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SUMMARY:Mushroom Growing for Beginners on the Farm!
DESCRIPTION:Hey Folks! If you’ve been curious about growing mushrooms but aren’t sure where to start\, this is the one-day workshop for you. \nYou’ll learn core low-tech\, outdoor mushroom cultivation methods that we teach in our 3-month online beginners course—distilled into a practical\, accessible day on the farm. \nYou will learn:\n* How mushrooms grow and regenerate the forest\n* How to inoculate logs and make totems\n* How to make your own cardboard spawn\n* How to grow mushrooms on straw\n* How to make woodchip beds \nYou’ll will go home with:\n* Cardboard spawn to grow out mycelium\n* A straw bag inoculated with Oyster mushrooms\n* A log inoculated with Shiitake mushrooms\n* Woodchips to start your own Wine Cap bed \nWhether you’re currently farming\, working full-time elsewhere\, or simply exploring your options\, you’ll leave with a clearer understanding of what’s possible and what it requires. \nWe look forward to working with you!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/mushroom-growing-for-beginners-on-the-farm/
LOCATION:The Forest Farmacy\, 24 Davis Lane\, Marshall\, NC\, 28753\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Homegrown Dreams: Beginning Steps Toward Land-based Living
DESCRIPTION:Homegrown Dreams: Beginning Steps Toward Land-based Living \nAre you dreaming of living more closely with the land\, planning a homestead\, or beginning a land-based business? This live online course focuses on how to forge the essential connection between sustainable land stewardship and a values-driven livelihood built on that land. We help you create a plan that aligns your goals with the land’s resources and develop concrete next steps toward making that plan a reality. We will delve into: \n\nOptions for land ownership and alternative forms of land access\nLand assessment and beginning planning using a holistic approach–what to look for and how to plan from the resources you actually have\nPrioritizing your needs and goals\, so you don’t burn out and have joy in your life every day\nCreating a step-by-step\, focused plan for growth and progress\nLessons from others who have started successful farms or homesteads\nWhether your interest is in full-time or part-time\, individual or group\, rural or urban homesteading\, this is for you!\n\nHosted four Tuesday evenings in October-November\, 7pm-8:30pm. Participants will receive session recordings and class handouts.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/homegrown-dreams/
LOCATION:Online/Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:2026 Gather to Grow Forest Farming Conference
DESCRIPTION:Who: Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition\nWhat: 2026 Forest Farming Conference\nGather to Grow: Rooted in and Branching Out\nWhere: The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center\nBlacksburg\, VA\, USA\nWhen: October 23-25\, 2026 \nThe 2nd Gather to Grow multi day Forest Farming conference will be held in Blacksburg\, Virginia from October 23-25\, 2026 and feature learning and networking with the community at the heartwood of forest farming of botanicals\, mushrooms\, syrups\, and decorative products in Appalachia and beyond. \nThe October conference will be held at the Inn at Virginia Tech & Skelton Conference Center in Blacksburg\, Virginia\, USA\, and will feature keynote speakers\, learning\, networking\, and growing with the community surrounding forest farming of botanicals\, mushrooms\, syrups\, and decorative products in Appalachia. Keynote speakers\, an industry panel\, regional meet-ups\, producer stories\, and an expanded expo are all things to look forward to. \nBuilding on the success of the 2024 Conference in Roanoke\, Virginia\, where we honored the past\, and shaped the future of forest farming\, our 2026 theme is “Rooting In and Branching Out.” Connecting producers and buyers is a focus of this conference\, as is continuing to build a base of informed and motivated new and beginning producers. As are preparing for harvest and workforce development \nMark your calendars and see you there!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/2026-gather-to-grow-forest-farming-conference/
LOCATION:The Inn at Virginia Tech\, 901 Prices Fork Rd\, Blacksburg\, VA\, 24061\, United States
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