Press release from Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center: Join the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmer Coalition for a two-day fall training event at the beautiful Montreat Conference Center. The program will focus on all of the ways to add value to Appalachian native forest crops like goldenseal, black cohosh and ginseng so that you can make money doing what you love! Demonstrations, hands-on activities, case studies and expert talks will cover specialized topics on forest botanicals from harvest to the shelf. We’ll kick off Friday with pre-conference tour from 1-3 p.m. of community processing facilities and laboratories in the area, and come together at Montreat starting at 4 p.m. for a group welcome dinner and Vendor/Maker Share Fair, where participants will have the opportunity to share what they are doing or just peruse the tables and meet like-minded folks who are doing interesting things with forest botanicals. Saturday we’ll have options for demonstrations on ways to add value to your raw ingredients, local business case studies, and group lectures. Sunday morning we’ll dive into creative marketing and the multitude of regional resources available to assist you in your endeavors. Topics covered include: harvesting, drying, packaging, labeling, tincture and other herbal product making, nursery and eco-/agritourism opportunities, essential oil production, and more! Our teaching team of makers, producers, industry representatives, cooperative extension, growers, lab personnel, and our forest farming community members will gather and share knowledge and experience over this fun weekend together with plenty of opportunities for networking. Join us for a beautiful autumn weekend in the Blue Ridge Mountains, options available for on-site accommodation, meals, and individualized session registration to fit all budgets. Cost of the full two-day event is $80 including all meals, demos, lectures, and gatherings. Option to add on a Friday pre-training tour for $10. For folks traveling in, various lodging options are available for a separate cost, including at the Montreat Lodge for $20 per person per night. Check out the draft agenda here. Register for this event here.
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Professor to present perspectives on Southern Appalachian dance
Press release from UNC Asheville: Historian Gordon McKinney, professor emeritus at Berea College will present a talk, “The Legacy of Southern Appalachian Dance: From Whose Perspective?” This event takes place at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14 at UNC Asheville’s Reuter Center. Tickets are available at the door; a $5 donation to the Western North […]
Duke Energy releases dam safety information for coal ash sites
Press release from the Southern Environmental Law Center: More than two weeks after local community groups notified Duke Energy that they planned to bring enforcement actions against it for withholding legally required critical dam safety information for coal ash sites across North Carolina, Duke Energy posted the information. A spill from Duke Energy’s leaking […]
Camp in the ‘old style’ at the Cradle of Forestry
Press release from National Forests in North Carolina: The Cradle of Forestry in America invites the public to explore a re-created campsite of the early 1900s during its “Camping in the Old Style” event, Saturday, Oct. 14. A classic camping interpretive team known as the Acorn Patrol demonstrate the low-tech/high-skill approach as practiced in the […]
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award goes to Julia Franks
Press release from the Western North Carolina Historical Association: The Western North Carolina Historical Association is pleased to announce the selection of the 62nd winner of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. This year the winner of the Award is Jullia Franks for her novel Over the Plain Houses. In making the award the Selection Panel […]
NAACP names Humanitarian Awards finalists
Press release from the Jackson County Branch of the NAACP: Enrique Gomez, president of the Jackson County Branch of the NAACP, announced the finalists for the 2017 NAACP Humanitarian Awards. In the individual category, they are: Edda Bennett from Franklin, Ruth McConnell from Webster, Dr. David Trigg from Whittier, Marsha Crites from Sylva and Dr. […]
Lockdown lifted at Henderson County schools
Press release from Henderson County Public Schools: After a report of an alleged weapon on campus, North Henderson High and Apple Valley Middle entered a precautionary “code yellow” lockdown at approximately 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 29, 2017. Deputies with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office responded to the campus, and as part of law enforcement’s security […]
Lecture at UNCA to explore how whiteness shapes multiracial spaces
Press release from UNC Asheville: Sarah Mayorga-Gallo, assistant professor of sociology in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Massachusetts Boston, will deliver a talk on “How Whiteness Shapes Multiracial Spaces: Lessons from Behind the White Picket Fence,” at UNC Asheville on Thursday, Oct. 12 at 5 p.m. The talk will take place […]
City asks for input on Strategic Partnership Funds
