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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Join us for our 3rd annual Hickory Holiday Bash! Appalachian Makers Collective presents a group of local vendors at Hickory Nut Gap's barn – shop for the holidays! Meet Santa Shop With Local Makers Pony + Hay Rides With Project Hickory Nut Gap Eat With Little Oven PizzaSnack With Appalachian Pop Co Enter Raffle Benefiting Helene Relief
Learn how to decorate delicious cupcakes with a Hot Chocolate Cupcake and White Chocolate Peppermint theme. Class will cover techniques for creating beautiful designs and how to use white chocolate peppermint ganache. Perfect for the holiday season! This class will be taught by Cakes by Andrae, a 17 year old from Roan Mountain who lost ... Read more
Join us for Food Waste Solutions WNC's Networking Gathering! Thursday December 12th at West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Rd in West Asheville from 5-7pm. Our upcoming winter networking event is centered around discussion with local organizations who fed the community post Hurricane Helene. Engage with others who are committed to food waste reduction in Western ... Read more
ASAP’s 2025 Business of Farming Conference will take place Feb. 22, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the A-B Tech Conference Center in Asheville. This year’s conference will have a special focus on post-storm recovery and resilience. The annual Business of Farming Conference brings together professional farmers from across the Southeast region to network and share ... Read more
Join the Southeast’s largest gathering of farmers, gardeners, and sustainability advocates at Organic Growers School's (OGS) 2025 Spring Conference! This year’s theme, Resilience, Recovery, and Renewal, focuses on building stronger, more sustainable communities. Highlights include: 🌱 32+ workshops across 8 tracks (Gardening, Soils, Mushrooms, and more) 🌱 New tracks on off-grid systems, mutual aid, and ... Read more