
WNC Food Waste Solutions Summit
Regional food waste stakeholders connect over light bites, free swag, and finished compost while sharing practical composting solutions. Bring a bucket and drop off pumpkins, gourds, and fall decor.
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Connect with western North Carolina food waste stakeholders and explore practical solutions for reducing food waste. This free networking gathering brings local organizations together around sustainability and community collaboration.
Connect with western North Carolina food waste stakeholders and explore practical solutions for reducing food waste. This free networking gathering brings local organizations together around sustainability and community collaboration.
Connect with western North Carolina food waste stakeholders and explore practical solutions for reducing food waste. This free networking gathering brings local organizations together around sustainability and community collaboration.

Free fall mulch and compost pickup supports home gardening, landscaping, and soil enrichment. Collect materials Wednesday through Friday afternoons while the city’s supply lasts.

Free fall mulch and compost pickup supports home gardening, landscaping, and soil enrichment. Collect materials Wednesday through Friday afternoons while the city’s supply lasts.
Free fall mulch and compost pickup supports home gardening, landscaping, and soil enrichment. Collect materials Wednesday through Friday afternoons while the city’s supply lasts.
Hands-on repair night focused on mending clothes and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. A practical, skill-sharing meetup centered on reducing waste and keeping everyday items in use.
Hands-on repair night focused on mending clothes and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. A practical, skill-sharing meetup centered on reducing waste and keeping everyday items in use.
Hands-on repair night focused on mending clothes and tackling common household fixes with shared tools and community know-how. A practical, skill-sharing meetup centered on reducing waste and keeping everyday items in use.
Connect with women owned businesses, discover practical resources, and explore self care in a supportive gathering focused on learning, community building, and personal well-being.
Connect with women owned businesses, discover practical resources, and explore self care in a supportive gathering focused on learning, community building, and personal well-being.
Connect with women owned businesses, discover practical resources, and explore self care in a supportive gathering focused on learning, community building, and personal well-being.

A guided community walk focused on foraging basics and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Expect slow-paced trail time, seasonal observations, and practical tips on safe, ethical harvesting.

A guided community walk focused on foraging basics and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Expect slow-paced trail time, seasonal observations, and practical tips on safe, ethical harvesting.
A guided community walk focused on foraging basics and identifying wild edible plants in the Asheville area. Expect slow-paced trail time, seasonal observations, and practical tips on safe, ethical harvesting.
Hands-on fix it clinic with volunteers helping mend clothing and troubleshoot small household items at a community center. Bring broken essentials for practical repair guidance, waste reduction, and neighborly skill sharing.
Hands-on fix it clinic with volunteers helping mend clothing and troubleshoot small household items at a community center. Bring broken essentials for practical repair guidance, waste reduction, and neighborly skill sharing.
Hands-on fix it clinic with volunteers helping mend clothing and troubleshoot small household items at a community center. Bring broken essentials for practical repair guidance, waste reduction, and neighborly skill sharing.

Health and wellness practitioners connect with industry peers, potential collaborators, and referral partners in a free monthly professional meetup. Guest speakers and shared experience offer practical insights for growing local practices.

Health and wellness practitioners connect with industry peers, potential collaborators, and referral partners in a free monthly professional meetup. Guest speakers and shared experience offer practical insights for growing local practices.
Health and wellness practitioners connect with industry peers, potential collaborators, and referral partners in a free monthly professional meetup. Guest speakers and shared experience offer practical insights for growing local practices.

Free food and essential resources are distributed at no cost, connecting Buncombe County residents with practical support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to the whole community.

Free food and essential resources are distributed at no cost, connecting Buncombe County residents with practical support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to the whole community.
Free food and essential resources are distributed at no cost, connecting Buncombe County residents with practical support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to the whole community.

Residents can safely drop off household hazardous waste and unwanted electronics for proper disposal at a county collection site, supporting responsible waste handling and keeping harmful materials out of regular trash.

Residents can safely drop off household hazardous waste and unwanted electronics for proper disposal at a county collection site, supporting responsible waste handling and keeping harmful materials out of regular trash.
Residents can safely drop off household hazardous waste and unwanted electronics for proper disposal at a county collection site, supporting responsible waste handling and keeping harmful materials out of regular trash.

