Appalachian Foraging School
Weekly guided woodland walks focused on safe foraging and wildcrafting, from mushrooms and edible plants to medicinal herbs. Expect moss level close looking, forest critter curiosity, and seasonal tea making with practical take home skills.
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Grounding weekly walks through Asheville-area wild spaces with hands-on foraging for mushrooms and seasonal edible or medicinal plants. Expect close observation of moss, forest critters, and tea brewed from woodland botanicals with safety-focused guidance.
Grounding weekly walks through Asheville-area wild spaces with hands-on foraging for mushrooms and seasonal edible or medicinal plants. Expect close observation of moss, forest critters, and tea brewed from woodland botanicals with safety-focused guidance.
Grounding weekly walks through Asheville-area wild spaces with hands-on foraging for mushrooms and seasonal edible or medicinal plants. Expect close observation of moss, forest critters, and tea brewed from woodland botanicals with safety-focused guidance.
A community nature walk focused on foraging basics and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Learn seasonal safety tips, ethical harvesting practices, and local ecology while exploring outdoor trails together.
A community nature walk focused on foraging basics and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Learn seasonal safety tips, ethical harvesting practices, and local ecology while exploring outdoor trails together.
A community nature walk focused on foraging basics and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Learn seasonal safety tips, ethical harvesting practices, and local ecology while exploring outdoor trails together.
Field-based foraging instruction focused on identifying edible Appalachian plants and fungi, emphasizing safety, ethics, and seasonal harvesting. Expect hands-on ID practice outdoors with practical tips for cooking and home use.
Field-based foraging instruction focused on identifying edible Appalachian plants and fungi, emphasizing safety, ethics, and seasonal harvesting. Expect hands-on ID practice outdoors with practical tips for cooking and home use.
Field-based foraging instruction focused on identifying edible Appalachian plants and fungi, emphasizing safety, ethics, and seasonal harvesting. Expect hands-on ID practice outdoors with practical tips for cooking and home use.
Tuesday afternoons bring rotating hands-on workshops, relaxed craft nights, and shared community meals in a welcoming garden setting. Drop in for creative activities and neighborly connection from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday afternoons bring rotating hands-on workshops, relaxed craft nights, and shared community meals in a welcoming garden setting. Drop in for creative activities and neighborly connection from 4 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday afternoons bring rotating hands-on workshops, relaxed craft nights, and shared community meals in a welcoming garden setting. Drop in for creative activities and neighborly connection from 4 to 6 p.m.
A heart-opening raw cacao ritual centered on sweet remembrance, reflection, and honoring the untamable soul. Expect a grounding, introspective evening with guided intention-setting and community-held ceremonial space.
A heart-opening raw cacao ritual centered on sweet remembrance, reflection, and honoring the untamable soul. Expect a grounding, introspective evening with guided intention-setting and community-held ceremonial space.
A heart-opening raw cacao ritual centered on sweet remembrance, reflection, and honoring the untamable soul. Expect a grounding, introspective evening with guided intention-setting and community-held ceremonial space.
A women’s writing circle moves through the botanical gardens after dusk, drawing inspiration from the nighttime landscape for reflective creative writing, shared prompts, and community connection.
A women’s writing circle moves through the botanical gardens after dusk, drawing inspiration from the nighttime landscape for reflective creative writing, shared prompts, and community connection.
A women’s writing circle moves through the botanical gardens after dusk, drawing inspiration from the nighttime landscape for reflective creative writing, shared prompts, and community connection.
Hands-on instruction covers inoculating sustainably sourced hardwood logs with mushroom spawn for long-term gourmet harvests. Learn practical home-growing techniques and bring the promise of fresh mushrooms to your garden.
Hands-on instruction covers inoculating sustainably sourced hardwood logs with mushroom spawn for long-term gourmet harvests. Learn practical home-growing techniques and bring the promise of fresh mushrooms to your garden.
Hands-on instruction covers inoculating sustainably sourced hardwood logs with mushroom spawn for long-term gourmet harvests. Learn practical home-growing techniques and bring the promise of fresh mushrooms to your garden.
Hands-on gardening workshop on choosing and timing autumn and winter cover crops, plus organic methods to build rich spring soil. Focuses on practical planting strategies that keep beds healthy and attractive through the cold season.
Hands-on gardening workshop on choosing and timing autumn and winter cover crops, plus organic methods to build rich spring soil. Focuses on practical planting strategies that keep beds healthy and attractive through the cold season.
Hands-on gardening workshop on choosing and timing autumn and winter cover crops, plus organic methods to build rich spring soil. Focuses on practical planting strategies that keep beds healthy and attractive through the cold season.
A slow, gentle grief-support walk designed for widows and widowers, set among streamside trails and garden paths. Peer-led companionship creates space for remembrance, open-hearted sharing, and quiet reflection in nature.
A slow, gentle grief-support walk designed for widows and widowers, set among streamside trails and garden paths. Peer-led companionship creates space for remembrance, open-hearted sharing, and quiet reflection in nature.
A slow, gentle grief-support walk designed for widows and widowers, set among streamside trails and garden paths. Peer-led companionship creates space for remembrance, open-hearted sharing, and quiet reflection in nature.
Slow, guided shinrin yoku through native hardwoods, emphasizing mindful breathing, sensory awareness, and gentle walking for restoration, stress relief, and deeper connection to seasonal fall foliage; suitable for beginners.
Slow, guided shinrin yoku through native hardwoods, emphasizing mindful breathing, sensory awareness, and gentle walking for restoration, stress relief, and deeper connection to seasonal fall foliage; suitable for beginners.
