Calendar of Events
Upcoming events and things to do in Asheville, NC. Below is a list of events for festivals, concerts, art exhibitions, group meetups and more.
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Tuesday, October
6, 2020
Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them
Cover Crops: Try Winter Rye!
Have you considered fall cover crops and been overwhelmed by the possibilities? Does it seem just too complicated, too many choices? My choice is winter rye—the grain, not annual rye grass—which has been my fall/winter cover crop for 40 years in different types of gardens and soils.
Why Winter Rye?
Here are my top reasons:
- I can plant it any time after I clear my summer garden beds through mid-November.
- It grows all winter—it may not show much top growth, but any time the ground isn’t frozen, roots are growing.
- It has a deep, fibrous root system to pull up nutrients from the lower soil profile, preserve nitrogen in the topsoil layer, and improve tilth of heavy clay soils.
- It’s a beautiful green carpet during the browns of winter, but it is an annual that dies after setting seed in spring, facilitating management in no-till gardens.
- Rye is somewhat allelopathic—it produces chemicals that interfere with other plant seeds germinating and growing—which helps with early spring weed control.
- For more information:
NCSU – Winter Annual Cover Crops
UVM Fact Sheet – Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop
MSU – Use Rye This Fall to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
UMass – Cover Crop Growing Tips
UFL – Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
Wednesday, October
7, 2020
Help Create a Thriving Food+ Farming Community
Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them
Outdoor Trivia Night with Bingeable!
Cover Crops: Try Winter Rye!
Have you considered fall cover crops and been overwhelmed by the possibilities? Does it seem just too complicated, too many choices? My choice is winter rye—the grain, not annual rye grass—which has been my fall/winter cover crop for 40 years in different types of gardens and soils.
Why Winter Rye?
Here are my top reasons:
- I can plant it any time after I clear my summer garden beds through mid-November.
- It grows all winter—it may not show much top growth, but any time the ground isn’t frozen, roots are growing.
- It has a deep, fibrous root system to pull up nutrients from the lower soil profile, preserve nitrogen in the topsoil layer, and improve tilth of heavy clay soils.
- It’s a beautiful green carpet during the browns of winter, but it is an annual that dies after setting seed in spring, facilitating management in no-till gardens.
- Rye is somewhat allelopathic—it produces chemicals that interfere with other plant seeds germinating and growing—which helps with early spring weed control.
- For more information:
NCSU – Winter Annual Cover Crops
UVM Fact Sheet – Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop
MSU – Use Rye This Fall to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
UMass – Cover Crop Growing Tips
UFL – Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
Join us and Bingeable Trivia every Wednesday at 7pm for outdoor trivia night!!
-All trivia players must have a seat outside to play. There are a limited amount of tables outside so get here early to claim your seat
-Tables are spread out 6 feet apart for social distancing
-Players will text in their answers instead of turning in sheets
-And masks are required while ordering beers inside
We will have a theme every other week! Trivia is subject to cancellation depending on the weather.
Thursday, October
8, 2020
Help Create a Thriving Food+ Farming Community
Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them
Backstage Pass w/ Master Gardener Tamsin Allpress + Flat Rock Playhouse
NC Arboretum’s “Arbor Evenings”
Cover Crops: Try Winter Rye!
Have you considered fall cover crops and been overwhelmed by the possibilities? Does it seem just too complicated, too many choices? My choice is winter rye—the grain, not annual rye grass—which has been my fall/winter cover crop for 40 years in different types of gardens and soils.
Why Winter Rye?
Here are my top reasons:
- I can plant it any time after I clear my summer garden beds through mid-November.
- It grows all winter—it may not show much top growth, but any time the ground isn’t frozen, roots are growing.
- It has a deep, fibrous root system to pull up nutrients from the lower soil profile, preserve nitrogen in the topsoil layer, and improve tilth of heavy clay soils.
- It’s a beautiful green carpet during the browns of winter, but it is an annual that dies after setting seed in spring, facilitating management in no-till gardens.
- Rye is somewhat allelopathic—it produces chemicals that interfere with other plant seeds germinating and growing—which helps with early spring weed control.
