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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Plant Propagation Class

Phat Ninja Foodforest 43 Bull Mountain Rd., Asheville, NC, United States

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

Chicken Processing Volunteer Opportunity

Wild East Farm 370 Wilkerson Way, Marion, NC, United States

Wild East Farm is a small regenerative farm focused on pastured livestock and perennial foods. We are inviting volunteers to participating in processing meat chickens here at the farm on May 27 at 8:30am. We expect to wrap up by 1:30pm. We take every effort to process our animals efficiently, safely, and with respect for the ... Read more

Spring Plant Sale

Eagle Feather Organic Farm 300 Indigo Bunting Lane, Marshall, NC, United States

Come join me on the farm on Saturday, May 27 from 10 to 3. I will have plants for sale, and new tincture in stock.

9th Annual EmpTea Bowls

Black Mountain Recreation Park Recreation Park Drive, Black Mountain, NC, United States

Our 9th Annual EmpTea Bowls…Tea Party in the Garden on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 4:00-7:30 PM This is our annual non-profit fundraiser in support of the Dr. John Wilson Community Garden located at 99 White Pine Drive, Black Mountain, NC 28711 These funds go to help support our Interns that work with the Garden ... Read more

Farm to Fork Picnic

Farm to Fork is Coming Back to the Triangle! Held in the Triangle for more than 15 years, the Farm to Fork Picnic is a showcase of North Carolina chefs, artisans, and farmers paired together to create sips and nibbles of the region’s best flavors and seasonal ingredients! Grab your friends and family, a blanket, ... Read more

Keeping, Using, and Doctoring Small Animals in a Foodforest

Phat Ninja Foodforest 43 Bull Mountain Rd., Asheville, NC, United States

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

Give Back Night at Buxton Hall BBQ

Buxton Hall BBQ 32 Banks Ave., Asheville, NC, United States

On June 20, 10 percent of dinner sales at Buxton Hall BBQ will be donated to ASAP. Bring your friends and family and join us in supporting local farms and restaurants!

Good Fields: An Appalachian Food and Farms Festival

Shipley Farm 1699 Linville Creek Road, Vilas, NC, United States

Come celebrate the 150th Year of Shipley Farms on Saturday, June 24th at the inaugural Good Fields Appalachian Food & Farms Festival. Experience a variety of dishes using Shipley Farms meats and all the flavors of the High Country prepared by leading chefs and restaurants from across the region. Chef lineup: Steven Goff (Tastee Diner, Asheville), ... Read more

Chicken Processing Volunteer Day

Wild East Farm 370 Wilkerson Way, Marion, NC, United States

We are inviting volunteers to help process chickens here at Wild East Farm on July 2nd at 8:30am. It typically takes approximately 5-6 hours to complete the batch (150 birds), but the exact timing will depend on the number of volunteers and everyone's pace. The process begins with live chickens and ends with cleaned whole ... Read more

Urban Garden Tour & Tasting with Bountiful Cities

The second annual Urban Garden Tour and Tasting with Bountiful Cities is FREE and open to everyone! You can purchase Tasting Tickets for $40 and register below. Purchase RAFFLE Tickets in advance HERE. Local food producing gardens will open their gates for visitors! Guest can take part in educational activities, and tours. There is no cost ... Read more

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