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Farm Fresh for Health Symposium at KT’s Orchard and Apiary

KT's Orchard and Apiary 158 Pigeon Ford Rd., Canton, NC, United States

Throughout summer 2022 ASAP will present a series of regional symposiums for healthcare professionals in Western North Carolina to highlight the principles of Farm Fresh for Health. Each symposium will introduce key strategies and feature examples from ASAP and the community, including projects from ASAP’s Community in Action initiative. Attendees will take part in farm ... Read more

Urban Garden Tour and Tasting with Bountiful Cities

West Asheville Neighborhood 98 Sulphur Springs Rd., Asheville, NC, United States

The Urban Garden Tour is FREE event open to everyone! Seven local food producing gardens will open their gates for visitors, educational activities and tours. There is no cost to visit the gardens. Local chefs will be preparing small bites for sampling and local (nonalcoholic) drinks will be available. Register at this link: https://www.flipcause.com/secure/cause_pdetails/MTQ5MDIx to ... Read more

School Garden Training

Online/Virtual

Students will eat what they grow! School gardens are an excellent tool for experiential learning and nutrition education. In this virtual workshop, early care and education professionals will be trained to establish farm to school gardens and to integrate gardening into state and national curriculum. We will share resources to create or expand your garden ... Read more

Telling Your Story: Using Evaluation and Other Tools to Share Your Organization’s Impact

Historic Marion Train Depot 58 Depot Street, Marion, NC, United States

This workshop will help non-profits, faith-based groups, and community organizations learn how to measure and document their work. Are you doing valuable work in your community, but struggling to capture impacts to share with others? Do you want to fine-tune your ability to uplift your results? If yes, this workshop is for you! This workshop ... Read more

Growing Culinary Herbs Successfully on Your Farm

Rayburn Farms Barnardsville, NC, United States

Join Extension professionals and growers to learn more about commercially growing culinary herbs for market. The workshop is two days*. Day 1 (8/8 3pm) will be by zoom and Day 2 (8/9 3pm) we will visit a successful herb grower's farm. Herbs are valuable for culinary, cosmetic, medicinal, and ornamental products, offering a world of ... Read more

$12.50

Canning Basics

Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College, Enka 1459 Sand Hill Rd, Candler, NC, United States

Canning is the perfect way to preserve the flavor of your favorite foods at their freshest so you can enjoy them all year long. However, if you’re new to canning, it can be quite overwhelming. In our Canning Basics class, we’ll discuss the water-bath canning process in detail; you’ll even get some hands-on practice to ... Read more

$76.35

2022 Tomato Field Day

Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC

Join us at the 2022 Tomato Field Day, which will begin at 8 am on Thursday, August 11th, 2022. We will begin the day with registration and a vendor tradeshow. Afterward, ride around the Center to enjoy stops at our Tomato Breeding, Pathology, Entomology, and other research plots. A complimentary lunch will also be served.

Basics of Dairy Foods

Schaub Hall, NC State University 400 Dan Allen Dr, 400 Dan Allen Dr, NC, United States

Hands-on short course for anyone interested in value-added dairy processing! NC State Extension is offering a short course on the basics of dairy food processing on August 11th and 12th. The course is geared toward small operations and will have a half day, hands-on demonstration for yogurt production. The cost if you register before August ... Read more

Bouquet Making Workshop at Springhouse Farm

Springhouse Farm 433 Silverstone Road, Vilas, NC, United States

Join Springhouse Farm and Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture for an evening in the flower field! We will start the evening with a farm tour of Springhouse farm. This will be followed by a bouquet making workshop and everyone will have the opportunity to make their own bouquet. This will be followed by a potluck ... Read more

$10 – $30

Growing Faith Farms Grand Opening

Growing Faith Farms Russell Gap Rd., Moravian Falls, NC, United States

Join us for an action-packed day with outdoor activities including: axe throwing, corn hole, a bouncy house for the kids, petting zoo, craft vendors, food and live entertainment. Our sunflower field should be in full bloom as well as several of our other cut flowers. For a nominal fee you can cut your own bouquet ... Read more

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