Mark your calendar for Thursday, April 25th. We’ve got a great panel for you, all about Youth Engagement in Agroforestry. Dana Beegle and Ryan Huish are joining us for a deep discussion about how to get young people involved and keep them coming back for more. If you’re working with youth, you won’t want to miss […]
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. Learn more and register.
Join us for stop #1 on our 2024 Agroforestry Farm Tour, as we visit Lick Skillet Farm in New Market, TN. Come see 400 silvopasture trees installed with innovative protection methods on a commercial-scale grass-fed cattle farm. Tour includes an in-depth look at how the system works, including challenges with livestock, maintenance, and funding. Discussion […]
We're having a plant sale! The ASD "Late Bloomers" Greenhouse will be open 10 am - 6 pm the week of May 6 - every day EXCEPT Wednesday, 8th - plus on May 13 & 14. We have 300+ trays (that's more than 10k seeds) of veggie, herb, and flower starts, priced at $2 per […]
A limited number of guests will experience a three-course, locally sourced seasonal meal prepared and served family style by Katlin and Mohsin Kazmi of The Pakalachian. Hosted by Kelly Ridge Farms, LLC, guests will enjoy a unique, curated menu that features items not currently on the menu, perfectly paired with Tumbling Creek Ciders (pressed and […]
Join us for stop #2 on our 2024 Agroforestry Farm Tour, as we visit Appalachian Cove Farm in Duffield. Come learn about integrated agroforestry practices from ethnobotanist and forest farmer, Dr. Ryan Huish. Ryan has applied his research interests in botany and sociocultural anthropology to his home and farm, where he and his family practice […]
Red Tail Grove is a 10-acre regenerative farm with a focus on multi-species intensive grazing and market gardening. They are entering year two of the business, and year three of farming. Grass-fed lamb, organic eggs, various veg, and some cut flowers. Their products are produced utilizing intensively managed grazing practices that produce high-quality meat and […]
Stop by the Growing Together Community Garden on June 21 from 4-6 for a bit of food, fun, and games for everyone. We’re hosting this event to share all the programs and services ASD offers to farmers and gardeners of any level, and to the community through training, education, and food donations. Tour the garden, […]
Join us June 24 (6 pm) at the Tazewell County Public Library (Bluefield Branch) for our Food Preservation Grow Your Own Workshop. Associate Professor Ryan Dorkoski will join us for an exciting evening about... pickles! Ryan is a pro when it comes to fermentation. He will explain the science behind it, and provide some samples […]
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 […]
Join us June 27 (5-8 pm) at Pleasant View Methodist Church, for our Food Preservation Grow Your Own Workshop. Andrea Haubner from Virginia Cooperative Extension Services will teach us how to can preserves and vegetables. Space is limited in the kitchen area (to make and take home the preserves) - it is reserved for Grow […]
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. At Kelly Ridge, Justen will discuss their […]