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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: GOAT SILVOPASTURE WITH KATHRYN HUGHES OF ADAPTIVE LIFE FARM
DESCRIPTION:Small Ruminant Land Management as a Path to Native Forest Restoration \n\n\n\nKathryn and Neil Hughes own and operate a 10-acre forest farm in Madison County\, VA (between Charlottesville and Culpeper)\, where they have been reforesting traditional farmland in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains since 2019. Kathryn teaches writing and studies disability rhetoric at James Madison University\, and Neil is a neuro-educator and founder of N-SCP\, an assessment and training company based on Narrative Medicine. \n\n\n\nTheir farming system centers on using animals to balance land management needs with small-scale farming imperatives. They grow and sell native plants\, and also breed award-winning dairy goats – both of which they sell through their website. Tour topics will cover native plant production\, NRCS cost-share projects\, management of conservation areas\, and lessons learned in management of pastured poultry and small ruminants. \n\n\n\nThis event will include a walking tour of their high tunnel\, native plant nursery (both woody and herbaceous species)\, their conserved riparian buffer and wetland\, an American Chestnut planting\, an overview of their grazing paddocks\, and an optional hands-on activity after lunch. \n\n\n\nThis tour is supported in partnership with the Friends of the Rappahannock. \n\n\n\nThis event is Free\, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity\, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.) \n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-2026-goat-silvopasture-with-kathryn-hughes-of-adaptive-life-farm/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260517T170000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: OULTRY & SHEEP SILVOPASTURE WITH KELSEY KEENER OF SEQUATCHIE COVE FARM
DESCRIPTION:Two Generations of Ecological Farming: Poultry and Sheep Silvopasture \n\n\n\n*Please note that this event location is on central time! \n\n\n\nSequatchie Cove is a multi-generational farm\, comprising around 100 acres of pasture and 250 acres of forest. Kelsey Keener and his family have been stewarding this land for over 30 years. They are well-known in the region for their commitment to ecological farming practices and their engagement with their local community. \n\n\n\nThe farm has tried many different operations over the years\, but currently their main product line is pasture-raised eggs\, sold through wholesale markets throughout the region\, as well as locally at farmer’s markets\, through their CSA\, and on the farm. They currently keep a flock of over 8\,000 laying hens. In addition\, they keep a flock of around 100 grass-fed sheep\, and they also produce market produce\, row crops\, fruits\, and even stone-milled grits and cornmeal. \n\n\n\nCome see how two generations of conscientious farming has resulted in a robust operation\, deep community roots\, and a beautiful\, ecologically balanced agricultural system. \n\n\n\nProducts will be available for purchase on-site. This tour is supported in partnership with the Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition. Thanks to them\, Childcare during the tour is available\, upon request! \n\n\n\nThis event is Free\, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity\, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.) \n\n\n\nRegister here.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-2026-oultry-sheep-silvopasture-with-kelsey-keener-of-sequatchie-cove-farm/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260512T203000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: CATTLE & SHEEP SILVOPASTURE WITH WILL BOWLING OF OLD HOMEPLACE FARM
DESCRIPTION:Integrating Wildlife Biology with Forage-Based Grazing: Cattle and Sheep Silvopasture \n\n\n\nWill Bowling is both a farmer and a professional wildlife biologist – not two things you often see together – and the combination has yielded intriguing results at his family’s farm in southeastern KY. Will’s passion for managing plant communities has informed his forage-based livestock operation (and vice versa)\, as he integrates woodland management principles with silvopastoral livestock operations. \n\n\n\nWill and Maggie Bowling purchased the farm in 2013\, and since that time\, they have provided locally-grown farm products to their community in southeastern Kentucky. Old Homeplace Farm consists of around 55 acres\, including 2 acres of intensive vegetable production and 26 acres of pasture. Currently\, they produce vegetables\, cut flowers\, and pasture-based livestock (cattle\, sheep\, and goats). They market through both direct-to-consumer sales and wholesale accounts\, as well as some livestock breeding stock. They conduct educational workshops\, farm dinners\, and other agritourism events. \n\n\n\nCome see how over ten years of hard work and ecologically informed land management have resulted in a thriving farm venture. \n\n\n\nThis tour is supported in partnership with the Southeastern Kentucky Sheep Producers Association. \n\n\n\nThis event is Free\, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity\, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.)
