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From homesteading to health and healing, permaculture to primitive skills, gardening to green building, crafts to children’s activities – there’s something for everyone at the Organic Growers School’s fourth annual True Nature Country Fair.
Held Sept. 25–26 at the Big Ivy Community Center in Barnardsville, 20 miles north of Asheville, the event will feature nearly 50 workshops on all facets of sustainable living, plus demonstrations, exhibits, a farmer’s market, small-livestock displays, nature walks, live music and dancing, and information on community and political activism. In addition, there will be a silent auction of regional artwork, crafts, products and services; storytelling, goat-cart rides and other children’s activities; an old-time music contest; and vendors with local, organic and sustainable products and resources from throughout the Southeast. NOTE: See overview of workshop topics and activities below.
Daily admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children, with an additional fee of $5 per class or nature walk. Gates open at 10 a.m. each day and workshops and activities run from 10:30 until 6 p.m. On Saturday evening at 6 there will be a local foods dinner featuring fresh foods from area sustainable farms. Seating is limited and reservations are encouraged. Cost for the dinner is $20 for adults, $7 for children under 12, and includes a locally made bowl to take home.
For a full schedule of events, workshops and presenters, go here. For further information or to make reservations for the dinner, contact Karen Vizzina at (828) 342-1849.