- For more information:
NCSU – Winter Annual Cover Crops
UVM Fact Sheet – Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop
MSU – Use Rye This Fall to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
UMass – Cover Crop Growing Tips
UFL – Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
Tamsin Allpress will take you virtually through the gardens at Flat Rock Playhouse, explaining what is planted where and why. She’ll offer gardening tips, and tell her amazing story of her commitment to Flat Rock Playhouse and what it took to become a Master Gardener. If you have not had a chance to wander around the property lately, you would be amazed at the wonders there, thanks to Tamsin and her team of volunteer gardeners. Please join us for the October session of Backstage Pass on October 8 at 3 pm RSVP at [email protected]
Relax and unwind at the Arboretum’s “ArborEvenings” after hours series. Held every Thursday, June – October, from 6 to 9 p.m., visitors will sip and stroll through the Arboretum’s beautiful gardens while enjoying live music amongst flowers and friends. Local beverages, including beer and wine, are available for purchase along with light food options.
Admission to ArborEvenings is free; however, standard parking fees apply to non-members.
Friday, October
9, 2020
Farm Beginnings® Farmer-Led Training Program Virtual for 2020-2021
Help Create a Thriving Food+ Farming Community
Leave it Better Sweepstake Eno + Explore Brevard
STEP 1
Step 2
Step 3
Paid Mountain Food + Farm Apprenticeship Program
Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them
Level 256 Classic Arcade Bar GRAND OPENING!
Many skills are required to start and expand a successful farm business: passion, clear goals, production experience, financial and marketing know-how, and more. Farm Beginnings® will help you build these skills through one year of farmer-led training, mentoring, and networking. Using a holistic management frame, farmer-led classroom sessions, on-farm tours, and an extensive farmer network, Farm Beginnings® will help you clarify your goals and strengths, establish a strong enterprise plan, and start building a profitable and sustainable operation. Although students do not need to own land, some farming or production experience is required to get the most out of the program. As we know, farming is more critical than ever. Apply to this program and be prepared when crisis hits!
Program Details: December 2020 – September 2021
2020-2021 Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training is 200+ Hours including:
— Winter Whole-Farm Business Planning Courses – 60 hours (October – March)**
— ASAP’s Business of Farming Conference (February) – 8 hours
— OGS Conferences – 40+ hours
— Mentorship with an experienced Farmer Mentor (March – September) – 15 hours
— Production Training – 45 hours (April – October): WNC CRAFT tours on sustainable farms around WNC & Field Days with regional partners Living Web Farms and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Incubator Farm
— One year WNC CRAFT Farmer Network membership – Membership and mentoring in a regional farmer network
LEAVE IT BETTER SWEEPSTAKES
Enter to win an ENO Leave No Trace Double Nest hammock and suspension system today! ENO and Explore Brevard are excited to partner in the effort to promote our new Leave It Better campaign. Entering is easy. Simply follow these steps and you’ll be automatically entered into the sweepstakes:
STEP 1
Follow ENO Hammocks and Explore Brevard on Instagram or Facebook.
Step 2
Post an example of how you Leave No Trace and go the extra step to Leave It Better on your own social media account with the hashtag #ILeaveItBetter
Step 3
Watch our social media accounts for winner announcements at the end of August, September and October!
Each month will have multiple winners so stay tuned.
See below for official contest rules and alternate form of entry.
As part of the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Project in the seven western counties of North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Mountain Food & Farm Apprenticeship Program brings education and workforce development opportunities to the region in partnership with Western Carolina University, Haywood Community College, Southwestern Community College, and Tri-County Community College.
Cover Crops: Try Winter Rye!
Have you considered fall cover crops and been overwhelmed by the possibilities? Does it seem just too complicated, too many choices? My choice is winter rye—the grain, not annual rye grass—which has been my fall/winter cover crop for 40 years in different types of gardens and soils.
Why Winter Rye?
Here are my top reasons:
- I can plant it any time after I clear my summer garden beds through mid-November.
- It grows all winter—it may not show much top growth, but any time the ground isn’t frozen, roots are growing.
- It has a deep, fibrous root system to pull up nutrients from the lower soil profile, preserve nitrogen in the topsoil layer, and improve tilth of heavy clay soils.
