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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ASAP’s CSA Fair

YWCA of Asheville 185 S. French Broad Ave., Asheville, NC, United States

ASAP's annual CSA Fair will take place on March 8, 3-5:30 p.m., at the YWCA of Asheville, highlighting farms with a CSA pickup location in Buncombe County. In addition to traditional produce CSAs, the fair will include farms with specialty CSA products, such as meat or flowers. The fair is relaxed setting where attendees chat ... Read more

FREE Spring Seed Starting Workshop and Potluck

Grove Street Community Center 36 Grove St., Asheville, NC, United States

Please Register in advance for our FREE Spring Seed Starting Workshop March 9th, from 2-3:30 at Grove Street Community Center. Ta'rin'ii will demonstrate best practices for starting your spring seedlings. This will be a two part conversation, with discussion, Q & A, and then hands on seed starting. Please bring seeds, gloves, pots, and hand ... Read more

Newsletter Marketing for Farmers

Online/Virtual

FREE virtual workshops presented by ASAP. Looking for an easy, affordable, and effective way to promote your farm and communicate to customers? Newsletters are a great vehicle to draw in new customers, and especially to keep existing ones updated and engaged with your farm business. This workshop is for any direct-to-consumer farmers who are looking ... Read more

Using REAP Grants to Fund Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements

Online/Virtual

North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Chatham County is conducting a webinar on March 12 for farmers interested in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects (and getting grants to help fund them!). REAP the Benefits of Energy Improvements on Your Farm: Using REAP Grants to Fund Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements March 12, 2024 ... Read more

Restoring And Planting American Chestnuts

West Asheville Edible Park 198 Vermont Ave., Asheville, NC, United States

Curious about American chestnuts? Come learn how to plant and care for American chestnut seedlings as we add to a small demonstration orchard in Asheville's city parks! You will hear about The American Chestnut Foundation's current strategies on how to restore this once prolific tree. No supplies needed, just bring yourself and any questions you ... Read more

North Asheville Tailgate Market Seed Swap!

North Asheville Tailgate Market

Join us at market on Saturday, March 30th for a community Seed Swap! Bring your extra seeds to share or trade with others! We will have some small empty envelopes available to help share out the seeds and we'll have a special booth set up for it near our information booth. This is a free ... Read more

Beacon Spring Town Square

One World West 520 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, United States

Come eat, drink, and be merry at Beacon's Spring Town Square event, where we will connect across Asheville’s many communities. Join us Saturday, March 30th from 12 to 3 pm at One World West in West Asheville. This is an opportunity for locals to learn and share about what’s happening in their communities. Attendees will ... Read more

Traditions in Agriculture presents: Building Community Around Food and Medicine

West Asheville Library 942 Hayward Road, Asheville, NC, United States

The Traditions in Agriculture series seeks to engage the community in expanding our understanding of equitable farming, food, and medicinal practices. Learn how we can create healthier communities and ecosystems for food justice. Plants, medicine, and food are powerful forces that connect to place and history, preserve cultural lineages, and build community. Join Brandon Ruiz, ... Read more

Introduction to Pollinators

Leicester Public Library 1561 Alexander Rd, Leicester, NC, United States

This presentation is designed for adults of the general public and assumes no prior knowledge of pollinators. You’ll learn about pollination and pollinators overall, as well as the most common pollinators in Western North Carolina. These topics are followed by a discussion of conservation concerns and simple steps you can take to help pollinators. The ... Read more

Growing In The Mountains Spring Festival

WNC Farmers Market 570 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC, United States

Growing In The Mountains is a spring plant and garden festival featuring local farms and artists. Come celebrate spring and shop from dozens of vendors featuring locally grown vegetable starts, culinary and medicinal herb plants, native plants, fruit trees and bushes, ornamental shrubs and trees, pollinator plants, houseplants, dahlias, mushroom logs, tea blends, herbal remedies, ... Read more

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