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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Find Support at FEMA's Agriculture Recovery Fair 🌱 One-day Agriculture Recovery Centers are planned to help North Carolina farmers recover from Helene damage. The first locations are set for Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Watauga counties. Additional events are planned for Ashe, Avery, Burke, Mitchell and Yancey counties. All are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join
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The Town of Fletcher in conjunction with the Henderson County Cooperative Extension Office and ASAP are holding a listening session to determine public interest and feedback on establishing a farmers market in Fletcher. Potential vendors and other interested parties are invited to attend this event and learn more about plans to establish a market in |
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Find Support at FEMA's Agriculture Recovery Fair 🌱 One-day Agriculture Recovery Centers are planned to help North Carolina farmers recover from Helene damage. The first locations are set for Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Watauga counties. Additional events are planned for Ashe, Avery, Burke, Mitchell and Yancey counties. All are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join |
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Find Support at FEMA's Agriculture Recovery Fair 🌱 One-day Agriculture Recovery Centers are planned to help North Carolina farmers recover from Helene damage. The first locations are set for Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Watauga counties. Additional events are planned for Ashe, Avery, Burke, Mitchell and Yancey counties. All are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join
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WNC Farmer Roundtable: Farm Re-invention Strategies and Market Resilience Wednesday, January 29, 6-8pm Online (Zoom) Join Organic Growers School, Blue Ridge Women in Ag, Michael Rayburn (NC Extension), & Lenwood Edwards and Jay Dunbar (CFSA) to discuss ways to pivot post-storm and how it's been going so far. Topics include: -Examples of changing farm production |
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Find Support at FEMA's Agriculture Recovery Fair 🌱 One-day Agriculture Recovery Centers are planned to help North Carolina farmers recover from Helene damage. The first locations are set for Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell and Watauga counties. Additional events are planned for Ashe, Avery, Burke, Mitchell and Yancey counties. All are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Join |
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Want to build community connections? Want to decrease food waste while supporting local food security? Want to learn about our BRAND NEW free fridge and fridge location? Come hang out with us Saturday, February 1 from 11-1 at the Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Community Center, 285 Livingston St, Asheville. Whether you've never heard about |
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1 event,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 |
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Learn about how our hogs are pasture raised from our farm director Virginia Hamilton. She will discuss heritage breeds, health benefits of pasture raised pork and how various inputs on the production side that impact the quality of the meat. This is a much smaller, hands-on class with Butcher Brian, meant for those who want |
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This Valentine's Day, come to the farm for Waning Snowmoon Stargazing! Our friend, astronomer, author & natural storyteller Stephan Martin will show you the bright and splendid starscape of a crispy February evening in the mountains. Venus, Mars, and Jupiter will be shining above as will the brightest stars in the night sky at the |
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Calling all WNC farmers impacted by Helene in any way - Join OGS and CEFS for an in-depth discussion on needs and priorities for storm recovery. A short presentation of research conducted so far will kick us off, with ample time for conversation. Topics include: infrastructure needs, market access needs, economic support needs, the role |
3 events,Mark your calendars for the annual Winter Vegetable Conference and NC Tomato Growers Meeting. It will be held at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville. Last year we started a new track to focus on topics of interest to small and medium size farms, including organic agriculture, high-tunnels, new crops, and direct marketing. It was
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Join ASAP's Growing Minds program for an introduction to Farm to School. In this virtual training you will learn about the different components of farm to school, hear how you can use our toolkits and resources to support your farm to school goals, glean insights from farm to school champions in our region, and brainstorm
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Let's talk soil! We will discuss ways to rebuild damaged soils, highlighting two methods that make use of woody debris on farms. Alex Grey will present the basics of biochar creation and use, and Chris Parker will present how mushrooms can be used in a variety of ways to improve soil tilth and microbiome balance, |
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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 |
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Join us for this rescheduled agroforestry tour at Banks Mountain Forest Farm in Hendersonville. Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc at the 37-acre property last September, with some stands losing 70%. Hear from the intrepid farmers who are rewriting their forest management plan, and working with their logging horse team to salvage merchantable timber. Bob and Stuart |
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