
Garden Helpline
One on one gardening support with Extension Master Gardener volunteers for plant IDs, pest and disease issues, soil questions, and seasonal planting guidance. Get help by phone, email, or dropping by the Extension Office.
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Master Gardener volunteers provide one on one help with garden troubleshooting, plant care, and pest or disease questions. Get practical, research backed guidance via phone, email, or a drop in visit at the county extension office.

Master Gardener volunteers provide one on one help with garden troubleshooting, plant care, and pest or disease questions. Get practical, research backed guidance via phone, email, or a drop in visit at the county extension office.
Master Gardener volunteers provide one on one help with garden troubleshooting, plant care, and pest or disease questions. Get practical, research backed guidance via phone, email, or a drop in visit at the county extension office.

Drop in for research-backed gardening guidance and plant problem troubleshooting with local horticulture experts. Get help with soil, pests, pruning, and seasonal planting tailored to Buncombe County conditions.

Drop in for research-backed gardening guidance and plant problem troubleshooting with local horticulture experts. Get help with soil, pests, pruning, and seasonal planting tailored to Buncombe County conditions.
Drop in for research-backed gardening guidance and plant problem troubleshooting with local horticulture experts. Get help with soil, pests, pruning, and seasonal planting tailored to Buncombe County conditions.
A four hour commercial pesticide recertification workshop focused on maintaining licensure and safe application practices. Led by N.C. Cooperative Extension at the Buncombe County Center for working applicators needing continuing education.
A four hour commercial pesticide recertification workshop focused on maintaining licensure and safe application practices. Led by N.C. Cooperative Extension at the Buncombe County Center for working applicators needing continuing education.
A four hour commercial pesticide recertification workshop focused on maintaining licensure and safe application practices. Led by N.C. Cooperative Extension at the Buncombe County Center for working applicators needing continuing education.

Guided dusk foraging stroll around Asheville identifying wild edible plants, berries, and seasonal mushrooms, emphasizing safe identification, sustainable harvesting, and hands-on community learning for beginners and curious local foragers.

Guided dusk foraging stroll around Asheville identifying wild edible plants, berries, and seasonal mushrooms, emphasizing safe identification, sustainable harvesting, and hands-on community learning for beginners and curious local foragers.
Guided dusk foraging stroll around Asheville identifying wild edible plants, berries, and seasonal mushrooms, emphasizing safe identification, sustainable harvesting, and hands-on community learning for beginners and curious local foragers.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.
Hands-on herbal agriculture training focused on harvesting aerial medicinal herbs and post harvest handling to preserve potency and quality. Practical best practices for producing high grade ingredients for value added herbal products at a research and extension farm.

Free ongoing educational programming for Western North Carolina residents centered on practical resilience skills and community support. Drop in for learning sessions that connect participants with local resources and tools for navigating stress and recovery.

Free ongoing educational programming for Western North Carolina residents centered on practical resilience skills and community support. Drop in for learning sessions that connect participants with local resources and tools for navigating stress and recovery.
Free ongoing educational programming for Western North Carolina residents centered on practical resilience skills and community support. Drop in for learning sessions that connect participants with local resources and tools for navigating stress and recovery.
Hands-on repair clinic focused on mending clothing and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. Bring broken items for practical guidance, troubleshooting, and waste-reducing reuse.
Hands-on repair clinic focused on mending clothing and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. Bring broken items for practical guidance, troubleshooting, and waste-reducing reuse.
Hands-on repair clinic focused on mending clothing and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. Bring broken items for practical guidance, troubleshooting, and waste-reducing reuse.

A spring garden sale in Black Mountain Town Square with plants and gardening finds to browse and take home. Community-minded shopping outdoors with a beautification focus and seasonal greenery.

A spring garden sale in Black Mountain Town Square with plants and gardening finds to browse and take home. Community-minded shopping outdoors with a beautification focus and seasonal greenery.
A spring garden sale in Black Mountain Town Square with plants and gardening finds to browse and take home. Community-minded shopping outdoors with a beautification focus and seasonal greenery.
Hands-on build session creating a take-home bee hotel while learning about Western North Carolina’s native bee species and their habitat needs. Limited-capacity workshop at a local nursery focused on pollinator support and backyard conservation.
Hands-on build session creating a take-home bee hotel while learning about Western North Carolina’s native bee species and their habitat needs. Limited-capacity workshop at a local nursery focused on pollinator support and backyard conservation.
Hands-on build session creating a take-home bee hotel while learning about Western North Carolina’s native bee species and their habitat needs. Limited-capacity workshop at a local nursery focused on pollinator support and backyard conservation.

Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.

Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.
Hands on backyard herbalism workshop exploring seasonal medicinal herbs, foraging basics, and simple preparations like teas and tinctures. Participants learn plant identification, ethical harvesting, and DIY remedies in a casual community garden setting.