- It’s a beautiful green carpet during the browns of winter, but it is an annual that dies after setting seed in spring, facilitating management in no-till gardens.
- Rye is somewhat allelopathic—it produces chemicals that interfere with other plant seeds germinating and growing—which helps with early spring weed control.
- For more information:
NCSU – Winter Annual Cover Crops
UVM Fact Sheet – Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop
MSU – Use Rye This Fall to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
UMass – Cover Crop Growing Tips
UFL – Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
With over 30 classic arcades and pinball machines, we have games for everyone to enjoy. Find the best variety of real classic consoles in the area such as NES, SNES, Super Famicom, N64, GameCube, Sega Genesis, Sega Saturn, Sega Dreamcast, Atari Jaguar, Atari 2600, and every past Xbox and PlayStation. All of our console games are 100% authentic! We have modern consoles as well such as Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and PS4!
Time for refreshments? Take a break from the game and sip from our 16 rotating beer taps or our wide variety of bottles and cans. If beer is not your thing, we offer wine and hard seltzers. Just like our machines, we strive to offer unique beers that are not often found anywhere else in town.
Saturday, October
10, 2020
Farm Beginnings Journey Person Program
Farm Beginnings® Farmer-Led Training Program Virtual for 2020-2021
Help Create a Thriving Food+ Farming Community
Leave it Better Sweepstake Eno + Explore Brevard
STEP 1
Step 2
Step 3
NC Forest Service’s Annual Tree Seedling Sale
Paid Mountain Food + Farm Apprenticeship Program
Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them
7th Annual Spartanburg 2020 Home and Garden Shows
When you are a beginning farmer, there are so many new things you are learning and managing each day, from crops, pests, markets and equipment.
The Journeyperson program will offer additional trainings on enterprise analysis, marketing and improving farm communication among team members and owners. Invest in the long term success and viability of your farm business. Applications open now, deadline November 15th, 2020.
Many skills are required to start and expand a successful farm business: passion, clear goals, production experience, financial and marketing know-how, and more. Farm Beginnings® will help you build these skills through one year of farmer-led training, mentoring, and networking. Using a holistic management frame, farmer-led classroom sessions, on-farm tours, and an extensive farmer network, Farm Beginnings® will help you clarify your goals and strengths, establish a strong enterprise plan, and start building a profitable and sustainable operation. Although students do not need to own land, some farming or production experience is required to get the most out of the program. As we know, farming is more critical than ever. Apply to this program and be prepared when crisis hits!
Program Details: December 2020 – September 2021
2020-2021 Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training is 200+ Hours including:
— Winter Whole-Farm Business Planning Courses – 60 hours (October – March)**
— ASAP’s Business of Farming Conference (February) – 8 hours
— OGS Conferences – 40+ hours
— Mentorship with an experienced Farmer Mentor (March – September) – 15 hours
— Production Training – 45 hours (April – October): WNC CRAFT tours on sustainable farms around WNC & Field Days with regional partners Living Web Farms and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Incubator Farm
— One year WNC CRAFT Farmer Network membership – Membership and mentoring in a regional farmer network
LEAVE IT BETTER SWEEPSTAKES
Enter to win an ENO Leave No Trace Double Nest hammock and suspension system today! ENO and Explore Brevard are excited to partner in the effort to promote our new Leave It Better campaign. Entering is easy. Simply follow these steps and you’ll be automatically entered into the sweepstakes:
STEP 1
Follow ENO Hammocks and Explore Brevard on Instagram or Facebook.
Step 2
Post an example of how you Leave No Trace and go the extra step to Leave It Better on your own social media account with the hashtag #ILeaveItBetter
Step 3
Watch our social media accounts for winner announcements at the end of August, September and October!
Each month will have multiple winners so stay tuned.
See below for official contest rules and alternate form of entry.
The North Carolina Forest Service is accepting tree seedling orders as part of its annual sale.
Each year, the NCFS Nursery Program produces millions of quality seedlings for nearly 50 species of conifers, hardwoods and native understory plants, including eastern and Carolina hemlock seedlings, as well as an expanded selection of genetically improved third cycle loblolly pine seedlings.
How can you order tree seedlings from the NCFS Nursery Program?
- Tree seedlings can be ordered from the online seedling store at www.buynctrees.com.
