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GAP 101 & Western NC Market Opportunities Apr 9, 2020 – 9:00am-4:00pm Warren Wilson College Cottage Garden 701 Warren Wilson Rd, Swannanoa, NC 28778 Our full day workshop will provide the complete package from farm food safety to market Register Now >>

Webinar Demonstration of the FoodRoute: Southwestern NC Mapping Tool Thursday, September 10th - 2:00pm Join the webinar >> Our recent addition to the Shop Safe, Shop Local NC Campaign is the launch of FoodRoute: Southwestern NC, a collaborative project with The Southwestern Commission (SWC) and The Rivendell Farms of the Carolinas, spearheaded by SWC intern [...]

Join us for our next event series all about high tunnels! Seminar Three Production Techniques for High Tunnels - Food Safety Plans and Marketing by N.C. Cooperative Extension, Clay County.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   Date And Time  Tue, November 17, 2020, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST FREE EVENT- Online Event   [...]

Friday Conversation With Christina Newhouse about WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP)   Laura Lauffer interviews Christina Newhouse to discuss the WNC Energy Cost-share Assistance Program (energyCAP). EnergyCAP aims to support and empower WNC farmers and small businesses in discovering good energy decisions that will help their bottom line and create a more robust and [...]

Agribusiness Summit - Virtual Conference December 7th, 2020 Mon 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Topic: Agribusiness Download the virtual conference flyer.   This year we have taken the Agribusiness Summit Online! In collaboration with the Small Business Centers in Western North Carolina, we are pleased to bring you the 2020 Virtual Agribusiness Summit. The 2020 [...]

Friday Conversation With Audubon Conservation Biologist Aimee Tomcho about the ForestHer program and women land stewardship in NC! Aimee Tomcho is a Conservation Biologist who manages the National Audubon Society’s Working Lands program in North Carolina, which focuses on how birds can be great messengers about best private lands farming and forestry practices. Together with [...]

When: Tuesdays in January, 1:00pm – 2:30pm Is Agritourism right for your farming operation? NC State Extension-Tourism's work with small farms across the state reveals that many small farmers report high interest in receiving visitors as a strategy to earn additional income, selling farm products to the visitors, enhancing customer relationships and even involving guests [...]

When: Eight sessions starting Monday, Jan 18 2021- March 8 2021 Time: 6:oo pm- 9:00 pm Where: Southwestern Community College Small Business Center: Burrell Conf. Center- Rooms C & D Register HERE Fee: No Cost Turn your interest in growing vegetables, fruits, herbs, other crops and livestock into a sustainable agriculture-based business. This practical hands-on [...]