by sahcadmin | Aug 28, 2017 | Farmer Incubator Program, Our Community Farm
We welcome Will and Savannah Salley of Headwaters Market Garden, new vegetable producers on our Community Farm. Their operation focuses on growing seasonal mixed vegetables and culinary herbs. Will and Savannah recently returned to the Carolinas after living in Maui,...
by sahcadmin | Aug 24, 2017 | Farm Workshops, Our Community Farm
In July we hosted an informative workshop on irrigation for small farms at our Community Farm to educate farmers and others about optimizing water use. This workshop — led by Community Farm and Food Associate Chris Link, WNC FarmLink Director Suzanna Dennison, and...
by sahcadmin | Aug 23, 2017 | Farmland Conservation, Our Community Farm
Tamia Dame, our 2017 intern from the Conservation Trust for North Carolina’s Diversity in Conservation Internship Program, spent a portion of her summer interviewing members of the community to explore the relationship between African Americans and agriculture....
by sahcadmin | Jul 25, 2017 | Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories
On Thursday, July 13, we welcomed a group of XploreUSA students to our Community Farm for a workday in the Shortleaf Pine reforestation area. The teen volunteers consisted of international exchange students along with some of their American host siblings. XploreUSA is...
by Cheryl Fowler | Jul 5, 2017 | Hikes, Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
On Wednesday, July 5th, SAHC AmeriCorps member Haley Smith and communications interns Tamia Dame and Fisayo Bashorun helped two local Girl Scouts fulfill a special goal – earning their Silver Award, the highest award a Girl Scout Cadette can ear. Scouts Kylie and...
by sahcadmin | Jun 30, 2017 | Farm Workshops, Our Community Farm
On Sunday, June 25, we hosted an educational farm workshop titled “Protecting Your Biggest Asset on the Farm: Your Body” led by Jamie Davis from A Way of Life Farm. This is the second year we have hosted this informative workshop to teach farmers (and...