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-2026-cattle-sheep-silvopasture-with-will-bowling-of-old-homeplace-farm/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260509T090000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: FOREST FARMING WITH ALYSIA LEON OF BIRD FORK FARM
DESCRIPTION:Woodland and Field-Grown Herbs for Value-Added Culinary\, Medicinal\, and Body Care Products \n\n\n\n*Please note that this event location is on central time. \n\n\n\nAlysia Leon\, archaeologist-turned-farmer\, established Bird Fork Farm in 2020\, to connect deeper with the land and share that connection with others. Bird Fork Farm is a “Certified Naturally Grown” small seed-to-bottle apothecary herb farm\, located in beautiful Dunlap\, TN. BFF connects folks with wild\, edible and medicinal plants through their diverse array of culinary and value-added products. These include a wide variety of culinary\, medicinal\, and body care products – all made from ingredients that are certified naturally grown and/or ethically foraged on the farm. Products are sold through their “Herbal Farmacy” CSA\, website\, farmers’ markets\, and wholesale around town. Product offerings are as diverse as Thai Fire Cider\, Elderberry Syrup\, all-natural insect repellents\, soaps\, scrubs\, dry shampoos\, and hair rinses. \n\n\n\nBFF utilizes sustainable practices for more intensive management on a few acres\, while allowing the remaining 50+ acres to remain in a more natural state\, stewarded with ethical foraging and population management practices for the wild edible and medicinal plants that grow there. The tour will look at both intensive and extensively managed areas\, including their market garden and orchard\, a woodland trail through native medicinal herbs growing under the forest canopy\, and even a walk through a prairie restoration site (recently burned with prescribed fire) and a mature persimmon grove. Hands-on activities and a peek inside the value-added operation will be included throughout the tour. Don’t miss what is sure to be an engaging day! \n\n\n\nProducts will be available for purchase on-site. This tour is supported in partnership with the Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition. Thanks to them\, childcare during the tour is available\, upon request! \n\n\n\nThis event is Free\, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity\, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.) \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-2026-forest-farming-with-alysia-leon-of-bird-fork-farm/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260502T130000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES 2026: DIVERSIFIED SILVOPASTURE WITH CALEB RAE OF SOLACE FARM
DESCRIPTION:Multi-Species Silvopasture on a Restored Strip Mine Site! \n\n\n\n*Please note that this event location is on central time! \n\n\n\nJoin us for our first farm tour of the year\, as we tour Solace Farm in Coalmont\, TN (about an hour northwest of Chattanooga).  Solace Farm is a diverse livestock operation – producing meats\, garlic\, and value-added products as well – all on top of a restored strip mine site! Located in the middle of several thousand acres of formerly strip mined land\, Caleb and his wife bought the farm in 2008\, with aims to use livestock and good farming practices to help restore the land. \n\n\n\nCurrently\, they graze with a multi-species herd (or “flerd”) that generates income through sales of grass-fed beef\, lamb\, and goat meat. The animals also generate products (e.g. goat milk\, etc.) that form the basis of a body-care product line. They sell these products (as well as garlic and a few other things) through local farmers markets\, as well as online through their website. Their body care line is also sold on Etsy. \n\n\n\nDuring recent years\, they’ve been working to plant additional trees for foraging\, fodder production\, and shelter. The trees form the basis of a “savannah” system that provides holistic benefits for their animals and the soil. Come and learn how Caleb and his family have leveraged the power of livestock and soil health principles to repair and renovate this formerly degraded land. \n\n\n\nThis tour is supported in partnership with the Southeast Tennessee Young Farmers Coalition. Thanks to them\, childcare during the tour is available\, upon request! \n\n\n\nThis event is Free\, but registration is required. (This tour has a limited capacity\, so please be considerate; only register if you definitely intend to attend.) \n\n\n\nREGISTER HERE.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-2026-diversified-silvopasture-with-caleb-rae-of-solace-farm/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T143000
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SUMMARY:Agroforestry Farm Tour series: SILVOPASTURE AT CANEY FORK FARM
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS TOUR LOCATION IS ON CENTRAL TIME. (9 AM CST = 10 AM EST) \n\n\n\nJoin us for a tour of a working silvopasture system where sheep rotationally graze a mix of grass species. This system supports soil health\, forage growth\, and livestock while contributing to carbon sequestration. \n\n\n\nParticipants will see tree plantings designed for biodiversity\, habitat\, and forage benefits. The site includes hard and soft mast-producing trees that support wildlife and grazing animals. The majority of the trees are chestnuts\, but many more species are included as well. Trees integrated into the pasture provide shade for sheep\, improved soil carbon storage\, and enhanced forage production.  \n\n\n\nWe will discuss the management of multi-species tree plantings and forage systems\, focusing on their effects on soil fertility\, pasture resilience\, and productivity. This tour is for farmers\, land managers\, and researchers. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required. Registration coming soon!
