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Monday, December 14, 2020
Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 14 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 15 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 16 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 17 all-day
Online
Harvest
                                                          Conference
                                                          Recordings
We’re thrilled to announce that the six incredible workshops from our 7th Annual Harvest Conference are now available for purchase!
Cherokee
                                                          Foods
                                                          Speakers
Cherokee Foods: Gathering & Wildcrafting
with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe, Tyson Sampson and Charles E. Taylor

Cherokee Foods: Cultivating Traditional Food
with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe, Tyson Sampson and Charles E. Taylor

Farm Business: The NC Hemp Industry
with Cee Stanley of Green Heffa Farms

Farm Business: Brand Your Small Farm for Fundraising Success
with Cee Stanley of Green Heffa Farms

Herbal Tonics: Spring & Summer Seasonal Tonics
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell

Herbal Tonics: Fall & Winter Seasonal Tonics
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell

Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 17 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 17 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Friday, December 18, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 18 all-day
Online
Harvest
                                                          Conference
                                                          Recordings
We’re thrilled to announce that the six incredible workshops from our 7th Annual Harvest Conference are now available for purchase!
Cherokee
                                                          Foods
                                                          Speakers
Cherokee Foods: Gathering & Wildcrafting
with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe, Tyson Sampson and Charles E. Taylor

Cherokee Foods: Cultivating Traditional Food
with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe, Tyson Sampson and Charles E. Taylor

Farm Business: The NC Hemp Industry
with Cee Stanley of Green Heffa Farms

Farm Business: Brand Your Small Farm for Fundraising Success
with Cee Stanley of Green Heffa Farms

Herbal Tonics: Spring & Summer Seasonal Tonics
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell

Herbal Tonics: Fall & Winter Seasonal Tonics
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell

Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 18 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 18 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Saturday, December 19, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 19 all-day
Online
Harvest
                                                          Conference
                                                          Recordings
We’re thrilled to announce that the six incredible workshops from our 7th Annual Harvest Conference are now available for purchase!
Cherokee
                                                          Foods
                                                          Speakers
Cherokee Foods: Gathering & Wildcrafting
with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe, Tyson Sampson and Charles E. Taylor

Cherokee Foods: Cultivating Traditional Food
with Amy Walker, Mary Crowe, Tyson Sampson and Charles E. Taylor

Farm Business: The NC Hemp Industry
with Cee Stanley of Green Heffa Farms

Farm Business: Brand Your Small Farm for Fundraising Success
with Cee Stanley of Green Heffa Farms

Herbal Tonics: Spring & Summer Seasonal Tonics
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell

Herbal Tonics: Fall & Winter Seasonal Tonics
with Patricia Kyritsi Howell

Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 19 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 19 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Sunday, December 20, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 20 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 20 all-day
Online w/Organic Growers School
The purpose of the Mentor Services program is to support beginning and intermediate farmers by partnering them with experienced regional farmers who can provide them with one-on-one practical planning skills in the areas of:
  • farm design and production
  • marketing and business development
  • systems management
  • connecting them to the regional farming community
By serving as Mentors, regional farmers will be able to pass on the skills and knowledge that they possess to other farmers and help to build collaboration and community among the farming community.

Apply to be Mentored

We are looking for farmers who have been farming at least 1 year and/or have worked as a farm manager.
Each applicant will be evaluated on an individual basis. Farming partners who apply jointly will receive one mentor.

Apply to be a Mentor

We are seeking experienced farmer mentors. We are specifically seeking experienced African American, Indigenous and Farmers of Color and any who may speak Spanish to serve our diverse beginning farmer population. We offer a $500 honorarium for your service as a mentor.
Farm Beginnings mentors offer participants 15 hours of mentorship from February to September, with a mix of in person and remote support.
Mentor Services is for new and beginning farmers. Mentors offer participants up to 30 hours of mentoring for a full year.
Monday, December 21, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 21 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 22 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Wednesday, December 23, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 23 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Sunday, December 27, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 27 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Monday, December 28, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 28 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Tuesday, December 29, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 29 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Gardening in the Mountains presents: Winter Sowing
Dec 30 all-day
Online w/ Extension Master Gardeners of Buncombe County

 

Gardening in the Mountains Presents:
Winter Sowing

John Bowen, EMGV

John Bowen is a Buncombe County (NC) Extension Master GardenerSM Volunteer. He has been growing his own seedlings for years and he’s learned some tricks to make that easier.  In this three part video presentation he will share techniques for sowing seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. This is an edited video of a class he taught for the Black Mountain Sowing Circle and the Buncombe County Black Mountain Library.

 

Do you try to grow good seedlings indoors with limited success? Are you out of lights and windowsills? Do you have perennial seeds that are hard to germinate? Do you have the winter blahs and just want to plant something?

In this three-part video on Winter Sowing, John Bowen talks about the materials and processes for planting your seeds outdoors in containers in mid-winter. It’s a low-fuss process that can produce good, strong, spring transplants, even from those difficult-to-germinate seeds requiring extended wet chilling. It uses materials you probably have on hand and it’s a great way to start your own spring vegetable and perennial transplants.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Registration Opens for ASAP’s 2021 Business of Farming Virtual Conference
Jan 6 all-day
Online w/ ASAP

The conference will offer more than a dozen workshops led by farmers and regional professionals, including several that address the continued effects of COVID-19 on the industry, such as Direct Marketing in the Time of COVID, Optimizing Your Online Store, and Planning for Meat Sales in 2021. The conference also includes a business planning track in collaboration with Mountain BizWorks. The popular Grower-Buyer Meeting will return in a virtual format, giving farmers the chance to meet individually with grocers, distributors, and chefs. Farmers can receive one-on-one support on legal, recordkeeping, marketing, and production planning issues.

