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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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? Sounds 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 ... Read more
Join us for our 6-part Business of Farming Series Join 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 ... Read more
Join us for our 6-part Business of Farming Series Join 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 ... Read more
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? Sounds 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 ... Read more
Everyone loves free plants! Join us this Saturday 5/20/2023 at 10am at Phat Ninja Foodforest, 43 Bull Mountain Road, 28805 and learn the different methods to quickly multiply a variety of different plants for your garden/landscape. You will leave this class with cuttings and all the knowledge to go home and take cuttings of your ... Read more
Here at Phat Ninja Foodforest we have kept ducks and chickens free ranging for over a decade now. In that time we have learned many lessons. All of the animals are part of the permaculture process - ducks, chickens, the fish in the pond, snakes, birds, ground hogs.....all are such an integral part of a ... Read more
Join the WNC Farmers Market on July 22nd, 9 am-4 pm, to save and seal the summer harvest and enjoy it all year long. Learn preserving techniques from community experts and farmers at the brand new WNC FoodWorks Kitchen on the WNC Farmers Market, 570 Brevard Road, Asheville. Space is limited - sign up for ... Read more
Integrating Trees and Grazing Livestock in a Silvopasture System Join Noah and Lyric for a tour of Wild East Farm, where they have recently established ~12 acres of crop tree plantings designed for pasturing livestock throughout. Learn about the fundamentals of silvopasture and experience firsthand how to plan for longterm tree regeneration and intensive livestock ... Read more
Join agricultural, marketing and business professionals at the 2023 ASAP Agritourism Workshop, hosted in partnership with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture! Whether it be farm tours, events, U-pick or other agritourism activities, connect with other farmers and professionals in the region to learn more about challenges and opportunities, legal and insurance considerations, and strategies for ... Read more
You are cordially invited to our Autumn Retreat at Spiral Mountain — Putting Food By and Other Revolutionary Acts. Join us to learn about autumn canning, preserving apples, mead-making, fermentations, making herbal vinegars, root cellars and primitive storage, and growing lavender in Appalachia. This is a ticketed event, but we will be offering scholarships and ... Read more