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-silvopasture-at-caney-fork-farm/
LOCATION:Caney Fork Farm\, 7 Gibbs Circle\, Carthage\, Tennessee\, 37030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T150000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: FOREST FARMING AT BORING ROOTS AND HERBS
DESCRIPTION:Michael Boring is a second generation root and herb dealer in the Sequatchie Valley of Tennessee. This tour will include a great overview of an established forest farming site\, as well as a brief demonstration of typical post harvest handling and cleaning of forest botanicals. Tour participants will see American Ginseng\, Black Cohosh\, Goldenseal\, Mayapple and other forest botanicals growing under a natural overstory. \n\n\n\nThe tour will highlight the recent catalyzing agroforestry grant progress\, and show sites currently being managed for forest-farmed medicinals\, including goldenseal\, ramps\, and ginseng\, in a 20-acre hardwood forest. The tour will also cover site and species selection\, nursery stock challenges\, and considerations for beginning forest farmers. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required. Click here to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-forest-farming-at-boring-roots-and-herbs/
LOCATION:Boring Roots and Herbs\, 2815 Old State Hwy. 28\, Dunlap\, Tennessee\, 37327\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250711T143000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM SERIES: ALLEY CROPPING AT ASD'S NEW BRISTOL CAMPUS
DESCRIPTION: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 walkabout of the site with live Q&A and time to network.   \n\n\n\nAfter lunch\, we’ll head over to a new silvopasture site in Bristol\, VA\, to see a transitional alley-cropping-to-silvopasture installation.  This site was designed for diversified\, multi-story production\, and integrates hazelnuts\, hardwoods\, and Virginia Pines with hair sheep\, to support both ecosystem and animal health. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required. Click here to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-series-alley-cropping-at-asds-new-bristol-campus/
LOCATION:ASD Greenhouse\, 17444 Singingwood Lane\, Bristol\, Virginia\, 24202\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250613T140000
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: SILVOPASTURE AT BELLAIR FARM
DESCRIPTION: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.   \n\n\n\nWe’ll enjoy a farm tour of the silvopasture\, riparian buffer plantings\, and diverse animal systems\, followed by networking and an Agroforestry Q&A after a brown bag lunch.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about Bellair Farm here.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-silvopasture-at-bellair-farm/
LOCATION:Bellair Farm\, 5290 Bellair Farm\, Charlottesville\, Virginia\, 22902\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250607T173000
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SUMMARY:Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument: Sculpture Unveiling
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nAbout the Sculpture\n\n\n\n\n\nLocated at the High Knob Destination Center\, an in-progress sculpture created by the artist team of Nathan Wachacha David Bush (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) and William Rogers will celebrate the relationships that Appalachian peoples have long held with forest botanicals\, stretching from pre-colonization to today. \n\n\n\nLearn more about the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument at https://forestbotanicalsmonument.org \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSchedule of Events\n\n\n\n11:00 AM – 12:00 PM \n\n\n\nSculpture Unveiling at the High Knob Destination Center with remarks by the sculpture artist team of William Rogers of Cullowhee\, North Carolina and Nathan Wachacha David Bush\, a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community. \n\n\n\n12:00 – 4:00 PM: \n\n\n\nVendor booths\, live music\, food truck\, talks\, and workshops \n\n\n\n4:00 – 5:30 PM: \n\n\n\nGuided Storywalk Trail hike\, starting at the Norton Reservoir Trailhead parking lot \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nClasses and Hands-on Workshops\n\n\n\nAll classes and workshops are free. No pre-registration is required\, but seating is limited so plan to arrive early. \n\n\n\n12:45 – 1:15Eastern Woodland Peoples in Appalachian Virginia: Living Off the LandBy Victoria Persinger Ferguson\n\n\nPresenter: Victoria Persinger Ferguson\, Enrolled Citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation; Presidential Ambassador to Native Nations and Director Solitude/Fraction Site\, Virginia Tech \n\n\n\nClass Description: In this talk\, tribal citizen Victoria Persinger Ferguson will discuss how the earth has sustained us and how we can learn from our Indigenous ancestors. \n\n\n\nBio: Victoria Persinger Ferguson is an enrolled citizen of the Monacan Indian Nation of Virginia. She serves as the Presidential Ambassador to Native Nations\, Director of the Solitude/Fraction Site\, and co-founder of the Indigenous Community Garden at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Virginia Tech\, Ferguson was the manager and lead interpreter for the Monacan Indian Village at Natural Bridge State Park. She is an expert in the foodways and daily living habits of the Yesáh (Eastern Siouan-Speaking Peoples) through the early European colonization period\, knowledge that is informed by first-person documentation\, archaeological studies\, and oral teachings passed down through her family. Ferguson regularly gives invited talks and demonstrations about Indigenous lifeways\, dietary patterns\, agricultural practices\, medicinal plants\, textiles\, and crafts. She has been featured in the Virginia Department of Education’s film The Virginia Indians: Meet the Tribes\, the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s ‘Women and Ginseng’ video series\, and The Roanoker. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1:20 – 1:50Traditional Afro-lachian Herbalismby Ruby Daniels\n\n\nPresenter: Ruby Daniels\, Natural Resources Specialist\, Herbalist\, Forest Farmer\, and Owner of Creasy Jane’s \n\n\n\nClass Description: In this talk\, herbalist and forest farmer Ruby Daniels will discuss African Americans’ history and relationships with plants of the Appalachian region.  \n\n\n\nBio: Ruby Daniels is a Natural Resource Specialist with the USDA NRCS\, a farmer\, a manufacturer of herbal products\, an herbalist\, and the owner of Creasy Jane’s\, an herbal products company based in Stanaford\, West Virginia. Ruby founded Creasy Jane’s to provide education\, herbal products\, and fresh produce to her local community. She gained her knowledge from her elders in West Virginia and expanded her plant knowledge by attending Maryland University of Integrative Health.  Ruby received a Master of Science in Therapeutic Herbalism\, with a focus on Afro-lachian foods and herbs\, field botany\, and phytochemistry. She is a board member of the United Plant Savers and previously worked with a non-profit organization as a consultant in the Agroforestry industry. Ruby Daniels also works on cultural preservation and education focusing on African American relationships to the plants of Appalachia. Her mission through Creasy Jane’s is to educate the public about the power of plants and how to use them to support wellness.