission. \nFor 5 weeks\, attendees will work on a new creation together with Ona’s guidance. If something comes up and your little one misses a class\, Ona can furnish you with some raw materials to craft at home\, and she will fire it before the class is over for the season. \nThis is primarily a hand building pottery class (pinch\, coil\, slab and sculpture techniques will be taught) but participants will have two classes with individual lessons on a pottery wheel as well with a special guest instructor. \nDate: Every Wednesday for 5 weeks\, April 12th through May 10th \nTime: 4pm-5:30pm \nLocation: The History Barn at Hickory Nut Gap Farm \nPrice: $325 \n*Interested in drop-in classes? Contact hello@fireflyvalleydesign.com to inquire.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/afterschool-pottery-with-ona-3/
LOCATION:Hickory Nut Gap Farm\, 57 Sugar Hollow Road \, Fairview \, NC\, 28730\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230426T180000
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SUMMARY:Business of Farming Series: Maximizing Your Profits
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our 6-part Business of Farming Series \nJoin us for this 6-week series designed for new and beginning farmers who want to explore their options in farming\, ranching\, and agriculture. In this program\, we’ll help you cultivate a strategic plan to validate your goals and engage with a community of agripreneurs to strengthen your network. \nThis series will cover topics including: \n\nSite Analysis & Exploring your Potential\nLegal Structure\nFinancial Planning – Grow your Numbers\nUnderstanding Your Marketing and Customers\nBusiness Operations & HR\n\nApril 26th 6:00 -8:00 PM–Session 4: Maximizing Your Profits \nJoin us ONLINE Have you ever wondered if you are fully maximizing your profits? You will learn how to analyze decisions based on data and opportunities within the market so that you can reduce costs\, expand profits\, and grow a successful business.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/business-of-farming-series-maximizing-your-profits/
LOCATION:Online/Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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