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Farm to table suppers

Kelly Ridge Farms 30558 Old Saltworks Road, Meadowview, Virginia, United States

Come back with us to where it all started. Chef Charles Parker helped ASD create the first farm to table supper at Kelly Ridge all those years ago! Now guests will experience a 3 course, locally sourced seasonal meal prepared and served family style by Executive Chef Charles of Papa Tom's Cajun Persuasion, Abingdon. Tickets […]

$60

Silvopasture Fundamentals: Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals

Southern Piedmont AREC 2375 Darvills Rd, Blackstone, Virginia, United States

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 […]

Free

Grow Your Own: Heart Healthy Cooking in Abingdon, VA

Faith in Action Community Garden 798 Hillman Highway, Abingdon, Virginia, United States

This month's Grow Your Own workshop covers heart-healthy cooking! Our own Susan Jewell (GYO participant) will be teaching us about heart-healthy choices and providing some delicious snacks! If you have recipes you would like to share, bring them! We love to see what's going on in the kitchen.

Free

Grow Your Own: Heart Healthy Cooking in Tazewell, VA

American Legion Building 222 Central Ave, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

This month's Grow Your Own workshop covers heart-healthy cooking! Our own Susan Jewell (GYO participant) will be teaching us about heart-healthy choices and providing some delicious snacks! If you have recipes you would like to share, bring them! We love to see what's going on in the kitchen.

Free

Alley Cropping Fundamentals: Agroforestry Trainings for Natural Resource Professionals

VT Catawba Sustainability Center 4965 Catawba Creek Rd., Catawba, Virginia, United States

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 […]

Free

ASD’s First Annual HarvestFest

Blue Mountain Therapy 17507 Lee Highway, Abingdon, Virginia

Family-friendly - Free admission - Rain or Shine Featuring a vendor market, live music, kid activities, food trucks, a petting zoo, pumpkin decorating, raffles, a plant sale and so much more!

Free

Grow Your Own: Medicinal Plants

If you'd like to grow your own medicinal plants but aren't sure where to start - start here! This virtual class will be led by ASD's Herb Hub Procurement Manager, Robin Suggs, who has a rather diverse set of skills in horticulture, community development and the production of non-timber forest products (like medicinal plants). His […]

Free

Seed Saving Workshop

Appalachian Sustainable Development 17444 Singingwood Lane, Bristol, Virginia, United States

We're hosting a FREE Seed Saving Workshop on November 4, from 1-3 pm at our ASD Greenhouse at 17444 Singingwood Lane in Bristol, VA. Learn about best practices to save seeds, including identification, harvesting, cleaning, storage, and propagation. We'll have flowers and veggies there to practice on, including sunflowers, celosia, tomatoes, peppers, cucamelons, zinnia, and […]

Free

Painted birdhouse gourd class

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

Learn how to design, paint, and preserve a birdhouse gourd. The gourds were grown in our garden last year, and have been properly dried and are ready to be painted. You’ll leave with a beautiful, custom birdhouse. Get tickets here.

$30

giving Tuesday Campaign

It’s ASD’s annual #GivingTuesday campaign. Will you help us raise $50,000 this year to fight food insecurity in Central Appalachia? This year, your donations are doubled by a 1:1 match, up to $25,000! Donate here.

woven kudzu basket

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

Learn how to freeform weave kudzu, as well as willow and honeysuckle, as you create a colorful and unique basket. We provide all materials, you provide the imagination as you craft a fun and functional indoor basket. Get tickets here.

$30

Tazewell Community Health Fair

Tazewell County Fairgrounds - Fuller Peery Building 515 Fairground Road, Tazewell, Virginia, United States

Join us at this free event sponsored by Aetna Better Health of Virginia, and make sure you have what you need to stay healthy and well as we head into the holidays. We'll be meeting at the Tazewell County Fairgrounds in the Fuller Peery Building, at 515 Fairground Road in Tazewell, VA. Plus, we’ll be […]

Free
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