Press release from the City of Asheville: City of Asheville Strategic Partnership Funds are designed to help serve the community. The program has multiple goals, such as addressing disparities in low-wealth neighborhoods and developing partnerships to support school programs that help close the achievement gap. The fund is also charged with supporting Asheville City Council’s […]
Asheville Police request help to locate missing person
The Asheville Police Department is requesting help from the public to locate missing person Jessica Nichole Veasey. She was last seen on Saturday, Sept. 2 at her home in the Five Points area. Jessica is described as a white female with brown hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a white tank top, […]
Traveling Vietnam memorial to come to Burnsville
Press release from Yancey County Tourism: The Wall That Heals, a traveling replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, comes to Burnsville for four days, Oct. 12-15. The Wall and accompanying mobile education center honor the soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War and their families. It will be on display at the baseball field at […]
Learn about ‘camera trapping’ wildlife at PARI
Press release from PARI: The public is invited to learn about “camera trapping” wildlife and the Candid Critters citizen science project during an Evening at PARI program Friday, Oct. 13 on the PARI campus. The evening’s activities will include a tour of the PARI site and, weather permitting, celestial observations with PARI telescopes. This Evening […]
Magical show highlights Disability Employment Awareness Month
Press release from The Vanishing Wheelchair: In October, celebrate National Magic Week and Disability Employment Awareness Month with a special production in Asheville. The Vanishing Wheelchair Little Theatre is the permanent home of the 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity for people with disabilities, The Vanishing Wheelchair Inc. The Little Theatre at 175 Weaverville Highway, Suite K, […]
ASAP’s Emily Jackson selected for national leadership program
Press release from ASAP: Leaders from Honolulu to Providence, R.I. — working across a range of fields, including social policy, community development, public health and government — have been selected to participate in the Culture of Health Leaders program. These leaders will explore a diversity of pressing issues in health and equity, such as addressing […]
Habitat ReStore thanks community with customer appreciation sale
Press release from Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity: The Habitat ReStore at 31 Meadow Road will thank the community for its ongoing support by offering 25 percent off storewide from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 7. All ReStore merchandise — including furniture, housewares, appliances, building materials, music, art, antiques and more — […]
Give blood during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Press release from the American Red Cross: During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the American Red Cross encourages eligible donors to give blood to support cancer patients and others. Mary Alice Donofrio gave blood for the first time in memory of her mother, who received several blood transfusions while being treated for breast cancer. “I had […]
Hendersonville Fire Dept. to conduct training exercises
Press release from the city of Hendersonville Fire Department: The Hendersonville Fire Department is participating in a Modern Day Engine Company Operation Class on Sept. 25-27. This class will train firefighters in hose advancement, search and rescue operations, forcible entry, flow path management, and live fire attack. The practical applications will take place at the […]
Foundation Fair coming to Swannanoa
Press release from the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers: On Oct. 18, nonprofits in Western North Carolina will have the opportunity to meet and talk with foundation representatives at the 2017 Foundation Fair, hosted by the North Carolina Network of Grantmakers. The NCNG hosts the Foundation Fair each year to provide nonprofits an opportunity to […]
Annual fair to highlight Cherokee culture
Press release: Experience Cherokee culture at the 105th annual Indian Fair Oct. 3-7. In addition to the typical country fair carnival rides, games, animals and agriculture, find plenty of authentic local traditions, art and food. A parade down the streets of Cherokee kicks off opening day. Watch kids and adults compete in stickball, demonstrations in […]
Walk to End Alzheimer’s raises over $86K
Press release from Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter: Nearly 400 people joined the Alzheimer’s Association’s Asheville Walk to End Alzheimer’s at Pack Square Park on Saturday, Sept. 16. Participants raised over $86,000 to fund Alzheimer’s care, support and research programs. “We want to thank our walk participants, volunteers, sponsors and the Asheville community for […]
African Americans in WNC and South Appalachia Conference coming in October
Press release from UNC Asheville: The fourth annual African Americans in WNC and South Appalachia Conference will be held Oct. 19-21 at the YMI Cultural Center, UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center and The Collider. Conference activities are free and open to everyone, and they include an opening reception on Oct. 19, panel discussions on Oct. 20-21, […]