Thursday, January 7, 2021
Organic Growers School Apprentice Link database for Farming
Jan 7 all-day
Online w/ Organic Growers School

The Apprentice Link database connects people who are serious about learning the sustainable farming trade with farmers who are willing to teach them in an apprenticeship setting. Our programs’ emphasis is specifically in the Southern Appalachians, with a focus on farms that participate in local Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) programs.

To be included in this listing, Organic Growers School has vetted each farm to determine of the following criteria has been met:

  • Farms are actively engaged in the local community.
  • Farms are using organic and/or sustainable production methods. Organic Certification and other certifications are not required, but we do ask that farms and farmers are “in-the-know” and conscientiously practicing organic standards.
  • Farms are dedicated to training new farmers by providing education as a pinnacle element of their apprenticeship program.
Registration Opens for ASAP’s 2021 Business of Farming Virtual Conference
Jan 7 all-day
Online w/ ASAP

The conference will offer more than a dozen workshops led by farmers and regional professionals, including several that address the continued effects of COVID-19 on the industry, such as Direct Marketing in the Time of COVID, Optimizing Your Online Store, and Planning for Meat Sales in 2021. The conference also includes a business planning track in collaboration with Mountain BizWorks. The popular Grower-Buyer Meeting will return in a virtual format, giving farmers the chance to meet individually with grocers, distributors, and chefs. Farmers can receive one-on-one support on legal, recordkeeping, marketing, and production planning issues.

Friday, January 8, 2021
Organic Growers School Apprentice Link database for Farming
Jan 8 all-day
Online w/ Organic Growers School

The Apprentice Link database connects people who are serious about learning the sustainable farming trade with farmers who are willing to teach them in an apprenticeship setting. Our programs’ emphasis is specifically in the Southern Appalachians, with a focus on farms that participate in local Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) programs.

To be included in this listing, Organic Growers School has vetted each farm to determine of the following criteria has been met:

  • Farms are actively engaged in the local community.
  • Farms are using organic and/or sustainable production methods. Organic Certification and other certifications are not required, but we do ask that farms and farmers are “in-the-know” and conscientiously practicing organic standards.
  • Farms are dedicated to training new farmers by providing education as a pinnacle element of their apprenticeship program.
Registration Opens for ASAP’s 2021 Business of Farming Virtual Conference
Jan 8 all-day
Online w/ ASAP

The conference will offer more than a dozen workshops led by farmers and regional professionals, including several that address the continued effects of COVID-19 on the industry, such as Direct Marketing in the Time of COVID, Optimizing Your Online Store, and Planning for Meat Sales in 2021. The conference also includes a business planning track in collaboration with Mountain BizWorks. The popular Grower-Buyer Meeting will return in a virtual format, giving farmers the chance to meet individually with grocers, distributors, and chefs. Farmers can receive one-on-one support on legal, recordkeeping, marketing, and production planning issues.

Asheville Permaculture Meetup Revival
Jan 8 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Online w/ Asheville Permaculture Meetup

Let’s start 2021 off right with a Revival Meeting! 2020 has been a great reminder of how we are in desperate need of permaculture principles and indigenous practices of working with Nature. People like you are needed right now more than ever!

This meeting will be an online roundtable meet & greet to discuss how we can grow as a community of like-minded permaculture folk, and stay in communication with each other as we move forward through this Great Reset.

I have set the time for 1 hour, but am open to see where the flow takes us …

Saturday, January 9, 2021
Organic Growers School Apprentice Link database for Farming
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ Organic Growers School

The Apprentice Link database connects people who are serious about learning the sustainable farming trade with farmers who are willing to teach them in an apprenticeship setting. Our programs’ emphasis is specifically in the Southern Appalachians, with a focus on farms that participate in local Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) programs.

To be included in this listing, Organic Growers School has vetted each farm to determine of the following criteria has been met:

  • Farms are actively engaged in the local community.
  • Farms are using organic and/or sustainable production methods. Organic Certification and other certifications are not required, but we do ask that farms and farmers are “in-the-know” and conscientiously practicing organic standards.
  • Farms are dedicated to training new farmers by providing education as a pinnacle element of their apprenticeship program.
Registration Opens for ASAP’s 2021 Business of Farming Virtual Conference
Jan 9 all-day
Online w/ ASAP

The conference will offer more than a dozen workshops led by farmers and regional professionals, including several that address the continued effects of COVID-19 on the industry, such as Direct Marketing in the Time of COVID, Optimizing Your Online Store, and Planning for Meat Sales in 2021. The conference also includes a business planning track in collaboration with Mountain BizWorks. The popular Grower-Buyer Meeting will return in a virtual format, giving farmers the chance to meet individually with grocers, distributors, and chefs. Farmers can receive one-on-one support on legal, recordkeeping, marketing, and production planning issues.

Sunday, January 10, 2021
Registration Opens for ASAP’s 2021 Business of Farming Virtual Conference
Jan 10 all-day
Online w/ ASAP

The conference will offer more than a dozen workshops led by farmers and regional professionals, including several that address the continued effects of COVID-19 on the industry, such as Direct Marketing in the Time of COVID, Optimizing Your Online Store, and Planning for Meat Sales in 2021. The conference also includes a business planning track in collaboration with Mountain BizWorks. The popular Grower-Buyer Meeting will return in a virtual format, giving farmers the chance to meet individually with grocers, distributors, and chefs. Farmers can receive one-on-one support on legal, recordkeeping, marketing, and production planning issues.