Friday, March 8, 2024

Ground Breaking Ceremony: Fairmont Heritage Place The Cedars

Mar 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Fairmont Heritage Place The Cedars

Categories: Business & Networking Business and Networking

Ribbon Cutting: Art League Glassman Clay Studio

Mar 8 @ 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Art League Glassman Clay Studio

Categories: Business & Networking Business and Networking

An Afternoon for Lifelong Gardening

Mar 8 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Black Mountain Library

Is gardening becoming more physically challenging as time goes by? Are you concerned with keeping things easy and safe in your garden? Master Gardeners will give you a fresh look at gardening as you and your garden mature.
They’ll share some ways to modify your gardens and some ways to stay physically safe and strong as you work. They’ll discuss tools choices and show some new ergonomic and adaptive tools.
You are sure to come away with a new look at your garden and some great ideas that will keep you gardening for a lifetime.
This is a three-hour program. There will be breaks, snacks and a chance to handle the tools.

Categories: Community Education Garden Health & Wellness

Perennials + Dahlias

Mar 8 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Bullington Gardens

Learn about the basics of perennial and dahlia culture. What is a perennial and what makes them special in the garden? How can you get free plants from your current perennials? These questions and so much more will be covered. We will also have a demo on how to divide perennials. Presented by Isaac Wyatt, Agricultural Program Assistant with Henderson County Extension, will teach the basics of perennial and dahlia culture.

Categories: Community Education Featured Garden Garden Events Outdoors Workshops

ASAP’s 2024 CSA Fair

Mar 8 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

YWCA of Asheville

The CSA 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. Participating farms—all offering CSA pickups in Buncombe County—will be announced in late February.

Look out for more resources on ASAP’s website and social media for learning about CSAs and finding CSA farms during CSA Month, Feb. 15–March 15.

Categories: Community Garden Garden Events

CSA Fair

Mar 8 @ 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm

YMCA of Asheville

ASAP’s CSA Fair is a chance to meet local farmers and learn about CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture) in our area. By joining a CSA, you get a weekly box of fresh, locally grown produce, meats, flowers, or other local products—and provide a farmer with valuable financial support before the season starts. Talk to farmers about how their CSA works, what products they offer, their farm’s growing practices, payment options, and more. Attendees can sign up for a CSA during the fair or follow up with farmers later. This fair will also have local food tastings and activities for kids, as well as produce and food products available for purchase.

Visit asapconnections.org/find-local-food/csa for more details.

Categories: Business & Networking Community Garden Garden Events

Saturday, March 9, 2024

Buncombe County new vendor portal

Mar 9 all-day

online

Are you interested in doing business with Buncombe County or learning about outreach opportunities for your business? If so, Buncombe County’s new vendor portal has upgraded features so vendors can now self-register with a variety of new options. The new portal will also make it easier for all vendors to access information to bid on contracts, get updates, manage contract information, view existing contracts, and more. Additionally, updated commodity codes will allow vendors to identify what goods and services they provide, allowing the County to better determine who to solicit and increase participation in the bidding process.

In an effort to continually increase the County’s commitment to equity, one of its 2025 Strategic Plan priorities, vendors can self-identify as a Woman/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) or Historically Under Utilized Business (HUB).

You can visit Buncombe County’s new and improved vendor portal here. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Categories: Business & Networking Business and Networking Community

Indoor Tropical Bonsai Display

Mar 9 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

NC Arboretum

What is Bonsai?

Bonsai is a challenging and rewarding horticultural activity, in which ordinary plants are grown in an extraordinary way. Through rigorously applied cultivation techniques, trees, shrubs, vines and even herbaceous plants are kept in a miniaturized state, developed into artistic shapes and then displayed in special containers.

What makes the Arboretum’s bonsai endeavor unique among all other public collections in the United States? Regional Interpretation. Visitors will find the Arboretum’s bonsai collection of more than 100 specimens carefully cultivated with a Southern Appalachian accent. The collection draws inspiration from the traditional roots of bonsai, but takes the form of a contemporary, Southern Appalachian influenced American garden. Plantings in the landscape include species and cultivars of American, European and Asian origin.

The Bonsai Exhibition Garden

Established in October 2005, The North Carolina Arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a world renowned garden that displays up to 50 bonsai specimens at a time. Represented are traditional Asian bonsai subjects such as Japanese maple and Chinese elm, tropical plants such as willow-leaf fig and bougainvillea, and American species such as bald cypress and limber pine. Of particular importance are the plants native to the Blue Ridge region, such as American hornbeam and eastern white pine, which enable the Arboretum to bring the thousand-year tradition of bonsai home to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Interpretive signage throughout the garden conveys information about the art and history of bonsai, and the Arboretum’s own creative approach to it.

Outdoor Bonsai Exhibition Garden

Bonsai on Display Mid May – November; 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily
Garden Open Year Round

Parking Fees
- Personal/Standard Vehicle (up to 20′ long): $20
- Large vehicles (21′-29′ long): $60
- Busses and Oversize Vehicles (30′ long+): $125
- Members: Free
Apart from the parking fee, there is no other admission charge to enter the Arboretum or our facilities, except in the case of advertised ticketed events.