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2:00 – 2:50Forest Botanicals Propagationby Robin Suggs\n\n\nPresenter: Robin Suggs\, Herb Hub Procurement Manager at Appalachian Sustainable Development \n\n\n\nClass Description: This hands-on class will cover the concepts of both rhizome division and seed propagation of your favorite forest botanicals.  \n\n\n\nBio: Robin is the Procurement Manager at Appalachian Sustainable Development’s (ASD) Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub. In this role\, Robin identifies and supports medicinal herb farmers to meet secured demand for sustainably grown and harvested forest botanicals\, including American ginseng\, goldenseal\, black and blue cohosh\, and field grown medicinal herbs\, such as peppermint and nettles. Robin also leads seed to sale training with the Appalachian Forest Farmer Coalition (AFFC)\, as well as workforce development for the Wild Stewards Alliance (WSA). Before joining ASD\, Robin was the sole proprietor of MoonBranch Botanicals\, producing native medicinal plants and other non-timber forest products in the small community of Yellow Creek in far western North Carolina. His company supplied the natural products and medicines industry with high quality native raw bulk botanicals produced in their natural habitats. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3:00 – 3:50One Plant\, Many Medicinesby Lori Briscoe\n\n\nPresenter: Lori Briscoe\, Founder of Appalachian Teas & Botanicals\, HerbLAB and The Appalachian Apothecary \n\n\n\nClass Description: One plant offers many gifts. Meet a few of my favorite herbs and learn how to make simple medicines like tea\, folk tinctures\, poultices and more.   \n\n\n\nBio: Herbalist\, writer\, educator and creator Lori Briscoe is passionate about deepening the connections between plants\, people and place. She is driven by a mission to help individuals experience what she calls the Magic & Medicine of Place. For the past 20 years she has been educating and inspiring adults and children to value and conserve Appalachia’s biological diversity and rich cultural heritage to empower a sustainable future for the region. Lori holds a B.A. in Anthropology\, an M.A. in Appalachian Studies and Sustainable Development\, and is a certified herbalist of the Appalachian School of Natural Health. Lori founded Appalachian Teas & Botanicals & HerbLAB to bring full circle her academic and deeply experiential approach to the wonder of the region. Her bioregionally grown and gathered herbs\, tea blends and botanical products lift the body and spirit not only in Appalachia\, but across the country. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFood Truck: Crunch Time Taco\n\n\n\nLocal and family oriented\, the Crunch Time food truck offers amazing tacos and frozen yogurt. Let their family serve yours! For more information\, visit their Facebook page. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVendors\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMadi Bop Shop\n\n\n\nCustom art prints and crochet items relevant to the sculpture unveiling\, including some coloring book pages!  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit Madi’s Facebook page or email Madi at madibopshop@gmail.com.   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAppalcahian Teas & Botanicals\n\n\n\nRegionally sourced and inspired tea blends and herbal products\, education and more. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit the Appalachian Teas & Botanicals website or email them at Apptandb@gmail.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCREASY JANE’S HERBAL REMEDIES\n\n\n\nCombining Appalachian herbal traditional remedies\, science and research\, and spirit to formulate the best herbal remedies for our clients. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit the Creasy Jane’s website or email them at CreasyJane@gmail.com. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFuture Generations University\n\n\n\nFuture Generations University focuses on education and research related to agroforestry for both youth and adults. We work with service providers\, producers and educators to increase awareness and opportunities. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit the FGU website or email Heather at heather.harper@future.edu. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMonuments Across Appalachia Virginia\n\n\n\nMAAV hopes to reimagine what constitutes a monument while commemorating histories and experiences that have been silenced\, denied\, or excluded. \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit moremountainstories.org or email Lauren at ltrice@vt.edu. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCherokee Copper Art\n\n\n\nNathan Bush is a citizen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community. He is a blacksmith and coppersmith working on the revitalization of the pre-colonial style of copperwork and is Program Coordinator for the Cherokee Historical Association. Nathan is a Cherokee medicinal plant expert who learned from a young age about the uses of plants from his parents\, Onita and Mark Bush\, and his grandfather\, Mose Wachacha. Nathan’s goal is to promote Cherokee arts and knowledge and to preserve copperwork as one of the Cherokee People’s traditional crafts. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLIKEN Network\n\n\n\nThe LIKEN Livelihoods Knowledge Exchange Network is a link-tank for communities – to build capacity to grow good livelihoods based on local assets\, to monitor community health and wealth to avoid boom and bust\, and to take evidence-based action for future well-being based on deep understanding of the past.  \n\n\n\nFor more information\, visit the Liken Knowledge website or email Mary Hufford at hufford@likenknowledge.org. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAppalachian Sustainable Development\n\n\n\nASD’s Agroforestry and Herb Hub team will be sharing information about agroforestry practices – like silvopasture\, alley cropping\, and forest farming – that provide growers with a variety of economic\, environmental\, and social benefits. Plus\, the team will share information about the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub\, located in Duffield\, VA. The herb hub’s goal is to help build and support a thriving and sustainable herbal economy in Central Appalachia\, where plant conservation is achieved through profitable cultivation. \n\n\n\nStop by our booth to enter into a free giveaway prize! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMusic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEarl White and Adrienne Davis are a dynamic duo from Floyd County\, Virginia who have been icons in the old-time music and dance community for more than a decade. Earl’s energetic fiddle style upholds the Appalachian tradition while adding his trance-like sound and distinct bowing. He is well known for his extensive repertoire of traditional American fiddle tunes. Adrienne’s steadfast hand on the guitar completes their sound as she drives the bass notes and lays down rhythm. As a duet they perform concerts and instruct at many workshops throughout the United States. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDirections\n\n\n\nThe main event will take place at the High Knob Destination Center (HKDC)\,1147 Laurel Ave. SW\, Norton\, VA 24273.  \n\n\n\nParking at the HKDC is limited to a maximum of 30 cars. Overflow parking is located at the high school (located at 109 Eleventh Street SW) with a free continuous shuttle provided back and forth to the HKDC. If the HKDC parking lot is full when you arrive\, please park at the high school instead and wait for the next shuttle. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nImportant Links\n\n\n\n\nLearn more about the Forest Botanicals Region Living Monument at https://forestbotanicalsmonument.org\n\n\n\nExplore Norton\, Virginia\n\n\n\nLearn more about Monuments Across Appalachia Virginia\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProject Partners and Sponsors
