Join Appalachian Sustainable Development on April 13th at the Appalachian Harvest Food and Herb Hub to learn all about ASD, AH, and the agriculture programs and projects we offer. There […]
Join us at Creative Seeds Farm for a session on Specialty Produce and Irrigation. With local food in high demand, this course will help you determine what type of crops […]
Join us at TNT Farm N Greenhouse for a class of Season Extension. Season extension provides early and late harvests, winter harvests, and longer harvest windows. These techniques also offer pest and disease control. These opportunities translate into more income. TNT began in 2012 as a greenhouse and vegetable farm selling retail at three farmers […]
Join us at Appalachian Harvest for a class on Aggregation and Distribution services and more. Season extension provides early and late harvests, winter harvests, and longer harvest windows. These techniques also offer pest and disease control. These opportunities translate into more income. Founded in 2000, Appalachian Harvest is Appalachian Sustainable Development’s rural food and herb […]
Join ASD, Thompson Charitable Foundation, SWVA Sportsmen and Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure for the launch of the Apiary and Pollinator project on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10am at Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure, 1124 Chipping Sparrow Road, Grundy, VA 24614. The event is free and will feature speakers, a tour of the apiary and pollinator […]
Integrating operations is key to incremental success in farming. Farms aren't about single product lines, but about how you can design your operations to support each other and build your assets (and soils) for the long haul. Shift away from extractive farming methods and focus on long term success. I will discuss our experience (both […]
Darrell Wess and family started Valor Valley Farm in 2017 as a cow/calf operation. They have specialties in good land stewardship, quality cattle, and environmental conservation and sell at livestock […]
Debbie Mott grew up on a ranch in Arizona. Her and her husband had a horse ranch in Coeur d’Alene Idaho and now have a farm in Southwest Virginia.” At […]
Dylan and Denita own and operate Creative Seeds Farm. They specialize in growing greens year-round sustainably. They have years of experience and use practices such as companion planting, succession planting, and native plant selection. Dylan and Denita are experts in their field and we will learn so much from them!
We will be discussing starting seeds indoors and outdoors, how to best care for them, and when to start them at the YMCA garden in Tazewell.
This month's Grow Your Own workshop focuses on garden planting. We will cover topics such as crop rotation, companion planting, planting best practices, and give attendees an opportunity to plant in our YMCA community garden. This workshop also includes the distribution of: tools, onion sets, seed potatoes, and summer (warm season) seeds for program participants!
This month's Grow Your Own workshop focuses on garden planting. We will cover topics such as crop rotation, companion planting, planting best practices, and give attendees an opportunity to plant in our Faith in Action community garden. This workshop also includes the distribution of: tools, onion sets, seed potatoes, and summer (warm season) seeds for […]