- Tree seedlings can also be ordered by phone at 1-888-NCTREES (1-888-628-7337).
- Tree seedlings can be ordered using the order form found in our current catalog. Complete the form and mail to Seedling Coordinator, 762 Claridge Nursery Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530.
- A user-friendly catalog is available at the “Tree Seedlings & Nursery Program” link located at www.ncforestservice.gov. Catalogs are also available at local NCFS offices located in all 100 North Carolina counties. Inside the catalog, landowners can find information about the types of tree species, quantities and costs to order. Each tree description includes information about ideal planting locations and whether a species is typically used to benefit wildlife, restore habitats or as marketable timber.
Distribution of tree seedlings will occur December through mid-April, depending on weather conditions. Seedling orders can be shipped to one of 12 distribution centers statewide for a small fee or via UPS for a charge. Seedling orders are also available for pickup from the NCFS Claridge Nursery in Goldsboro or the Linville River Nursery, near Crossnore. For information on planting trees, people are encouraged to contact an NCFS county ranger. Contact information for your local NCFS county office and nursery locations is available at www.ncforestservice.gov/contacts.
As part of the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Project in the seven western counties of North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Mountain Food & Farm Apprenticeship Program brings education and workforce development opportunities to the region in partnership with Western Carolina University, Haywood Community College, Southwestern Community College, and Tri-County Community College.
Cover Crops: Try Winter Rye!
Have you considered fall cover crops and been overwhelmed by the possibilities? Does it seem just too complicated, too many choices? My choice is winter rye—the grain, not annual rye grass—which has been my fall/winter cover crop for 40 years in different types of gardens and soils.
Why Winter Rye?
Here are my top reasons:
- I can plant it any time after I clear my summer garden beds through mid-November.
- It grows all winter—it may not show much top growth, but any time the ground isn’t frozen, roots are growing.
- It has a deep, fibrous root system to pull up nutrients from the lower soil profile, preserve nitrogen in the topsoil layer, and improve tilth of heavy clay soils.
- It’s a beautiful green carpet during the browns of winter, but it is an annual that dies after setting seed in spring, facilitating management in no-till gardens.
- Rye is somewhat allelopathic—it produces chemicals that interfere with other plant seeds germinating and growing—which helps with early spring weed control.
- For more information:
NCSU – Winter Annual Cover Crops
UVM Fact Sheet – Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop
MSU – Use Rye This Fall to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
UMass – Cover Crop Growing Tips
UFL – Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
Sunday, October
11, 2020
Farm Beginnings Journey Person Program
Farm Beginnings® Farmer-Led Training Program Virtual for 2020-2021
Leave it Better Sweepstake Eno + Explore Brevard
STEP 1
Step 2
Step 3
NC Forest Service’s Annual Tree Seedling Sale
Paid Mountain Food + Farm Apprenticeship Program
Winter Rye Cover Crops and Why I Love Them
7th Annual Spartanburg 2020 Home and Garden Shows
When you are a beginning farmer, there are so many new things you are learning and managing each day, from crops, pests, markets and equipment.
The Journeyperson program will offer additional trainings on enterprise analysis, marketing and improving farm communication among team members and owners. Invest in the long term success and viability of your farm business. Applications open now, deadline November 15th, 2020.
Many skills are required to start and expand a successful farm business: passion, clear goals, production experience, financial and marketing know-how, and more. Farm Beginnings® will help you build these skills through one year of farmer-led training, mentoring, and networking. Using a holistic management frame, farmer-led classroom sessions, on-farm tours, and an extensive farmer network, Farm Beginnings® will help you clarify your goals and strengths, establish a strong enterprise plan, and start building a profitable and sustainable operation. Although students do not need to own land, some farming or production experience is required to get the most out of the program. As we know, farming is more critical than ever. Apply to this program and be prepared when crisis hits!
