ONSITE | Saturday, June 8, 1:30 – 4:30 p.m. Gain a better understanding and appreciation for the multitude of contributions from African Americans to the farm, garden, herbal, horticultural and scientific traditions of the U.S. We’ll consider crops brought to this country from Africa, traditional diets combining those plants with the native plants of the […]
ONSITE | Saturday, June 15, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Celebrate the ephemeral beauty of flowers during this immersive morning nature retreat! In Japan, the birthplace of forest bathing (Shinrin Yoku), they celebrate the annual cherry blossom bloom (Sakura) with a practice known as Hanami, which translates to “contemplate the flowers.” This experience gently invites […]
ONLINE | Wednesday, June 19, 1 – 3 p.m. Western North Carolina’s lush mountain forests are home to dozens of species of trees and woody shrubs. In this online class, participants will learn how to identify many of the region’s tree species based on habitats, individual characteristics, including leaves, and uses both by humans and […]
FIELD | Thursday, June 20, 1 – 4 p.m. A hundred years ago the American Chestnut was the dominant tree on many low- to mid-elevation slopes and ridges in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. During the first half of the twentieth century, Chestnut Blight, caused by an introduced fungus, killed virtually every mature Chestnut tree in […]