2022 Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival & Forest Farming ConferenceSeptember 24th & 25th, 2022Erwin, TNSAT, SEPTEMBER 24: SASSAFRAS MOON HERBAL FESTIVALJoin us in beautiful downtown Erwin, TN for a day of FREE herbal classes and herbal product vendors. Festival runs 9 AM - 3 PM and classes begin at 10 AM.For more details about the Festival […]
The Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub is hosting an open house event! Join us on February 15th between 4 and 6pm at Appalachian Harvest in Duffield, VA. We plan on having a local food vendor available onsite (subject to availability). Come and tour the Herb Hub, ask questions, and receive information on all things herbs!
Forest Farming FundamentalsJuly 20, 2023 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pmVT Kentland Farm • 5250 Whitethorne Rd, Blacksburg, VAFREE • Rain or Shine • Lunch IncludedCalling all natural resource professionals who work with land managers! We are offering an agroforestry training program designed just for you, to help expand your knowledge of agroforestry so you can better serve your clients and […]
Silvopasture FundamentalsAugust 15, 2023 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pmSouthern Piedmont AREC • 2375 Darvills Rd, Blackstone, VAFREE • Rain or Shine • Lunch IncludedCalling all natural resource professionals who work with land managers! We are offering an agroforestry training program designed just for you, to help expand your knowledge of agroforestry so you can better serve your clients and community.This […]
Alley Cropping FundamentalsSeptember 21, 2023 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pmVT Catawba Sustainability Center • 4965 Catawba Creek Rd, Catawba, VAFREE • Rain or Shine • Lunch IncludedCalling all natural resource professionals who work with land managers! We are offering an agroforestry training program designed just for you, to help expand your knowledge of agroforestry so you can better serve […]
Are you interested in silvopasture and other agroforestry funding opportunities but don’t know where to start? Join us for this FREE, VIRTUAL presentation and discussion of three large grant programs now active in the Southeast. Representatives from each grant will give short presentations and will field questions about funding eligibility, processes, and requirements. We will […]
Are you wondering how to manage complex Agroforestry systems like Silvopasture and Alley Cropping? Join us and learn from a pro! Adam Taylor manages Virginia Tech's Catawba Sustainability Center farm, which implements all kinds of Agroforestry projects and practices. If you're a farmer or land manager - this one's for you!
Join us on Thursday, June 27th at Shade Tree Valley, a small family forest farm outside of Broadway, VA. Shade Tree focuses on forest-grown products, ranging from slow-growing woodland botanicals to fire starters and smoke blocks for the grill. The Powers family will give us a site tour and discuss their methods for establishing and […]
Laurel Fork Sapsuckers Sugar Camp is tucked away in the western part of Virginia, high in the Appalachian Mountains at 4,108 feet. This 600-acre mountain farm was purchased by the family in 1957 and has provided shelter, heat, food and decades of outdoor fun and recreation for five generations. The property contains a portion of […]
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!About […]
If you are interested in getting back to your Appalachian roots, what better way to do that than Forest Farming?Ryan 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 […]
Join us in Harrisonburg, VA at The Farm at Willow Run, where we’ll be discussing Silvopasture systems, the importance of genetic repositories, and cooperative land management. We’ll begin with a short discussion followed by a walking tour and conversation about this unique system. The Farm at Willow Run is a 40-acre parcel owned by, and […]
