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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Community Scoops Day at The Hop Ice Cream

The Hop Ice Creamery 167 Haywood Road, Asheville

On Thursday, December 12th, The Hop Ice Cream will host its first-ever Community Scoops Day at all locations, giving away over 1,100 scoops of ice cream to the Asheville community. This pay-it-forward initiative allows The Hop to keep spreading joy and connection during challenging times. Community Scoops began as a way for people from all over to support ... Read more

Winter Networking Event with Food Waste Solutions WNC

West End Bakery 757 Haywood Rd, Asheville, NC, United States

Join us for Food Waste Solutions WNC's Networking Gathering! Thursday December 12th at West End Bakery, 757 Haywood Rd in West Asheville from 5-7pm. Our upcoming winter networking event is centered around discussion with local organizations who fed the community post Hurricane Helene. Engage with others who are committed to food waste reduction in Western ... Read more

Helene Recovery Assistance Initiative: Contractor Informational Session

Online/Virtual

Who Should Attend The Informational Session? Individual farmers who have familiarity with FSA, NRCS, and other USDA programs Food system practitioners and nonprofit organizations who can assist farmers with FSA, NRCS, and USDA applications The informational session will provide details on How the Recovery Assistance Initiative will work to provide technical assistance to 400 farmers ... Read more

Community Scoops Day at The Hop

The Hop Ice Creamery 167 Haywood Road, Asheville

On Thursday, January 16th, The Hop Ice Cream will host its first-ever Community Scoops Day at all locations, giving away over 1,100 scoops of ice cream to the Asheville community. This pay-it-forward initiative allows The Hop to keep spreading joy and connection during challenging times. Community Scoops began as a way for people from all over to support ... Read more

SOWTH 2025

Georgia World Congress Center 285 Andrew Young International Blvd. NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

With the theme “Small Farms, Big Community,” this event will bring together over 1,000 farm and food system professionals and advocates from 13 Southern states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands to advance sustainable agriculture and strengthen the local food movement across the region. With a focus on collaboration and innovation, SOWTH 2025 will offer ... Read more

ASAP’s Business of Farming Conference

Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall 49 E Campus Dr., Flat Rock, United States

ASAP’s 2025 Business of Farming Conference will take place Feb. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall in Flat Rock, Henderson Co., NC. 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 ... 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

ASAP’s Appalachian Grown Gathering

Yesterdays Spaces 305 Sluder Branch Road, Leicester, NC, United States

ASAP (Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project) invites you to join us at the table in support of local food and farms. For more than 20 years, ASAP has been creating connections between our region’s farmers, restaurants, and community. Now, we’re celebrating the ways our community has come together to rebuild, grow, and discover our resilience. Enjoy a tapas-style dinner of four small plates and a plated dessert. Plus, chat with the chefs and farmers that created each dish! Get your tickets here and contact Nora Scheff ([email protected]) with any questions regarding this event.

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