Join Soirée-Leone to explore how fermented foods are essential to our health and wellness, personally and community-wide. These workshops will help you integrate these skills into your everyday life with a deeper knowledge of the process and ingredients. Register and learn more here.

Join Soirée-Leone to explore how fermented foods are essential to our health and wellness, personally and community-wide. These workshops will help you integrate these skills into your everyday life with a deeper knowledge of the process and ingredients. Register and learn more here.

Effectively managing weeds can be the most labor-intensive for ecological crop and vegetable production. This online workshop will cover common weed biology, ecology, and identification. You will also learn preventative, mechanical, and cultural practices you can implement to reduce weed pressure on your farm. Mary Carroll will share their weed management practices to identify weeds and reduce weed pressure at Red Scout Farm. Learn more here.

In this online workshop, we’ll explore ecologically based preventive, cultural, and integrated practices to reduce the impact of disease on your farm. You will thoroughly understand what causes disease, identification techniques, and best management practices for reducing damage from disease. The owner/operators of TendWell Farm will share the disease management practices they use to prevent disease and promote disease resistance on their 200-acre Certified Organic Farm. Learn more here.

In this online workshop, you will gain an ecological understanding of pests, including their biology, how to sample for pests and beneficial insects, and their relationship to soil and nutrient management. You will also learn management strategies commonly used to prevent pest damage and promote benefits and be equipped to develop a plan to manage pest outbreaks effectively on your farm. Tom Elmore will share his 30+ years of experience, highlighting the pest management practices that have worked for Thatchmore Farm. Learn more here.

An exploratory workshop designed to help aspiring farmers plot a course toward a successful farming venture. Learn more here.

This online workshop will give you an in-depth look at the principles and practices of soil health management and the challenges and opportunities of managing soil health. Participants will learn the natural and human factors influencing soil organic matter content and the ecological processes responsible for promoting soil health in agricultural operations. Learn more here.

Join Organic Growers School for Sow & Grow Fest, a family-friendly event celebrating Western North Carolina’s vibrant food and farming community.  Learn more here.

Learn to control common garden pests by supporting abundant diverse insect communities with plantings and other critical components.

Learn the fundamentals of designing and installing native plants to cultivate thriving ecosystems right in your own backyard.

Learn the fundamentals of designing and installing native plants to cultivate thriving ecosystems right in your own backyard.

This workshop will incorporate the history of the indigo plant, how artists use it today, and how to grow and use indigo on a small scale.