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-botanicals-monument-sculpture-unveiling/
LOCATION:High Knob Destination Center\, 1147 Laurel Avenue SW\, Norton\, Virginia\, 24273
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: FOREST FARMING AT BC FARM\, IN ESTILL COUNTY\, KY
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nStorey hopes to cultivate woodland botanicals and non-timber forest products to meet nursery stock and landscaping demands\, while also incorporating them into teas\, tinctures\, and other value-added herbal products. \n\n\n\nThe tour will highlight the recent catalyzing agroforestry grant progress\, and show sites currently being managed for forest-farmed medicinals\, including goldenseal\, ramps\, and ginseng\, in a 20-acre hardwood forest. The tour will also cover site and species selection\, nursery stock challenges\, and considerations for beginning forest farmers. \n\n\n\nRegistration is required. Click here to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/agroforestry-farm-tour-series-forest-farming-at-bc-farm-in-estill-county-ky/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:SILVOPASTURE AT THE FARM AT WILLOW RUN
DESCRIPTION: 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.  \n\n\n\n The Farm at Willow Run is a 40-acre parcel owned by\, and adjacent to\, Virginia Mennonite Retirement Community. The goal of the farm is to produce healthy\, sustainably grown food to feed and nourish our local community and provide equitable community access to learn and experience food and farming systems. The silvopasture at Willow Run was installed over the last several years as a part of the Catalyzing Agroforestry Grant Program and is a great opportunity to learn about silvopasture establishment and see a young project.  They’ve got many lessons to share from the fledgling phase of this system. We’ll also discuss the atypical land access model at the farm and the opportunity this has created for community-based agroforestry to thrive. \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, but registration is required. Click this link to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/silvopasture-at-the-farm-at-willow-run/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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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/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Southwest Virginia Field School
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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/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Herb Hub
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SUMMARY:FOREST BOTANICALS AND MAPLE SYRUP PRODUCTION AT LAUREL FORK SAPSUCKERS
DESCRIPTION: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 the headwaters of the Laurel Fork stream\, which is a native brook trout area that flows through the George Washington National Forest. It is also home to a high elevation cove forest\, which contains native red spruce trees.  Forest management and sustainability are extremely important to the family\, who are proud members of the American Tree Farm System\, and were awarded the 2019 Virginia Tree Farm of the Year.   \n\n\n\nThe farm produces maple syrup\, shiitake mushrooms\, ramps\, elderberry and ginseng. Current projects include creating migratory bird habitat through specifically designated timber harvests\, planting non-timber forest products in the understory of more mature trees\, establishing wild leeks (ramps) in wet drainages\, and planting heirloom apple and pear trees to maintain the original fruit orchard.  \n\n\n\nThis event is free\, but registration is required. Click this link to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-botanicals-and-maple-syrup-production-at-laurel-fork-sapsuckers/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:FOREST FARMING AT SHADE TREE VALLEY
DESCRIPTION: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 growing woodland botanicals\, including goldenseal\, ramps\, and ginseng. We’ll also discuss their decision to focus on Agroforestry in general and how the grilling and smoking product line has come about and what it takes to manage that in the woodland. Bring sturdy shoes and a “dare to be different” attitude as we think outside the box and enjoy a morning together in the woods.  \n\n\n\nThis workshop is free but registration is required. Click this link to register.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-farming-at-shade-tree-valley/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:Ask An agroforester: Adam Taylor
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/ask-an-agroforester-adam-taylor/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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SUMMARY:Ask An Agroforester: Funding Edition
DESCRIPTION: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 talk about the similarities and differences between these programs and share how some of them can (or in some cases\, explicitly cannot!) stack together with other funding programs to help individuals cover additional costs  Learn more and register today – click the button below!
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/ask-an-agroforester-funding-edition/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230921T153000
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SUMMARY:Alley Cropping Fundamentals: Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals
DESCRIPTION:Alley Cropping FundamentalsSeptember 21\, 2023 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pmVT Catawba Sustainability Center • 4965 Catawba Creek Rd\, Catawba\, VAFREE • Rain or Shine • Lunch Included \n\n\n\nCalling 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. \n\n\n\nThis program will offer a series of in-person workshops combined with online courses\, all designed to be a la carte\, so you attend whichever sessions you choose. 
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/alley-cropping-fundamentals-agroforestry-trainings-for-natural-resource-professionals/
LOCATION:VT Catawba Sustainability Center\, 4965 Catawba Creek Rd.\, Catawba\, Virginia\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230815T153000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T155318Z
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SUMMARY:Silvopasture Fundamentals: Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals
DESCRIPTION:Silvopasture Fundamentals \n\n\n\nAugust 15\, 2023 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pmSouthern Piedmont AREC • 2375 Darvills Rd\, Blackstone\, VAFREE • Rain or Shine • Lunch Included \n\n\n\nCalling 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. \n\n\n\nThis program will offer a series of in-person workshops combined with online courses\, all designed to be a la carte\, so you attend whichever sessions you choose. 
