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SUMMARY:Introduction to Pollinators
DESCRIPTION:This presentation is designed for adults of the general public and assumes no prior knowledge of pollinators. You’ll learn about pollination and pollinators overall\, as well as the most common pollinators in Western North Carolina. These topics are followed by a discussion of conservation concerns and simple steps you can take to help pollinators. The session wraps up with the fascinating concept of pollination syndromes and how you can use them to participate in pollinator conservation.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/introduction-to-pollinators-3/
LOCATION:West Asheville Public Library\, 942 Haywood Road\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240308T150000
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SUMMARY:ASAP's CSA Fair
DESCRIPTION:ASAP’s annual CSA Fair will take place on March 8\, 3-5:30 p.m.\, at the YWCA of Asheville\, highlighting farms with a CSA pickup location in Buncombe County. In addition to traditional produce CSAs\, the fair will include farms with specialty CSA products\, such as meat or flowers. The fair is relaxed setting where attendees chat with farmers about their products\, growing practices\, payment structure\, and more. Attendees can sign up for a CSA during the fair or follow up with farmers later. The fair will also feature local food tastings and activities for kids\, as well as produce and food products available for purchase. The event is free and open to the public. The YWCA is located at 185 S. French Broad Ave. in Asheville. Participating farms will be announced in late February. \nCSA stands for Community Supported Agriculture. It connects you\, the consumer\, directly with a local farm by purchasing weekly “shares” of a farm’s harvest upfront at the beginning of a season. With that commitment early on\, the farmer is able to invest in the growing season. The traditional seasonal CSA is similar to a subscription. You’ll receive a regular—most often weekly—share of produce or other farm goods at the height of their season. Learn more about CSAs here!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/asaps-csa-fair-2/
LOCATION:YWCA of Asheville\, 185 S. French Broad Ave.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:ASAP Event
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SUMMARY:FREE Spring Seed Starting Workshop and Potluck
DESCRIPTION:Please Register in advance for our FREE Spring Seed Starting Workshop March 9th\, from 2-3:30 at Grove Street Community Center. Ta’rin’ii will demonstrate best practices for starting your spring seedlings. This will be a two part conversation\, with discussion\, Q & A\, and then hands on seed starting. Please bring seeds\, gloves\, pots\, and hand trowels. If you’re not able to attend the workshop\, click this link for some reminders to help you have the most success with your seeds this year! \nFor the potluck please bring a dish to share and your own eating utensils. We will provide some too\, just in case!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/free-spring-seed-starting-workshop-and-potluck/
LOCATION:Grove Street Community Center\, 36 Grove St.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T190000
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SUMMARY:Newsletter Marketing for Farmers
DESCRIPTION:FREE virtual workshops presented by ASAP. \nLooking for an easy\, affordable\, and effective way to promote your farm and communicate to customers? Newsletters are a great vehicle to draw in new customers\, and especially to keep existing ones updated and engaged with your farm business. This workshop is for any direct-to-consumer farmers who are looking for new pathways to market their farm business\, and improve their customer relationships. \nJoin Farmer Vannah Roddy of Encompass Farms and ASAP’s Graphic Designer\, Emory Brandon for a more in depth look at how to start a newsletter for your farm business\, or how to improve an existing newsletter. \nThis workshop will cover the following topics:\n– Why start a newsletter for your farm business?\n– Building your newsletter subscriber base | keeping customers engaged through your newsletter\n– Increasing sales through your farm’s newsletter\n– Effective communication through newsletter content\n– The importance of storytelling within farm newsletters\n– Basic of newsletter design and format | successfully engaging your customers through newsletter aesthetics \nThis virtual workshop is free to attend\, but registration is required. 
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/newsletter-marketing-for-farmers/
LOCATION:Online/Virtual
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240312T180000
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SUMMARY:Using REAP Grants to Fund Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements
DESCRIPTION:North Carolina Cooperative Extension of Chatham County is conducting a webinar on March 12 for farmers interested in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects (and getting grants to help fund them!). \nREAP the Benefits of Energy Improvements on Your Farm: Using REAP Grants to Fund Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements \nMarch 12\, 2024\n6:00-8:00 p.m. \nWe have a great panel of speakers to talk about the REAP program\, how it can benefit your farm\, how energy efficiency audits help save energy\, renewable energy projects on the farm\, how to get REAP funding application support\, tax incentives for energy improvements\, and successful on-farm REAP energy projects. \nVisit Cooperative Extension’s Growing Small Farms website for a detailed agenda\, speaker bios\, and a link to register for this FREE webinar.
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/using-reap-grants-to-fund-renewable-energy-systems-and-energy-efficiency-improvements/
LOCATION:Online/Virtual
CATEGORIES:Information Session
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SUMMARY:Restoring And Planting American Chestnuts
DESCRIPTION:Curious about American chestnuts?\nCome learn how to plant and care for American chestnut seedlings as we add to a small demonstration orchard in Asheville’s city parks!\nYou will hear about The American Chestnut Foundation’s current strategies on how to restore this once prolific tree.\nNo supplies needed\, just bring yourself and any questions you may have.\nThis workshop will be led by Jamie Van Clief\, Southern Regional Coordinator with The American Chestnut Foundation in collaboration with Bountiful Cities and The City of Asheville. \nJoin us Tuesday March 19th\nWest Asheville Edible Park by the Baseball Field
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/restoring-and-planting-american-chestnuts/
LOCATION:West Asheville Edible Park\, 198 Vermont Ave.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000
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SUMMARY:North Asheville Tailgate Market Seed Swap!
DESCRIPTION:Join us at market on Saturday\, March 30th for a community Seed Swap! Bring your extra seeds to share or trade with others! We will have some small empty envelopes available to help share out the seeds and we’ll have a special booth set up for it near our information booth. This is a free event!
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/north-asheville-tailgate-market-seed-swap/
LOCATION:North Asheville Tailgate Market
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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SUMMARY:Beacon Spring Town Square
DESCRIPTION:Come eat\, drink\, and be merry at Beacon’s Spring Town Square event\, where we will connect across Asheville’s many communities. Join us Saturday\, March 30th from 12 to 3 pm at One World West in West Asheville. This is an opportunity for locals to learn and share about what’s happening in their communities. Attendees will have an opportunity to make announcements\, requests\, and offers during our Community Forum portion of the evening. \nDonations are requested but not required. Food and drink will be available for purchase. \nLocation: One World West at 520 Haywood Rd Asheville\, NC 28806\nRSVP Here: https://www.thebeaconnetwork.org/event-3/30
URL:https://asapconnections.org/community-event/beacon-spring-town-square/
LOCATION:One World West\, 520 Haywood Rd\, Asheville\, NC\, 28806\, United States
CATEGORIES:Special Event
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