by sahcadmin | Sep 30, 2015 | Farm Workshops, Our Community Farm
“Black Soldier Fly” — the name resonates with fear and dread, and perhaps even conjures an image of winged, facet-eyed soldiers wielding guns. In reality, black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) are useful native critters that chew through organic remnants, helping...
by sahcadmin | Sep 14, 2015 | French Broad River Valley, Land Protection and Landowner Stories
We recently protected 267 acres in two separate conservation projects in the Newfound Mountains, near the area where Buncombe, Haywood and Madison counties converge. We purchased 31 acres at Doubleside Knob in Haywood County, and placed 236 acres into conservation...
by sahcadmin | Aug 18, 2015 | Corporate Partners, Event Recaps
Thank you to our Land Trust Day sponsoring businesses, for helping us raise $13,000 for conservation in one day! We’d also like to give a special THANK YOU to Mast General Store, for allowing us space in the Asheville and Waynesville stores to provide...
by sahcadmin | Jul 24, 2015 | Event Recaps, Highlands of Roan, Hikes
Thanks to everyone who joined us for the June Jamboree this summer! As we prepare to bid adieu to our Project Conserve AmeriCorps Conservation Education and Volunteer Associate, Kana Miller, we’d like to share her account from the day: “Organizing the June...
by sahcadmin | Jun 17, 2015 | Event Recaps, Trustee and Staff Stories
You couldn’t ask for a more Appalachian setting, with flair. As guests arrived at the Farmhouse Gallery and Gardens on May 21, they were greeted by the eerie screams of peacocks who live on the property and nonchalantly flaunt their remarkable feathers. The weather...