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/silvopasture-fundamentals-agroforestry-trainings-for-natural-resource-professionals/
LOCATION:Southern Piedmont AREC\, 2375 Darvills Rd\, Blackstone\, Virginia\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230720T153000
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CREATED:20230503T154933Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230503T154936Z
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SUMMARY:Forest Farming Fundamentals: Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals
DESCRIPTION:Forest Farming FundamentalsJuly 20\, 2023 • 9:00 am – 3:30 pmVT Kentland Farm • 5250 Whitethorne Rd\, Blacksburg\, VAFREE • Rain or Shine • Lunch Included \n\n\n\nCalling 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. \n\n\n\nThis program will offer a series of in-person workshops combined with online courses\, all designed to be a la carte\, so you attend whichever sessions you choose. 
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-farming-fundamentals-agroforestry-trainings-for-natural-resource-professionals-2/
LOCATION:VT Kentland Farm\, 5250 Whitethorne Rd\, Blacksburg\, Virginia\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230215T180000
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CREATED:20230123T153418Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230130T124635Z
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SUMMARY:Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub Open House
DESCRIPTION: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!
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/appalachian-harvest-herb-hub-open-house/
LOCATION:Appalachian Harvest\, 280 Boone Trail Road\, Duffield\, Virginia\, 24224\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Herb Hub
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220924T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220925T150000
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CREATED:20220622T162114Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220622T162117Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival & Forest Farming Conference 
DESCRIPTION:2022 Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival & Forest Farming ConferenceSeptember 24th & 25th\, 2022Erwin\, TN\n\n\n\nSAT\, 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. \n\n\n\nFor more details about the Festival on Saturday\, visit HERBalachia’s page here: https://herbalachia.com/sassafras-moon-herb-festival/ \n\n\n\n*In the event of inclement weather\, the festival may be canceled. Check the festival website for updates. \n\n\n\nSUN\, SEPTEMBER 25: FOREST FARMING CONFERENCEWhether you’re just getting started with forest farming\, or looking to ramp up production for market\, this conference has something for everyone. Join us for a day of classes in Erwin\, TN and nearby field sessions offered in partnership with the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition (ABFFC) and ASD. This is a ticketed event\, held rain or shine! \n\n\n\nFor more details about the conference and to purchase tickets\, visit ABFFC’s page here:https://www.appalachianforestfarmers.org/sassyfest
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/2022-sassafras-moon-herbal-festival-forest-farming-conference-%ef%bf%bc/
LOCATION:Erwin\, TN\, Erwin\, Tennessee\, 37650\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,ASD Fundraisers,Herb Hub
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SUMMARY:Appalachia SustainabiliTEA Launch Party
DESCRIPTION:You’re Invited! ASD and Appalachian Teas and Botanicals are hosting a brand new tea blend launch party on Saturday\, August 13 from 6-8 PM. This event is free and open to the public. All herbs in this new blend will be sourced locally from ASD’s Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub™ farmers. Join us for an evening of tea tasting\, live music from K.T. Vandyke\, and a chance to meet your local herb farmer! From farm to tea cup\, a portion of Appalachian SustainabiliTea sales will help support Herb Hub™ farmers and our mission to create a thriving and sustainable herbal economy in Appalachia.  \n\n\n\nWe hope to see you there! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn More about the Herb Hub™ \n\n\n\nLearn More about the Launch Party
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/sustainabilitea-launch-party/
LOCATION:Spring House\, 112 Court Street\, Abingdon\, Virginia\, 24211\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry,Herb Hub
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220503T130000
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CREATED:20220328T165338Z
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SUMMARY:Forest Farming calculator Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join ASD and the USDA National Agroforestry Center (NAC) for a tutorial of and input session for the up and coming Forest Farming Calculator tool. The Calculator is a forthcoming Microsoft Excel-based tool that will provide general estimates of income potential from harvesting and selling medicinal forest botanicals (i.e. ginseng\, goldenseal\, black cohosh) from a forest farming operation. We look forward to your feedback to help finalize the tool to best meet your planning needs!
