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SUMMARY:Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Field Day 2023
DESCRIPTION:Please make plans to join us for the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center Field Day 2023 on the afternoon of Thursday\, August 10th for a special opportunity to see a showcase of all of our research areas here at MHCREC. We are delighted to provide an opportunity for guests to see additional programs alongside the traditional tomato field day program. \nYou will have the opportunity to choose any 2 of the 3 available routes that might be of interest to you: \nRoute 1: Tomatoes and Vegetables (traditional program that features our tomato breeders\, entomology\, food safety and plant pathology)\nRoute 2: Apples (pathology\, entomology\, physiology\, and more!)\nRoute 3: Specialty Crops (including new and emerging crops like hemp\, as well as our breeding program that focuses on new nursery and landscape crops) \nPlease note a couple important changes from previous Field Days: \nThere will not be any pre-registration\, so attendees will register on site upon arrival\, starting at 12:30pm.\nThere won’t be a large sit-down meal this year as we’ve had in years past. \nFor more information about Field Day 2023 or sponsorship opportunities\, please contact Jessica Stepp Edney at Jessica_Edney@ncsu.edu or 828-654-8590.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/mountain-horticultural-crops-research-and-extension-center-field-day-2023/
LOCATION:Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station\, 455 Research Drive\, Mills River\, NC\, 28759
CATEGORIES:Farm Tour
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SUMMARY:Etowah Lions Farmers Market Tomato Festival
DESCRIPTION:We will be featuring the wonderful world of tomatoes at our market. There will be wonderful tomato sandwiches for the taking. Craig LeHoullier “NC Tomato Man” will be on hand with a variety of tomatoes for tasting and he will also answer your tomato questions. There will be raffles with wonderful goods and produce from our market.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/etowah-lions-farmers-market-tomato-festival/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Festival/Fair
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SUMMARY:2023 ASAP Agritourism Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join agricultural\, marketing and business professionals at the 2023 ASAP Agritourism Workshop\, hosted in partnership with Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture! Whether it be farm tours\, events\, U-pick or other agritourism activities\, connect with other farmers and professionals in the region to learn more about challenges and opportunities\, legal and insurance considerations\, and strategies for improving and expanding your farm business’s agritourism offerings. \nSpeakers: David Smiley from ASAP\, Bill Durr from Ward & Smith\, P.A.\, Natalie Winters from Johnson Insurance\, and a farm tour & agritourism discussion from Lyric Antio of Wild East Farm.  \nThis workshop will be held August 17th\, from 11:00 AM – 2:30 PM at Wild East Farm. It will be $15 per individual participant\, $25 for two farm partners\, and $35 for three farm partners to attend. Registration includes a locally sourced lunch!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/2023-asap-agritourism-workshop/
LOCATION:Wild East Farm\, 370 Wilkerson Way\, Marion\, NC\, 28752\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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SUMMARY:Trial to Table - Summer Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Our Summer Celebration will focus on all the flavors of summer! We’ll have okra and tomatoes and southern peas and all sorts of experimental summer greens. Expect something creative and delicious. \nTicket price includes two small plates from each chef (8 plates total) a popsicle from Sam’s Pop Shop and a drink ticket. We’ll also be running a Utopian Seed Project tasting table to show off some of these ingredients in their pure form. A note on pricing transparency: we want these events to be as accessible as possible and so have a flexible pricing policy\, if you’re able to pay more than $50 then great\, if you can’t then that’s great to. A note on pricing transparency: we want these events to be as accessible as possible and so have a flexible pricing policy\, if you’re able to pay more than $50 then great\, if you can’t then that’s great to.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/trial-to-table-summer-celebration/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:WNC AgOptions Information Session
DESCRIPTION:You are invited and encouraged to attend an informational meeting about the WNC AgOptions grant program for growers and producers in 2024. Representatives from the WNC AgOptions program will be present to discuss the program\, go over the 2024 application time line\, and answer questions.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/wnc-agoptions-information-session-3/
LOCATION:Konehete Park Meeting Room\, 699 Connaheeta Street\, Murphy\, NC\, 28906\, United States
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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