by sahcadmin | Jan 19, 2018 | Farmer Incubator Program, French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm, Stewardship Stories, Volunteer Stories, Volunteers of the Year
Our Community Farm continues to serve as a model — balancing agricultural production with environmental responsibility while providing educational opportunities. Farmer Incubator Program Will Salley and Savannah Salley of Headwaters Market Garden use a unique French...
by sahcadmin | Mar 3, 2017 | Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
We welcomed the French Broad River Academy Girls for a volunteer work day on our Community Farm on March 2. The middle school students explored the farm on an educational hike led by Chris Link, our Community Farm and Food Associate. Then they volunteered in the...
by sahcadmin | Nov 22, 2016 | French Broad River Valley, Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
This month, twelve 7th grade boys from the French Broad River Academy (FBRA) volunteered at our Community Farm. We are grateful for assistance from these positive, hard-working students! Service learning is a vital piece of the FBRA curriculum, and they partner with...
by sahcadmin | Dec 17, 2014 | Our Community Farm, Volunteer Stories
Middle school kids these days have a bit of a bad rap — they watch too much TV, they have no work ethic, and they never go outside. Well, whoever says that has never met the students from the French Broad River Academy. Over the past year-and-a-half the 6th, 7th, and...