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-farming-calculator-webinar/
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210917T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210918T161500
DTSTAMP:20260609T105803
CREATED:20210816T154436Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210816T154439Z
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SUMMARY:Forest Farming Intensive: Propagation to Processing
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/forest-farming-intensive-propagation-to-processing/
LOCATION:Appalachian Harvest\, 280 Boone Trail Road\, Duffield\, Virginia\, 24224\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210814T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210814T153000
DTSTAMP:20260609T105803
CREATED:20210510T142421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T143711Z
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SUMMARY:Seed to Medicine Chest 2021: Sweet Medicine
DESCRIPTION:Seed to Medicine Chest is designed by ASD’s Agroforestry team to share knowledge with you about growing and creating your own herbal remedies\, from seed to finished product. Our amazing presenters include Michelle Bouton\, founder of the HERBalachia Herbalist Training School\, and Robin Suggs\, experienced forest farmer and Procurement Manager at ASD. \n\n\n\nLast year\, we made Seed to Medicine Chest a virtual event (see recordings of S2MC 2020 here) and were able to reach people across the country\, and the globe! This year\, we are looking forward to offering 3\, in-person\, outdoor workshops\, at the Faith in Action Garden in Abingdon\, VA. \n\n\n\nTo ensure social distancing measures\, we are offering only 15 spots per event. Additionally\, this event will be BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)\, so we can keep everyone safe and lower the cost of attendance. We will be adhering to the most recent CDC guidelines at the time of the workshop to ensure the safety and well-being of all attendees. At this point\, please be prepared to wear a mask for everyone’s continued protection. \n\n\n\nTickets will be $30 PER SESSION\, per person\, which means you need to buy a ticket for EACH SESSION you are interested in attending. Each session will comprise of 2 segments; a segment on cultivation and management of herbs and a segment on creating your own herbal products. \n\n\n\nSeed to Medicine Chest 2021 Sessions offered at checkout: \n\n\n\nSession 1: $30\, Saturday\, July 17\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nHerbal Pestos: Tasty Nutrition & Managing and Foraging Wild Greens (Wild pesto/How to ID/managing populations)Learn how wild weed pesto’s can help our bodies transition from winter sluggishness to vibrant spring green energy! (A great option while we wait until it’s safe to plant basil!) Taste several variations on the traditional Italian pesto recipe; take home pesto samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nSession 2: $30\, Saturday\, July 31\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nHerbal Bitters: Digestive Mocktails & Managing and Foraging Wild Bitters (How to ID/managing populations)Liquid herbal bitters can be a strong ally to support our digestive system. They trigger the body to create digestive enzymes\, secrete bile\, and balance acid levels in the stomach. Taste several bitters mocktails to show they can be very tasty; take home bitters samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nSession 3: $30\, Saturday\, Aug 14\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nSweet Medicine: Herbal Glycerites for Kids and Pets & Home Drying of Roots and Herbs for StorageSometimes getting herbs into our babies (and fur babies) can be a challenge: herbal glycerites are great\, as the taste is so pleasant. Taste herbal glycerites and learn which herbs are best used in this process of medicine-making. Take home glycerite samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nPlease note that you can also select the “Donation” ticket at checkout if you would like to support ASD’ Agroforestry Program beyond the price of your tickets\, which covers event costs. Your donation will help support medicinal herb farmers and conserve at-risk plants in Appalachia. \n\n\n\nPlease see the following rules and expectations we will require attendees to follow during these events. \n\n\n\nMasks required unless proof of full vaccination can be providedSanitation supplies will be available (hand sanitizer\, alcohol spray)Event will occur rain or shine\, wear weather and garden appropriate clothing and shoesBYOC (Bring Your Own Chair!)No animals\, including pet llamasTickets are per person\, not for per family group or partnersPlease be advised that there are no bathrooms available on site though we will be located near a number of public businessesWe will not be issuing refunds for this event\n\n\n\nWe are excited for you to join us! \n\n\n\nPlease email forestfarming@asdevelop.org with any questions.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/seed-to-medicine-chest-2021-herbal-bitters/
LOCATION:Faith in Action Community Garden\, 798 Hillman Highway\, Abingdon\, Virginia\, 24210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210731T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210731T153000
DTSTAMP:20260609T105803
CREATED:20210510T142846Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210510T142853Z
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SUMMARY:Seed to Medicine Chest 2021: Herbal Bitters
DESCRIPTION:Seed to Medicine Chest is designed by ASD’s Agroforestry team to share knowledge with you about growing and creating your own herbal remedies\, from seed to finished product. Our amazing presenters include Michelle Bouton\, founder of the HERBalachia Herbalist Training School\, and Robin Suggs\, experienced forest farmer and Procurement Manager at ASD. \n\n\n\nLast year\, we made Seed to Medicine Chest a virtual event (see recordings of S2MC 2020 here) and were able to reach people across the country\, and the globe! This year\, we are looking forward to offering 3\, in-person\, outdoor workshops\, at the Faith in Action Garden in Abingdon\, VA. \n\n\n\nTo ensure social distancing measures\, we are offering only 15 spots per event. Additionally\, this event will be BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)\, so we can keep everyone safe and lower the cost of attendance. We will be adhering to the most recent CDC guidelines at the time of the workshop to ensure the safety and well-being of all attendees. At this point\, please be prepared to wear a mask for everyone’s continued protection. \n\n\n\nTickets will be $30 PER SESSION\, per person\, which means you need to buy a ticket for EACH SESSION you are interested in attending. Each session will comprise of 2 segments; a segment on cultivation and management of herbs and a segment on creating your own herbal products. \n\n\n\nSeed to Medicine Chest 2021 Sessions offered at checkout: \n\n\n\nSession 1: $30\, Saturday\, July 17\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nHerbal Pestos: