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Thursday, December 3, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 3 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

Friday, December 4, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 4 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

Saturday, December 5, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 5 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

Guided Hikes: Grandfather Mountain
Dec 5 all-day
Grandfather Mountain

Interpretive Rangers are available to lead guided hikes, bird walks and wildflower walks for families and groups that visit Grandfather Mountain. To see the mountain in this whole new way, you can schedule an appointment by calling the interpretive ranger office at (828) 737-0833 or emailing [email protected].

Please note that walks and hikes are available for all ability levels, but hikes that take you into Grandfather Mountain’s backcountry require careful footwork, proper footwear and the ability to handle heights. All backcountry hikes require participants to traverse ladders and use cables to navigate steep sections of the trail.

Interpretive Rangers are available year-round (weather permitting) to lead guided hikes to:

MacRae Peak ($15 + park admission)
Attic Window ($25 + park admission)
Calloway Peak ($35 + park admission)

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance, and a minimum of two participants per hike are required. For more information, please call (828) 737-0833.

Thursday, December 10, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 10 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

Friday, December 11, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 11 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

Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 11 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 12, 2020
2020 Harvest Conference Recordings Available
Dec 12 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

Guided Hikes: Grandfather Mountain
Dec 12 all-day
Grandfather Mountain

Interpretive Rangers are available to lead guided hikes, bird walks and wildflower walks for families and groups that visit Grandfather Mountain. To see the mountain in this whole new way, you can schedule an appointment by calling the interpretive ranger office at (828) 737-0833 or emailing [email protected].

Please note that walks and hikes are available for all ability levels, but hikes that take you into Grandfather Mountain’s backcountry require careful footwork, proper footwear and the ability to handle heights. All backcountry hikes require participants to traverse ladders and use cables to navigate steep sections of the trail.

Interpretive Rangers are available year-round (weather permitting) to lead guided hikes to:

MacRae Peak ($15 + park admission)
Attic Window ($25 + park admission)
Calloway Peak ($35 + park admission)

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance, and a minimum of two participants per hike are required. For more information, please call (828) 737-0833.

Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 12 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 13, 2020
Now Accepting Applications For Mentors + Mentees Organic Growers School
Dec 13 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 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.

Guided Hikes: Grandfather Mountain
Dec 19 all-day
Grandfather Mountain

Interpretive Rangers are available to lead guided hikes, bird walks and wildflower walks for families and groups that visit Grandfather Mountain. To see the mountain in this whole new way, you can schedule an appointment by calling the interpretive ranger office at (828) 737-0833 or emailing [email protected].

Please note that walks and hikes are available for all ability levels, but hikes that take you into Grandfather Mountain’s backcountry require careful footwork, proper footwear and the ability to handle heights. All backcountry hikes require participants to traverse ladders and use cables to navigate steep sections of the trail.

Interpretive Rangers are available year-round (weather permitting) to lead guided hikes to:

MacRae Peak ($15 + park admission)
Attic Window ($25 + park admission)
Calloway Peak ($35 + park admission)

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance, and a minimum of two participants per hike are required. For more information, please call (828) 737-0833.

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.

Saturday, December 26, 2020
Guided Hikes: Grandfather Mountain
Dec 26 all-day
Grandfather Mountain

Interpretive Rangers are available to lead guided hikes, bird walks and wildflower walks for families and groups that visit Grandfather Mountain. To see the mountain in this whole new way, you can schedule an appointment by calling the interpretive ranger office at (828) 737-0833 or emailing [email protected].

Please note that walks and hikes are available for all ability levels, but hikes that take you into Grandfather Mountain’s backcountry require careful footwork, proper footwear and the ability to handle heights. All backcountry hikes require participants to traverse ladders and use cables to navigate steep sections of the trail.

Interpretive Rangers are available year-round (weather permitting) to lead guided hikes to:

MacRae Peak ($15 + park admission)
Attic Window ($25 + park admission)
Calloway Peak ($35 + park admission)

Reservations must be made at least two weeks in advance, and a minimum of two participants per hike are required. For more information, please call (828) 737-0833.