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Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Garden Planting

This lesson will provide a guide to warm weather and cold weather crops, plus appropriate garden spacing. You will also learn about “companion plants,” plants you can utilize to help […]

Free

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Irrigation

Our irrigation course will show you the different methods of creating irrigation systems, and how to implement them into our gardens. This class is virtual and will be held through […]

Free

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Garden Maintenance

This lesson provides the fundamental understanding of WISP, which stands for Weed suppression, Integrated pest management, Soil health, and Plant health. You and your plants won’t want to miss it!This […]

Free

AGROFORESTRY FARM SERIES: ALLEY CROPPING AT ASD’S NEW BRISTOL CAMPUS

ASD Greenhouse 17444 Singingwood Lane, Bristol, Virginia, United States

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 […]

Free

Forest Botanicals Monument Sculpture Unveiling

High Knob Destination Center 1147 Laurel Avenue SW, Norton, Virginia

Save the date! 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 […]

Free

AGROFORESTRY FARM TOUR SERIES: SILVOPASTURE AT BELLAIR FARM

Bellair Farm 5290 Bellair Farm, Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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 […]

Free

Grow Your Own Beginner Class: Food Preservation (IN PERSON)

Pleasant View Church 18416 Lee Hwy, Abingdon, Virginia, United States

This will be an in-person workshop, where we will have a guest come show us the basics principles of preserving our produce.Email Joe Kohn at jkhon@asdevelop.org if you are interested. […]

Free

Grow Your Own Intermediate Class: Food Safety

This course will teach the practices that ensure the food you grow and harvest is safe to eat and free from harmful pathogens, contaminants, and toxins. Since food is grown […]

Free
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