Categories: Garden

Seed Starting Workshop + Potluck

Mar 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Grove Street Community Center

In this workshop, we will focus on where to source seeds, how to preserve them through the seasons, and simple steps to determine the viability of a seed. We will explore simple solutions to the cold and ensure your plants survive the early season.

We will also be hands-on: Come ready to get dirty and plant some seedlings!

It is a two-part conversation and hands-on approach. There will be a short discussion, Q & A, and then start seeding. Participants are free to bring any seeds, pots/trays, hand hoes, or trowels that they’d like to have for the event.

After the workshop, we will have our first community potluck of the year!

Please bring a reusable plate and utensils.

If you have any questions, please be in contact with [email protected] or [email protected]

Categories: Community Garden Garden Events

Spring Seed Starting Workshop

Mar 9 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Grove Street Community Center

Bountiful Cities Community Garden Network Co-Coordinator

Potluck will immediately follow workshop

Please Register in advance for our Spring Seed Starting Workshop March 9th, from 2-3:30 at Grove Street Community Center.

In this workshop, we will focus on where to source seeds, how to preserve them through the seasons, and simple steps to determine the viability of a seed. We will explore simple solutions to the cold and ensure your plants survive the early season.

Come ready to get dirty and plant some seedlings!

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!

For the potluck please bring a dish to share and your own eating utensils. We will provide some too, just in case!

Categories: Community Education Garden Garden Events

Sunday, March 10, 2024

Buncombe County new vendor portal

Mar 10 all-day

online

Are you interested in doing business with Buncombe County or learning about outreach opportunities for your business? If so, Buncombe County’s new vendor portal has upgraded features so vendors can now self-register with a variety of new options. The new portal will also make it easier for all vendors to access information to bid on contracts, get updates, manage contract information, view existing contracts, and more. Additionally, updated commodity codes will allow vendors to identify what goods and services they provide, allowing the County to better determine who to solicit and increase participation in the bidding process.

In an effort to continually increase the County’s commitment to equity, one of its 2025 Strategic Plan priorities, vendors can self-identify as a Woman/Minority Business Enterprise (WMBE) or Historically Under Utilized Business (HUB).

You can visit Buncombe County’s new and improved vendor portal here. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Categories: Business & Networking Business and Networking Community

Spring Conference

Mar 10 all-day

Asheville nc

Featured Conference Speakers

Jean Martin Fortier

Full Day Pre-Conference: Market Gardening 2.0

Half Day Workshop:

Keys to Profitability in the Market Garden

Jesse Frost

No-Till Growers Podcast
Live Filming

Half Day Workshop:

Maintaining Living Soil for the Long Haul

Oxx Simeina

Full Day Pre-Conference: Hands-on Beekeeping

Alyson Wade

Half Day Workshop:

Lean Farming 101:

Minimizing Waste and Maximizing Efficiency

Farmer Cee Stanley

Half Day Workshop:

A Brand that Creates a Demand: Success Tips for Small Farmers

Meg Chamberlain

Half Day Workshop:

Home Fermentation Basics: How Do I Make It? Then How Do I Eat It?

Market Gardener Institute Discount for Spring Conference Participants!

Jean-Martin Fortier and the Market Gardener Institute have generously offered to provide special discounts to all Spring Conference Participants in 2024. Benefits include:

1 scholarship of the Market Gardener Masterclass (raffle item)
Discounts on the following courses:
- 50% on the Market Gardener Masterclass
- 80% the Market Gardening & Organic Farming for Beginners

Tracks & Classes | Registration | Class Schedule

Categories: Education Garden

Indoor Tropical Bonsai Display

Mar 10 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

NC Arboretum

What is Bonsai?

Bonsai is a challenging and rewarding horticultural activity, in which ordinary plants are grown in an extraordinary way. Through rigorously applied cultivation techniques, trees, shrubs, vines and even herbaceous plants are kept in a miniaturized state, developed into artistic shapes and then displayed in special containers.

What makes the Arboretum’s bonsai endeavor unique among all other public collections in the United States? Regional Interpretation. Visitors will find the Arboretum’s bonsai collection of more than 100 specimens carefully cultivated with a Southern Appalachian accent. The collection draws inspiration from the traditional roots of bonsai, but takes the form of a contemporary, Southern Appalachian influenced American garden. Plantings in the landscape include species and cultivars of American, European and Asian origin.

The Bonsai Exhibition Garden

Established in October 2005, The North Carolina Arboretum’s Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a world renowned garden that displays up to 50 bonsai specimens at a time. Represented are traditional Asian bonsai subjects such as Japanese maple and Chinese elm, tropical plants such as willow-leaf fig and bougainvillea, and American species such as bald cypress and limber pine. Of particular importance are the plants native to the Blue Ridge region, such as American hornbeam and eastern white pine, which enable the Arboretum to bring the thousand-year tradition of bonsai home to the mountains of Western North Carolina. Interpretive signage throughout the garden conveys information about the art and history of bonsai, and the Arboretum’s own creative approach to it.