Hands-on bicycle maintenance clinic focused on diagnosing flats, patching inner tubes, and getting wheels rolling again fast. Practical demos and guided practice in a community bike shop setting with local cycling advocates.

Hands-on bicycle maintenance clinic focused on diagnosing flats, patching inner tubes, and getting wheels rolling again fast. Practical demos and guided practice in a community bike shop setting with local cycling advocates.
Hands-on bicycle maintenance clinic focused on diagnosing flats, patching inner tubes, and getting wheels rolling again fast. Practical demos and guided practice in a community bike shop setting with local cycling advocates.

A school-based evening with a free family meal, tutoring support, and a hub of local community resources. Designed for households with K–12 students to connect with services and academic help in one stop.

A school-based evening with a free family meal, tutoring support, and a hub of local community resources. Designed for households with K–12 students to connect with services and academic help in one stop.
A school-based evening with a free family meal, tutoring support, and a hub of local community resources. Designed for households with K–12 students to connect with services and academic help in one stop.
Hands-on beginner sourdough lesson led by a local Extension Agent, covering starter care, fermentation timing, and baking fundamentals. Practical, skills-focused instruction geared to first-time home bakers.
Hands-on beginner sourdough lesson led by a local Extension Agent, covering starter care, fermentation timing, and baking fundamentals. Practical, skills-focused instruction geared to first-time home bakers.
Hands-on beginner sourdough lesson led by a local Extension Agent, covering starter care, fermentation timing, and baking fundamentals. Practical, skills-focused instruction geared to first-time home bakers.

Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.

Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.
Intensive daylong immersion teaching foundational herbalism: plant identification, sustainable foraging, and hands on apothecary skills like tinctures and salves, tailored for beginners seeking practical folk medicine know-how and community practice.

Guided walk through a working mushroom farm demonstrating spawn inoculation, log and substrate techniques, and fungi identification among shaded beds in the Swannanoa Valley and seasonal harvests.

Guided walk through a working mushroom farm demonstrating spawn inoculation, log and substrate techniques, and fungi identification among shaded beds in the Swannanoa Valley and seasonal harvests.
Guided walk through a working mushroom farm demonstrating spawn inoculation, log and substrate techniques, and fungi identification among shaded beds in the Swannanoa Valley and seasonal harvests.

Monthly women’s gathering focused on bird friendly gardening tips and habitat ideas for backyard spaces. A short speaker segment leads into lingering conversation and community mingling afterward at the community center.

Monthly women’s gathering focused on bird friendly gardening tips and habitat ideas for backyard spaces. A short speaker segment leads into lingering conversation and community mingling afterward at the community center.
Monthly women’s gathering focused on bird friendly gardening tips and habitat ideas for backyard spaces. A short speaker segment leads into lingering conversation and community mingling afterward at the community center.

Botanical inspired works fill the gallery with summer color and garden textures, from florals to plant studies. A seasonal exhibit at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts suited for casual browsing and art lovers.

Botanical inspired works fill the gallery with summer color and garden textures, from florals to plant studies. A seasonal exhibit at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts suited for casual browsing and art lovers.
Botanical inspired works fill the gallery with summer color and garden textures, from florals to plant studies. A seasonal exhibit at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts suited for casual browsing and art lovers.

Two days of garden-focused vendors in the Town Square parking lot, with plants and sale finds geared toward sprucing up yards and community spaces. Hosted by the Black Mountain Beautification Committee as a local beautification fundraiser.

Two days of garden-focused vendors in the Town Square parking lot, with plants and sale finds geared toward sprucing up yards and community spaces. Hosted by the Black Mountain Beautification Committee as a local beautification fundraiser.
Two days of garden-focused vendors in the Town Square parking lot, with plants and sale finds geared toward sprucing up yards and community spaces. Hosted by the Black Mountain Beautification Committee as a local beautification fundraiser.
Hands-on training for small-scale chicken and poultry keeping, covering breeding plans, incubator hatching basics, and flock health essentials. Practical guidance on humane processing and regulations for selling poultry products from a homestead or farm.
Hands-on training for small-scale chicken and poultry keeping, covering breeding plans, incubator hatching basics, and flock health essentials. Practical guidance on humane processing and regulations for selling poultry products from a homestead or farm.
Hands-on training for small-scale chicken and poultry keeping, covering breeding plans, incubator hatching basics, and flock health essentials. Practical guidance on humane processing and regulations for selling poultry products from a homestead or farm.
Hands-on beginner class on identifying Blue Ridge Mountain mushrooms with certified wild foragers, focusing on key field marks and local species. Ideal for new foragers wanting practical, safety-minded ID skills.
Hands-on beginner class on identifying Blue Ridge Mountain mushrooms with certified wild foragers, focusing on key field marks and local species. Ideal for new foragers wanting practical, safety-minded ID skills.
Hands-on beginner class on identifying Blue Ridge Mountain mushrooms with certified wild foragers, focusing on key field marks and local species. Ideal for new foragers wanting practical, safety-minded ID skills.