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Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Garden Planting

This lesson will provide a guide to warm weather and cold weather crops, plus appropriate garden spacing. You will also learn about “companion plants,” plants you can utilize to help get nitrogen back into your soil. Plus you will learn the difference between sowing and transplanting seeds.This is a virtual class and will be held […]

Free

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: FOREST FARMING AT BC FARM, IN ESTILL COUNTY, KY

BC Farm is a beginning forest farming operation in Estill County Kentucky. Once a tobacco farm, owner Storey Slone is now slowly shifting towards sustainable production with a focus on integrating perennial agriculture systems. Storey currently grows in her gardens and high tunnel and has started converting the old tobacco field into a pollinator plot.Storey […]

Free

Farm to Table Supper with Sarah Soto and TC3 @ Kelly Ridge Farms, LLC

Kelly Ridge Farms 30558 Old Saltworks Road, Meadowview, Virginia, United States

Springtime in Appalachia is magic and a drive out to the farm to enjoy a meal with friends old and new is the perfect stage for this popular experience. A limited number of guests will experience a three-course, locally sourced seasonal meal prepared and served family style by Abingdon Chef, Sarah Soto. Hosted by Kelly Ridge Farms, […]

$85

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Irrigation

Our irrigation course will show you the different methods of creating irrigation systems, and how to implement them into our gardens. This class is virtual and will be held through Zoom.You can register here.

Free

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Garden Maintenance

This lesson provides the fundamental understanding of WISP, which stands for Weed suppression, Integrated pest management, Soil health, and Plant health. You and your plants won’t want to miss it!This is a virtual class and will be held through Zoom.You can register here.

Free

AGROFORESTRY FARM SERIES: ALLEY CROPPING AT ASD’S NEW BRISTOL CAMPUS

ASD Greenhouse 17444 Singingwood Lane, Bristol, Virginia, United States

The farm tour of ASD’s alley-cropping site is a great opportunity to witness a young system that’s already producing in a big way.  This system, implemented in early 2024, is already producing woody cut florals, dahlia tubers, cut flower stems, and coppiced willow stems for weaving and conservation plantings.  We’ll spend the morning on a […]

Free

Forest Botanicals Monument Sculpture Unveiling

High Knob Destination Center 1147 Laurel Avenue SW, Norton, Virginia

Save the date! Join us for the unveiling of the forest botanicals sculpture and the celebration of the region's native forest botanicals. The day will feature an herbal-focused arts and crafts fair, food trucks, music, guided storywalks along the trail, giveaways, and so much more. More details coming very soon!Located at the High Knob Destination […]

Free

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: SILVOPASTURE AT BELLAIR FARM

Bellair Farm 5290 Bellair Farm, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

See a budding silvopasture that’s designed to take advantage of the edges of the farm to produce multipurpose trees for shade, ecosystem benefits, and fencepost material. This farm’s pragmatic design uses simplicity to gain big benefits with low complexity.  We’ll enjoy a farm tour of the silvopasture, riparian buffer plantings, and diverse animal systems, followed by […]

Free

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Food Preservation (IN PERSON)

Pleasant View Church 18416 Lee Hwy, Abingdon, Virginia, United States

This will be an in-person workshop, where we will have a guest come show us the basics principles of preserving our produce.Email Joe Kohn at jkhon@asdevelop.org if you are interested. We will confirm if there is a spot for you closer to the event.

Free

Grow Your Own intermediate Class: Integrated Pest Management (IPM) 

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an environmentally friendly approach to controlling pests in gardening and agriculture. Instead of relying solely on chemical pesticides, IPM focuses on a combination of strategies to prevent, monitor, and manage pest populations in a way that is both effective and sustainable. This class is virtual and will be held through Zoom.You […]

Free

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Food Safety

This course will teach the practices that ensure the food you grow and harvest is safe to eat and free from harmful pathogens, contaminants, and toxins. Since food is grown in the soil and exposed to the environment, it's important to take steps to prevent contamination from sources like pests, diseases, improper handling, and environmental […]

Free
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