Home Grown on the Green- Mushroom Innoculation
Hands-on workshop teaching shiitake mushroom inoculation on hardwood logs, covering sterile techniques and spawn placement; participants inoculate and take home their own log to fruit at home.
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Hands-on Earth Day workshop inoculating sustainably sourced cherry, oak, hickory, and birch logs to grow Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Includes beginner-friendly cultivation basics and flavor notes led by NC USDA certified mushroom experts.

Hands-on Earth Day workshop inoculating sustainably sourced cherry, oak, hickory, and birch logs to grow Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Includes beginner-friendly cultivation basics and flavor notes led by NC USDA certified mushroom experts.
Hands-on Earth Day workshop inoculating sustainably sourced cherry, oak, hickory, and birch logs to grow Lion’s Mane, Shiitake, and Oyster mushrooms. Includes beginner-friendly cultivation basics and flavor notes led by NC USDA certified mushroom experts.

Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.

Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.
Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.

Spring work sessions on the land with bed prep, planting, weeding, harvesting, and beginner friendly foraging practice. Casual midweek cabin meetup for learning herbal growing basics while working outdoors together.

Spring work sessions on the land with bed prep, planting, weeding, harvesting, and beginner friendly foraging practice. Casual midweek cabin meetup for learning herbal growing basics while working outdoors together.
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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.
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.
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Hands-on pottery workshop with a playful mushroom theme, focused on shaping and detailing clay pieces step by step. A relaxed studio setting geared toward beginners and anyone wanting a creative afternoon learning ceramic techniques.

Hands-on pottery workshop with a playful mushroom theme, focused on shaping and detailing clay pieces step by step. A relaxed studio setting geared toward beginners and anyone wanting a creative afternoon learning ceramic techniques.
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Hands-on basket weaving sessions using freshly harvested garden materials to create a sturdy harvest basket by semester’s end. Weekly Tuesday evening meetups in a cozy garden cabin with tools provided and flexible drop-in attendance.

Hands-on basket weaving sessions using freshly harvested garden materials to create a sturdy harvest basket by semester’s end. Weekly Tuesday evening meetups in a cozy garden cabin with tools provided and flexible drop-in attendance.
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Hands-on intro to knitting with needles and yarn in a cozy fiber arts cabin, with materials provided and space to bring your own supplies. Beginner friendly instruction and a welcoming environment for all experience levels.

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Hands-on forest and field immersion in Southern Appalachia focused on foraging skills, including wild plant and mushroom identification. Learn wild cooking, preserving, crafting, and herbal medicine making in a small cohort setting.

Hands-on forest and field immersion in Southern Appalachia focused on foraging skills, including wild plant and mushroom identification. Learn wild cooking, preserving, crafting, and herbal medicine making in a small cohort setting.
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Open air funk and groove set by Gotcha Groove on the Village Green lawn, delivering danceable rhythms, tight grooves and summery horn driven arrangements for a community summer concert experience.
Open air funk and groove set by Gotcha Groove on the Village Green lawn, delivering danceable rhythms, tight grooves and summery horn driven arrangements for a community summer concert experience.
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Hands on stream ecology workshop with live demos of macroinvertebrate sampling, water quality testing, and simple habitat assessments; participants practice field techniques and species identification for local freshwater invertebrates and watershed stewardship.
Hands on stream ecology workshop with live demos of macroinvertebrate sampling, water quality testing, and simple habitat assessments; participants practice field techniques and species identification for local freshwater invertebrates and watershed stewardship.
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Hands-on blacksmithing session where you heat steel at the forge and hammer out a functional tool like a bottle opener, oyster shucker, steak turner, or fire poker. On-site upgrade options let you customize your finished piece.
Hands-on blacksmithing session where you heat steel at the forge and hammer out a functional tool like a bottle opener, oyster shucker, steak turner, or fire poker. On-site upgrade options let you customize your finished piece.
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Hands-on composting education with sign-ups for the residential food scraps drop-off program, plus free kitchen totes and a bucket of finished compost. Family-friendly sustainability fun includes painting a community waste reduction mural and connecting with local recycling resources.

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Plant focused happy hour with hands on horticulture tips and casual Q and A on keeping houseplants and garden starts thriving. Relaxed after work social vibe at a Sweeten Creek Road venue.

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Immersive wildcrafting apprenticeship centered on Appalachian biodiversity, with most class time spent outdoors learning plant and fungal identification and seasonal harvesting. Emphasis on ethical foraging, responsible apothecary skills, and relationship-based herbal medicine practice.

Immersive wildcrafting apprenticeship centered on Appalachian biodiversity, with most class time spent outdoors learning plant and fungal identification and seasonal harvesting. Emphasis on ethical foraging, responsible apothecary skills, and relationship-based herbal medicine practice.
Immersive wildcrafting apprenticeship centered on Appalachian biodiversity, with most class time spent outdoors learning plant and fungal identification and seasonal harvesting. Emphasis on ethical foraging, responsible apothecary skills, and relationship-based herbal medicine practice.

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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.
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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.
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Hands on plant magic and herbalism workshop blending seasonal plant medicine, outdoor ritual, and nature based witchcraft practices; experiential immersion suited for beginners seeking forest based craft, ceremonial practice, and practical herbal skills.

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Groove driven, picnic-style alfresco concert featuring upbeat rock and soulful covers by McIntosh and the Lionhearts; free, family-friendly, all-ages community gathering on the village green with casual lawn-chair vibes.
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Groove driven, picnic-style alfresco concert featuring upbeat rock and soulful covers by McIntosh and the Lionhearts; free, family-friendly, all-ages community gathering on the village green with casual lawn-chair vibes.

Hands-on kids camp exploring the journey from local farms to finished cloth through fiber processing, simple weaving, and textile craft projects. Designed for young makers who want a creative, beginner-friendly introduction to sustainable fabric making.

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