Program Details: December 2020 – September 2021
2020-2021 Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training is 200+ Hours including:
— Winter Whole-Farm Business Planning Courses – 60 hours (October – March)**
— ASAP’s Business of Farming Conference (February) – 8 hours
— OGS Conferences – 40+ hours
— Mentorship with an experienced Farmer Mentor (March – September) – 15 hours
— Production Training – 45 hours (April – October): WNC CRAFT tours on sustainable farms around WNC & Field Days with regional partners Living Web Farms and the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Incubator Farm
— One year WNC CRAFT Farmer Network membership – Membership and mentoring in a regional farmer network
LEAVE IT BETTER SWEEPSTAKES
Enter to win an ENO Leave No Trace Double Nest hammock and suspension system today! ENO and Explore Brevard are excited to partner in the effort to promote our new Leave It Better campaign. Entering is easy. Simply follow these steps and you’ll be automatically entered into the sweepstakes:
STEP 1
Follow ENO Hammocks and Explore Brevard on Instagram or Facebook.
Step 2
Post an example of how you Leave No Trace and go the extra step to Leave It Better on your own social media account with the hashtag #ILeaveItBetter
Step 3
Watch our social media accounts for winner announcements at the end of August, September and October!
Each month will have multiple winners so stay tuned.
See below for official contest rules and alternate form of entry.
The North Carolina Forest Service is accepting tree seedling orders as part of its annual sale.
Each year, the NCFS Nursery Program produces millions of quality seedlings for nearly 50 species of conifers, hardwoods and native understory plants, including eastern and Carolina hemlock seedlings, as well as an expanded selection of genetically improved third cycle loblolly pine seedlings.
How can you order tree seedlings from the NCFS Nursery Program?
- Tree seedlings can be ordered from the online seedling store at www.buynctrees.com.
- Tree seedlings can also be ordered by phone at 1-888-NCTREES (1-888-628-7337).
- Tree seedlings can be ordered using the order form found in our current catalog. Complete the form and mail to Seedling Coordinator, 762 Claridge Nursery Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530.
- A user-friendly catalog is available at the “Tree Seedlings & Nursery Program” link located at www.ncforestservice.gov. Catalogs are also available at local NCFS offices located in all 100 North Carolina counties. Inside the catalog, landowners can find information about the types of tree species, quantities and costs to order. Each tree description includes information about ideal planting locations and whether a species is typically used to benefit wildlife, restore habitats or as marketable timber.
Distribution of tree seedlings will occur December through mid-April, depending on weather conditions. Seedling orders can be shipped to one of 12 distribution centers statewide for a small fee or via UPS for a charge. Seedling orders are also available for pickup from the NCFS Claridge Nursery in Goldsboro or the Linville River Nursery, near Crossnore. For information on planting trees, people are encouraged to contact an NCFS county ranger. Contact information for your local NCFS county office and nursery locations is available at www.ncforestservice.gov/contacts.
As part of the EmPOWERing Mountain Food Systems Project in the seven western counties of North Carolina, including the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Mountain Food & Farm Apprenticeship Program brings education and workforce development opportunities to the region in partnership with Western Carolina University, Haywood Community College, Southwestern Community College, and Tri-County Community College.
Cover Crops: Try Winter Rye!
Have you considered fall cover crops and been overwhelmed by the possibilities? Does it seem just too complicated, too many choices? My choice is winter rye—the grain, not annual rye grass—which has been my fall/winter cover crop for 40 years in different types of gardens and soils.
Why Winter Rye?
Here are my top reasons:
- I can plant it any time after I clear my summer garden beds through mid-November.
- It grows all winter—it may not show much top growth, but any time the ground isn’t frozen, roots are growing.
- It has a deep, fibrous root system to pull up nutrients from the lower soil profile, preserve nitrogen in the topsoil layer, and improve tilth of heavy clay soils.
- It’s a beautiful green carpet during the browns of winter, but it is an annual that dies after setting seed in spring, facilitating management in no-till gardens.
- Rye is somewhat allelopathic—it produces chemicals that interfere with other plant seeds germinating and growing—which helps with early spring weed control.
- For more information:
NCSU – Winter Annual Cover Crops
UVM Fact Sheet – Winter Rye: A Reliable Cover Crop
MSU – Use Rye This Fall to Put Your Garden to Bed for Winter
UMass – Cover Crop Growing Tips
UFL – Allelopathy: How Plants Suppress Other Plants
Tuesday, October
13, 2020
Top 10 Vegetables to Plant That Will Really Feed You