Tasty Nutrition & Managing and Foraging Wild Greens (Wild pesto/How to ID/managing populations)Learn how wild weed pesto’s can help our bodies transition from winter sluggishness to vibrant spring green energy! (A great option while we wait until it’s safe to plant basil!) Taste several variations on the traditional Italian pesto recipe; take home pesto samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nSession 2: $30\, Saturday\, July 31\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nHerbal Bitters: Digestive Mocktails & Managing and Foraging Wild Bitters (How to ID/managing populations)Liquid herbal bitters can be a strong ally to support our digestive system. They trigger the body to create digestive enzymes\, secrete bile\, and balance acid levels in the stomach. Taste several bitters mocktails to show they can be very tasty; take home bitters samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nSession 3: $30\, Saturday\, Aug 14\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nSweet Medicine: Herbal Glycerites for Kids and Pets & Home Drying of Roots and Herbs for StorageSometimes getting herbs into our babies (and fur babies) can be a challenge: herbal glycerites are great\, as the taste is so pleasant. Taste herbal glycerites and learn which herbs are best used in this process of medicine-making. Take home glycerite samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nPlease note that you can also select the “Donation” ticket at checkout if you would like to support ASD’ Agroforestry Program beyond the price of your tickets\, which covers event costs. Your donation will help support medicinal herb farmers and conserve at-risk plants in Appalachia. \n\n\n\nPlease see the following rules and expectations we will require attendees to follow during these events. \n\n\n\nMasks required unless proof of full vaccination can be providedSanitation supplies will be available (hand sanitizer\, alcohol spray)Event will occur rain or shine\, wear weather and garden appropriate clothing and shoesBYOC (Bring Your Own Chair!)No animals\, including pet llamasTickets are per person\, not for per family group or partnersPlease be advised that there are no bathrooms available on site though we will be located near a number of public businessesWe will not be issuing refunds for this event\n\n\n\nWe are excited for you to join us! \n\n\n\nPlease email forestfarming@asdevelop.org with any questions.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/seed-to-medicine-chest-2021-herbal-bitters-2/
LOCATION:Faith in Action Community Garden\, 798 Hillman Highway\, Abingdon\, Virginia\, 24210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210717T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210717T153000
DTSTAMP:20260609T105803
CREATED:20210510T142216Z
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SUMMARY:Seed to Medicine Chest 2021: Herbal Pestos
DESCRIPTION:Seed to Medicine Chest is designed by ASD’s Agroforestry team to share knowledge with you about growing and creating your own herbal remedies\, from seed to finished product. Our amazing presenters include Michelle Bouton\, founder of the HERBalachia Herbalist Training School\, and Robin Suggs\, experienced forest farmer and Procurement Manager at ASD. \n\n\n\nLast year\, we made Seed to Medicine Chest a virtual event (see recordings of S2MC 2020 here) and were able to reach people across the country\, and the globe! This year\, we are looking forward to offering 3\, in-person\, outdoor workshops\, at the Faith in Action Garden in Abingdon\, VA. \n\n\n\nTo ensure social distancing measures\, we are offering only 15 spots per event. Additionally\, this event will be BYOC (Bring Your Own Chair)\, so we can keep everyone safe and lower the cost of attendance. We will be adhering to the most recent CDC guidelines at the time of the workshop to ensure the safety and well-being of all attendees. At this point\, please be prepared to wear a mask for everyone’s continued protection. \n\n\n\nTickets will be $30 PER SESSION\, per person\, which means you need to buy a ticket for EACH SESSION you are interested in attending. Each session will comprise of 2 segments; a segment on cultivation and management of herbs and a segment on creating your own herbal products. \n\n\n\nSeed to Medicine Chest 2021 Sessions offered at checkout: \n\n\n\nSession 1: $30\, Saturday\, July 17\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nHerbal Pestos: Tasty Nutrition & Managing and Foraging Wild Greens (Wild pesto/How to ID/managing populations)Learn how wild weed pesto’s can help our bodies transition from winter sluggishness to vibrant spring green energy! (A great option while we wait until it’s safe to plant basil!) Taste several variations on the traditional Italian pesto recipe; take home pesto samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nSession 2: $30\, Saturday\, July 31\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nHerbal Bitters: Digestive Mocktails & Managing and Foraging Wild Bitters (How to ID/managing populations)Liquid herbal bitters can be a strong ally to support our digestive system. They trigger the body to create digestive enzymes\, secrete bile\, and balance acid levels in the stomach. Taste several bitters mocktails to show they can be very tasty; take home bitters samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nSession 3: $30\, Saturday\, Aug 14\, 1:00pm – 3:30pm: \n\n\n\nSweet Medicine: Herbal Glycerites for Kids and Pets & Home Drying of Roots and Herbs for StorageSometimes getting herbs into our babies (and fur babies) can be a challenge: herbal glycerites are great\, as the taste is so pleasant. Taste herbal glycerites and learn which herbs are best used in this process of medicine-making. Take home glycerite samples and recipes.\n\n\n\nPlease note that you can also select the “Donation” ticket at checkout if you would like to support ASD’ Agroforestry Program beyond the price of your tickets\, which covers event costs. Your donation will help support medicinal herb farmers and conserve at-risk plants in Appalachia. \n\n\n\nPlease see the following rules and expectations we will require attendees to follow during these events. \n\n\n\nMasks required unless proof of full vaccination can be providedSanitation supplies will be available (hand sanitizer\, alcohol spray)Event will occur rain or shine\, wear weather and garden appropriate clothing and shoesBYOC (Bring Your Own Chair!)No animals\, including pet llamasTickets are per person\, not for per family group or partnersPlease be advised that there are no bathrooms available on site though we will be located near a number of public businessesWe will not be issuing refunds for this event\n\n\n\nWe are excited for you to join us! \n\n\n\nPlease email forestfarming@asdevelop.org with any questions.
URL:https://asdevelop.org/event/seed-to-medicine-chest-2021-herbal-pestos/
LOCATION:Faith in Action Community Garden\, 798 Hillman Highway\, Abingdon\, Virginia\, 24210\, United States
CATEGORIES:Agroforestry
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