It’s supposed to be 70 degrees today and that has gotten a lot of people thinking about Spring plantings! Farm Girl is a great local landscape and garden design business that has offered this advice for seed purchases. Check them out for help! SEED SELECTION FARMGIRL STYLE I LOVE selecting seeds for the new growing [...]
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Farm Girl Seed Selection Tips
Posted in Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged Farm Girl, local seeds, no GMO, Spring Seed Selection on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
From Local Farms to Front Doors
Posted in Community Development, Pollinate Collaborations Project, This is Cool, tagged local produce delivery service, Mother Earth Produce on February 9, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Mother Earth Produce is making it easier to eat local veggies and fruits. Mother Earth Produce works with a network of regional farms, delivering produce from farms in Western North Carolina to your door—starting in April 2012. Register (it’s free to register) between now and March 15, you will be entered to win one month ($100) [...]
Smile for Greenways: Show ‘em you want ‘em
Posted in Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, Pollinate Collaborations Project, tagged Asheville, Buncombe County, Connect Buncombe, greenways, making greenways happen, photo campaign, Please on January 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Stephanie Morgan from Asheville-based band stephanies id wants to “Turn off her cell phone” on a greenway Imagine: bike from Asheville to Black Mountain, run from Woodfin to the River Arts District, okay? Awesome. You can make this happen. I can make this happen. Your business, your family, your friends can make this happen, simply [...]
Hot Chocolate 10K: Dad and Daughter Race
Posted in Community Development, tagged community-minded business, dad and daughter, Isaac Dickson 10K, race, The Hands of Sean Perry Co. on January 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sean Perry hopes to make the local community, in addition to the world, a better place…by running a race with his daughter. As a father, he believes in education and, as a community-minded business owner (The Hands of Sean Perry Company), he believes in sponsoring events like the Isaac Dickson Hot Chocolate 10K. You can [...]
Earth Fare Gives Back to Families in Need this Thanksgiving
Posted in Community Development, This is Cool, tagged Asheville, Buncombe County, Early Head Start, Earth Fare, Mountain Area Child and Family Center, Thanksgiving Kindness on November 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Natural food retailer Earth Fare donated more than 70 free-range turkeys to families in need at Mountain Area Child and Family Center today for the holiday season. MACFC provides high quality child care and education, serving children ages 0-5 and their families. MACFC is a blended community, including families with diverse income levels, backgrounds [...]
5K Run+ Walk Supports Tails + Trails–Dogs Invited!
Posted in Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged 5K, Asheville Humane Society, Buncombe County Sports Park, November 19, Tails and Trails on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Buncombe County Tails and Trails race on November 19 supports our community with the Fifth Annual Tails and Trails 5K. Proceeds will benefit the Asheville Humane Society and the Buncombe County Sports Park. Two options to participate, or participate in both: TIMED RUN at 8:30 a.m. (no dogs) and/or FUN RUN/WALK at 10 a.m., Leashed/vaccinated [...]
Turns Out Brian Eno is a Pollinator
Posted in Arts & Thoughts Artistic, Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged 77 Million Paintings, Asheville, Brian Eno, Moog Fest, Smith McAulay, WSM Craft, YMI Cultural Center on October 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Brian Eno’s Exhibit Sheds Poignant Light on Moogfest 2011 “I like art that is magic. I don’t like art that is just clever.” -Brian Eno Brian Eno’s multi-media installation 77 Million Paintings in the YMI Cultural Center on Eagle St in Downtown Asheville is an atmospheric experience, combining a visual collage of digital imagery and [...]
Do you want county-wide greenways? Input needed.
Posted in Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged Connect Buncombe, county-wide greenway system, health and wellness, survey on October 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Friends, would you like to be able to travel Buncombe County, safely, along rivers and to ridge tops without putting a key in an ignition? YES? Me too! No? Let them know. Connect Buncombe is now gathering information from you, from us, in order to plan and develop a county-wide greenway system. Please, take 3 [...]
We Do Campaign for Southern Equality: Evolve.
Posted in Community Development, Education & Knowledge Sharing, tagged Campaign for Southern Equality, equal rights, equality, marriage, We Do on October 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Brave people. Stand with them tomorrow, Friday, Oct. 14 at 2 p.m. in Roger McGuire Park (aka Pack Square Park) in downtown Asheville. Fair and equal under the law.
