Farm to Table Supper
Kelly Ridge Farms 30558 Old Saltworks Road, Meadowview, Virginia, United States
$60
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Forest Farming calculator Webinar
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 […]
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Summer Field School ’22 Class #1: Specialty Produce and Irrigation
Creative Seeds Farm 422 W Glade Street, Glade Spring, Virginia, United StatesJoin us at Creative Seeds Farm for a session on Specialty Produce and Irrigation. With local food in high demand, this course will help you determine what type of crops will help you stand out in a crowded market place. We will also cover how using niche produce can really help drive farm sales and […]
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Summer Field School ’22 Class #2: Season Extension
TNT Farm N Greenhouse 32367 Taos Ln, Meadowview, Virginia, United StatesJoin 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.TNT began in 2012 as a greenhouse and vegetable farm selling retail at three farmers markets, […]
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Summer Field School ’22 Class #3: Aggregation/Distribution
Appalachian Harvest 280 Boone Trail Road, Duffield, Virginia, United StatesJoin us at Appalachian Harvest for a class on Aggregation and Distribution services and more. 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.Founded in 2000, Appalachian Harvest is Appalachian Sustainable Development’s rural food and herb hub. […]
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Buchanan County Apiary and Pollinator Project – Ribbon Cutting
Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure 1124 Chipping Sparrow Road, Grundy, Virginia, United StatesJoin ASD, Thompson Charitable Foundation, SWVA Sportsmen and Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure for the launch of the Apiary and Pollinator project on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at 10am at Southern Gap Outdoor Adventure, 1124 Chipping Sparrow Road, Grundy, VA 24614. The event is free and will feature speakers, a tour of the apiary and pollinator […]
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Summer Field School Class #4: Integrating Multiple Operations
Kelly Ridge Farms 30558 Old Saltworks Road, Meadowview, Virginia, United StatesIntegrating 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. I will discuss our experience (both […]
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Summer Field School Class #5: Rotational Grazing and Cattle Work
Valor Valley Farm 4949 Pounding Mill Branch Rd, Pounding Mill, Virginia, United StatesDarrell Wess and family started Valor Valley Farm in 2017 as a cow/calf operation. They have specialties in good land stewardship, quality cattle, and environmental conservation and sell at livestock markets and to other producers. Join us at the farm for a class on rotational grazing and cattle work to gain knowledge on production methods […]
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Summer Field School Class #6: Beekeeping
Fungirl Farms 19543 Old Jonesboro Rd, Abingdon, Virginia, United StatesDebbie Mott grew up on a ranch in Arizona. Her and her husband had a horse ranch in Coeur d’Alene Idaho and now have a farm in Southwest Virginia.” At The Old Virginia Farm & FunGirl Farms, they are growing hay and mushroom as well as raising bees, horses & German Shepherds. During this class, […]
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Summer Field School Class #7: Forest Farming
Appalachian Cove Forest Farm and Homestead 2857 Cox Chapel Rd, Duffield, Virginia, United StatesJoin us at Appalachian Cove Forest Farm & Homestead to learn about Forest Farming with Ryan Huish. Appalachian Cove farmers 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), practice permaculture, no-till, animal rotation, and alley cropping. They also raise […]
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Appalachia SustainabiliTEA Launch Party
Spring House 112 Court Street, Abingdon, Virginia, United StatesYou'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 […]
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Summer Field School Class #8: Fruit/Apple Orchards
Kelly Ridge Farms 30558 Old Saltworks Road, Meadowview, Virginia, United StatesVisit Tumbling Creek Cider Company’s expanding orchards to learn about cider apple varieties, propagation, planting, maintenance and how to re-establish the apple industry in our region. We’ll tour the Old Orchard where we are rejuvenating 50 year-old trees and have planted many 3 year-old trees, the New Orchard as a high-density trellised system and the […]
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