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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WNC Farmer Resource Meeting: Tools for Rebuilding

N.C. Cooperative Extension, Haywood County Center 589 Raccoon Rd, Waynesville, NC, United States

Join us for a free farm-focused gathering to understand resources available post-Helene and work together to rebuild WNC Agriculture. You will have the opportunity to hear directly from Ag partner agencies and supporting organizations about their resources, ask questions in real time related to livestock support and soil remediation, and provide feedback to agencies to ... Read more

Mycoremediation Workshop and Shiitake Log plugging

Looking Glass Creamery 115 Harmon Dairy Ln, Columbus, United States

Join Natalie from Myco Rhizing Mushroom Farm and Greg from Deep Woods Mushrooms for an afternoon of fungi! We will be discussing and demonstrating low tech cultivation and remediation techniques using fungi to heal and rebuild our farms and gardens post Helene. Learn to clean waterways, remove contamination, build soil, repair stream banks and build ... Read more

Farmer to Farmer Webinar: Navigating Federal Farm Recovery Programs

ASAP is facilitating a farmer learning cohort to focus on Helene recovery. This series of webinars will allow farmers to share experiences, learn from one another about navigating recovery resources, and document learnings for fellow farmers and future needs. The first webinar will focus on programs offered by Farm Services Agency and Natural Resources Conservation ... Read more

Hickory Holiday Bash – Holiday Barn Market

Hickory Nut Gap Farm 57 Sugar Hollow Road , Fairview , NC, United States

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

Bake the Holidays Sweeter – Helene Benefit Baking Class

Mountain Harvest Kitchen 106 Unicoi Village Place, Unicoi, TN

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

ASAP’s Business of Farming Conference

A-B Tech Conference Center 16 Fernihurst Dr., Asheville, NC, United States

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

Organic Growers School Spring Conference

Mars Hill University 100 Athletic Street, Mars Hill, NC

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

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