SAHC Farm Incubator Program – 2026 Updates
The SAHC Community Farm has been blooming with life and bustling with activity this Spring! From volunteers in the gardens to birders along the trail to local farmers producing flowers […]
Spring 2025 Youth Education
/in AmeriCorps, Community Engagement, Our Community Farm, Youth Education /by LaKyla HodgesAgroforestry Workshop – Pruning the Silvopasture Project
/in Farm Workshops, Landowner Resources, Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories /by sahcadminIn early February, over 30 participants gathered in the cozy conference room at the SAHC Community Farm, where large windows frame a mountain backdrop. The attendees included permaculture enthusiasts, landscapers, […]
2024 Bike Ride to Historic Alexander Chapel Baptist Church
/in Community Engagement, Event Recaps, French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm /by sahcadminOn a bright Saturday in May 2024, an excited group of 30+ folks gathered to ride bikes, enjoy the outdoors, learn about Black history in rural Buncombe County and farmland […]
SAHC Community Farm Spring 2024 Updates
/in Farmer Incubator Program, Our Community Farm /by sahcadminOur ever-evolving 140-acre farm and education center in Alexander, NC continues to expand with exciting new programs and hands-on experiences. Come out to the farm for a guided farm tour […]
Community Farm Updates – Fall 2023
/in Farmer Incubator Program, Farmland Conservation, French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories /by sahcadminFarm life never stops. Our ever-evolving 140-acre farm and education center in Alexander, NC continues to expand with exciting new programs and hands-on experiences. If you have not been out […]
Partnerships in Education
/in Community Engagement, Our Community Farm, Youth Education /by sahcadminBuncombe County Soil and Water Environmental Educators Jen Knight and Rose Wall partnered with SAHC to bring three different groups of youth campers out to the farm for educational experiences, […]
Spring 2023 SAHC Community Farm Updates
/in Farmland Conservation, Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories /by sahcadminSpring on the farm in the Alexander community has been busy, with a new agroforestry project improving and reshaping the future of land management in our pasture area. Thank you […]
UT Student Volunteers at Community Farm
/in Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories /by sahcadminOn a chilly March morning, the beloved SAHC Community farm was graced by the assistance of ten students from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville embarking on an alternative Spring […]
Our Mission
The mission of the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is to conserve the unique plant and animal habitat, clean water, farmland, scenic beauty, and places for all people to enjoy outdoor recreation in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee, enduring for future generations. We achieve this through long-term conservation relationships with private landowners and public agencies and owning and managing land. We are committed to creating and supporting equitable, healthy and thriving communities for everyone in our region.
Get in Touch
Email: sahc@appalachian.org
Phone: 828-253-0095
372 Merrimon Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
