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SUMMARY:OPENING CELEBRATION FOR THE FOREST BOTANICALS "STORYWALK TRAIL"
DESCRIPTION:Join us for this grand opening celebration of the Forest Botanicals Storywalk Trail at Flag Rock Recreation Area\, to be held the closing day of the High Knob Outdoor Fest in Norton\, VA. The celebration will include two trail walks\, plus forest farming demonstrations\, giveaways\, native plant sales\, herbal arts and crafts\, food\, and more! \n\n\n\nAbout the Storywalk: \n\n\n\nThe 2-mile Storywalk loop consists of 10 interpretive signs placed along the Twisted Forest and Lake Lake Show trails at Flag Rock Recreation Area. Each sign details a different aspect of Appalachian forest herbs\, celebrating their cultural\, historical\, medicinal\, and economic importance to a diversity of people\, stretching from pre-colonization to today. \n\n\n\nCelebration Location:  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe main event will be held at the Shelter Trailhead picnic shelters at Flag Rock Recreation Area in Norton\, VA. Parking is extremely limited here and reserved for vendors and musicians. Visitors should instead park at the Norton Reservoir Trailhead. A shuttle service will be available to take people to and from the Norton Reservoir Trailhead parking area (where the Storywalk Trail begins and ends and overflow parking is located) to the Shelter Trailhead picnic shelters (where vendors\, live music jam\, and food truck will be). Use this pin for directions to the Norton Reservoir trailhead parking lot: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZanUkAH486cu7zfs5 \n\n\n\nGuided Storywalk Trail Times:  \n\n\n\n\n2:30 pm at the Norton Reservoir Trailhead (shuttle leaves Shelter Trailhead parking area at 2:20 pm)\n\n\n\n4:00 pm (shuttle leaves Shelter Trailhead parking area at 3:50 pm)\n\n\n\n\nGuided Storywalk Trail – Starting Location: \n\n\n\n\nEach walk will begin and end at the Norton Reservoir Trailhead\, starting with the Twisted Forest Trail at the Reservoir Trail and returning via Lake Lake Show. This 2-mile loop is a “novice” trail. Shuttle services will be available from the Shelter Trailhead.\n\n\n\n\n\nView the Event Flyer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVendors\n\n\n\nWe are excited to welcome the following vendors to celebrate the treasure of biodiversity in the Appalachian forests through educational resources and herbal products\, food\, arts\, crafts\, and more! \n\n\n\n\nThe Oak and Holly\, Natural Healing  \n\n\n\nAppalachian Sustainable Development \n\n\n\nAmerican Chestnut Foundation \n\n\n\nPollinator Rare Plants \n\n\n\nCreasy Jane’s Herbal Remedies  \n\n\n\nRogers Metals\n\n\n\nAppalachian Teas & Botanicals  \n\n\n\nMushy Stuff \n\n\n\nMadi Bop Shop \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImportant Links: \n\n\n\n\nView the event on Facebook\n\n\n\nView the High Knob Outdoor Fest website\n\n\n\nMore about the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument project\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonument Partners\n\n\n\nThe Storywalk Trail is part of the up and coming Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument\, which seeks to highlight the cultural\, historical\, ecological\, and economic significance of the region’s abundant understory of native medicinal herbs and forest foods. Professors Shannon Bell and John Munsell from Virginia Tech are collaborating with Appalachian Sustainable Development\, forest botanicals practitioners\, members of the community\, and the City of Norton\, Virginia\, to create this living monument and sanctuary at High Knob. 
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/opening-celebration-for-the-forest-botanicals-storywalk-trail/
LOCATION:Tennessee
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Herb Hub
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240822T180000
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SUMMARY:FOREST FARMING WITH RYAN HUISH
DESCRIPTION:If you are interested in getting back to your Appalachian roots\, what better way to do that than Forest Farming? \n\n\n\nRyan and his family have been gardening/farming for several decades at various places. At their current location\, they steward a forest farm (growing edible\, medicinal\, and handicraft plants)\, and practice permaculture\, no-till\, animal rotation\, and alley cropping. They also raise dairy goats\, chickens\, pigs\, cows\, and livestock guardian dogs. Sustainable agriculture and native food/medicine plants could be considered their specialty. \n\n\n\nDuring this class\, students can expect to learn about this specialty as well as funding sources to begin this important work. \n\n\n\nThe cost is $10/class or $50/all 8 classes. It is available for free to military veterans\, but also available for free to anyone interested in trading the cost for 8 volunteer hours. For more information click the ticket link above. \n\n\n\nClick here to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-farming-with-ryan-huish/
LOCATION:Tennessee
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Southwest Virginia Field School
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