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In this two-part workshop, we'll review aspects of food safety and post-harvest handling suitable for small and micro farms, whose scale necessitates creative solutions for recommended best practices. Participants will gain an understanding of practical ways to maintain general food safety, and the requirements farms must follow under the FSMA Produce Safety rule. You must ... Read more
Calling all Fiber Farmers! Our non-profit, Local Cloth, received a small grant in 2022 to create a new online map and database of fiber farms in the Blue Ridge Mountains Fibershed (farms located within a 100 mile radius of Asheville, NC). As part of this project, we are holding Fiber Farmer Listening Sessions ... Read more
Free, virtual workshop live on Zoom. The workshop will cover Recordkeeping & Accounting to Make Tax Filing Easier, as well as Common Deductions in a Farm context, Schedule F and 1040, Filing Requirements, and Hobby Loss Rules in Cultural Context. Please note that when registering, you'll need to use an email address already connected to ... Read more
Calling all Fiber Farmers! Our non-profit, Local Cloth, received a small grant in 2022 to create a new online map and database of fiber farms in the Blue Ridge Mountains Fibershed (farms located within a 100 mile radius of Asheville, NC). As part of this project, we are holding Fiber Farmer Listening Sessions ... Read more
Objectives of Putting a Plan to Work: Determine the goals of your farming operation. Identify your resources. Evaluate the suitability of your resources to meet your goals. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/small-farm-boot-camp-putting-a-plan-to-work-tickets-464339661427
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
The Extension Gardener Training classes are open to anyone wanting to learn more about good gardening practices in Zone 7 based on research-based information. A new topic will be discussed each week during the series. You may join us for each of the six topics or you can choose which topics interest you. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adding-color-to-your-landscape-annuals-perennials-tickets-464343362497
ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) will present a CSA Fair on March 10 at the YWCA of Asheville, from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. This event is free, family-friendly, and open to the public. ASAP’s CSA Fair is a chance to meet local farmers and learn about CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) in our area. By joining ... Read more
Please join us, rain or shine, for any part of the day so that you’re able to learn, observe and take part in PLANTING DAY of our first phase (8 acres!) of what will be a long standing vision at our Community Farm property: the first and only demonstration project currently in NC which will ... Read more
The Extension Gardener Training classes are open to anyone wanting to learn more about good gardening practices in Zone 7 based on research-based information. A new topic will be discussed each week during the series. You may join us for each of the six topics or you can choose which topics interest you. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/trees-shrubs-tickets-464343863997