Slow, guided shinrin yoku through native hardwoods, emphasizing mindful breathing, sensory awareness, and gentle walking for restoration, stress relief, and deeper connection to seasonal fall foliage; suitable for beginners.
Quiet, guided shinrin-yoku through Blue Ridge spruce and hardwood trails at The North Carolina Arboretum, using slow walking, breathwork, and sensory prompts to reduce stress and deepen nature connection.
Quiet, guided shinrin-yoku through Blue Ridge spruce and hardwood trails at The North Carolina Arboretum, using slow walking, breathwork, and sensory prompts to reduce stress and deepen nature connection.
Quiet, guided shinrin-yoku through Blue Ridge spruce and hardwood trails at The North Carolina Arboretum, using slow walking, breathwork, and sensory prompts to reduce stress and deepen nature connection.
A welcoming monthly circle for integrating psychedelic experiences, sacred plant medicines, and other non-ordinary states of consciousness. Embodied reflection and meaningful connection support personal transformation and lasting change.
A welcoming monthly circle for integrating psychedelic experiences, sacred plant medicines, and other non-ordinary states of consciousness. Embodied reflection and meaningful connection support personal transformation and lasting change.
A welcoming monthly circle for integrating psychedelic experiences, sacred plant medicines, and other non-ordinary states of consciousness. Embodied reflection and meaningful connection support personal transformation and lasting change.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying human through guided reflection prompts and gentle, process-oriented making. Expect supportive community-circle sharing and tools for resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable personal growth.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying human through guided reflection prompts and gentle, process-oriented making. Expect supportive community-circle sharing and tools for resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable personal growth.
A four-week creative practice series centered on staying human through guided reflection prompts and gentle, process-oriented making. Expect supportive community-circle sharing and tools for resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable personal growth.
Gentle Tai Chi, MELT bodywork, and forest bathing combine mindful movement, tension release, and nature immersion in a restorative community wellness gathering amid Kanuga’s wooded surroundings.
Gentle Tai Chi, MELT bodywork, and forest bathing combine mindful movement, tension release, and nature immersion in a restorative community wellness gathering amid Kanuga’s wooded surroundings.
Gentle Tai Chi, MELT bodywork, and forest bathing combine mindful movement, tension release, and nature immersion in a restorative community wellness gathering amid Kanuga’s wooded surroundings.
An easy-paced autumn stroll through colorful gardens offers fresh mountain air, mindful moments, and relaxed conversation. Slow down, enjoy fall scenery, and connect with fellow walkers without the demands of a strenuous hike.
An easy-paced autumn stroll through colorful gardens offers fresh mountain air, mindful moments, and relaxed conversation. Slow down, enjoy fall scenery, and connect with fellow walkers without the demands of a strenuous hike.
An easy-paced autumn stroll through colorful gardens offers fresh mountain air, mindful moments, and relaxed conversation. Slow down, enjoy fall scenery, and connect with fellow walkers without the demands of a strenuous hike.
Learn to identify wild edible plants growing across Western North Carolina during a beginner-friendly class with indoor instruction and outdoor exploration. Discover responsible foraging practices and where autumn plants thrive.
Learn to identify wild edible plants growing across Western North Carolina during a beginner-friendly class with indoor instruction and outdoor exploration. Discover responsible foraging practices and where autumn plants thrive.
Learn to identify wild edible plants growing across Western North Carolina during a beginner-friendly class with indoor instruction and outdoor exploration. Discover responsible foraging practices and where autumn plants thrive.
Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. Spend an afternoon outdoors supporting community green space and local food-growing efforts.
Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. Spend an afternoon outdoors supporting community green space and local food-growing efforts.
Hands-on volunteer gardening brings neighbors together to care for an edible urban park. Spend an afternoon outdoors supporting community green space and local food-growing efforts.
Ceremonial cacao opens a heart-centered night of intention setting, breathwork, and guided shamanic journeying. Expect drum-led visualization, grounding practices, and a restorative group container for inner exploration and emotional release.
Ceremonial cacao opens a heart-centered night of intention setting, breathwork, and guided shamanic journeying. Expect drum-led visualization, grounding practices, and a restorative group container for inner exploration and emotional release.
Ceremonial cacao opens a heart-centered night of intention setting, breathwork, and guided shamanic journeying. Expect drum-led visualization, grounding practices, and a restorative group container for inner exploration and emotional release.
Guided shamatha practice with periods of quiet seated meditation interspersed with mindful walking. An in person, donation free gathering welcoming complete beginners and experienced meditators alike for calm focus and community practice.
Guided shamatha practice with periods of quiet seated meditation interspersed with mindful walking. An in person, donation free gathering welcoming complete beginners and experienced meditators alike for calm focus and community practice.
Guided shamatha practice with periods of quiet seated meditation interspersed with mindful walking. An in person, donation free gathering welcoming complete beginners and experienced meditators alike for calm focus and community practice.
Hands-on poetry writing practice in a calm, intimate studio setting, mixing prompts, gentle critique, and craft discussion. A weekly creative circle geared toward building voice, revision skills, and supportive community.
Hands-on poetry writing practice in a calm, intimate studio setting, mixing prompts, gentle critique, and craft discussion. A weekly creative circle geared toward building voice, revision skills, and supportive community.
Hands-on poetry writing practice in a calm, intimate studio setting, mixing prompts, gentle critique, and craft discussion. A weekly creative circle geared toward building voice, revision skills, and supportive community.