Free food and essential community resources are available at a neighborhood outreach market, welcoming Buncombe County residents for practical support and connection in an accessible community setting.

Free food and essential community resources are available at a neighborhood outreach market, welcoming Buncombe County residents for practical support and connection in an accessible community setting.
Free food and essential community resources are available at a neighborhood outreach market, welcoming Buncombe County residents for practical support and connection in an accessible community setting.

Learn how Buncombe County’s Agriculture and Land Resources department and Cooperative Extension support local agriculture, land stewardship, and community needs through insights from department leaders.

Learn how Buncombe County’s Agriculture and Land Resources department and Cooperative Extension support local agriculture, land stewardship, and community needs through insights from department leaders.
Learn how Buncombe County’s Agriculture and Land Resources department and Cooperative Extension support local agriculture, land stewardship, and community needs through insights from department leaders.

Bring small appliances, tools, heirlooms, furniture, sewing machines, and other household items for free repair help. Volunteer fixers tackle a wide range of projects, subject to safety limits.

Bring small appliances, tools, heirlooms, furniture, sewing machines, and other household items for free repair help. Volunteer fixers tackle a wide range of projects, subject to safety limits.
Bring small appliances, tools, heirlooms, furniture, sewing machines, and other household items for free repair help. Volunteer fixers tackle a wide range of projects, subject to safety limits.

Free food distribution and essential community resources connect Buncombe County residents with local support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to the whole community, the market may change with weather or holidays.

Free food distribution and essential community resources connect Buncombe County residents with local support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to the whole community, the market may change with weather or holidays.
Free food distribution and essential community resources connect Buncombe County residents with local support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to the whole community, the market may change with weather or holidays.
Local entrepreneurs and professionals meet for free monthly networking, building business connections, collaboration, and growth in a community-focused gathering designed to strengthen Asheville’s small-business ecosystem.
Local entrepreneurs and professionals meet for free monthly networking, building business connections, collaboration, and growth in a community-focused gathering designed to strengthen Asheville’s small-business ecosystem.
Local entrepreneurs and professionals meet for free monthly networking, building business connections, collaboration, and growth in a community-focused gathering designed to strengthen Asheville’s small-business ecosystem.

A public county meeting brings residents together to discuss land conservation over a barbecue dinner, with agenda details and possible schedule changes posted on the county event page.

A public county meeting brings residents together to discuss land conservation over a barbecue dinner, with agenda details and possible schedule changes posted on the county event page.
A public county meeting brings residents together to discuss land conservation over a barbecue dinner, with agenda details and possible schedule changes posted on the county event page.

Free food and essential-resource distribution connects Buncombe County residents with community support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to everyone, the market provides practical assistance at no cost.

Free food and essential-resource distribution connects Buncombe County residents with community support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to everyone, the market provides practical assistance at no cost.
Free food and essential-resource distribution connects Buncombe County residents with community support in an accessible neighborhood setting. Open to everyone, the market provides practical assistance at no cost.

Free food and essential resources are distributed to Buncombe County residents in an accessible community gathering. The outdoor market may change due to inclement weather or holidays.

Free food and essential resources are distributed to Buncombe County residents in an accessible community gathering. The outdoor market may change due to inclement weather or holidays.
Free food and essential resources are distributed to Buncombe County residents in an accessible community gathering. The outdoor market may change due to inclement weather or holidays.

Free food and essential resources are distributed to community members in a welcoming, accessible setting, connecting Asheville area residents with direct local support and basic-needs assistance.

Free food and essential resources are distributed to community members in a welcoming, accessible setting, connecting Asheville area residents with direct local support and basic-needs assistance.
Free food and essential resources are distributed to community members in a welcoming, accessible setting, connecting Asheville area residents with direct local support and basic-needs assistance.

Free food and essential resource distribution connects Buncombe County residents with practical community support in an accessible, neighborhood-based setting open to everyone across the county.

Free food and essential resource distribution connects Buncombe County residents with practical community support in an accessible, neighborhood-based setting open to everyone across the county.
Free food and essential resource distribution connects Buncombe County residents with practical community support in an accessible, neighborhood-based setting open to everyone across the county.

Workers across industries build organizing skills, discuss pressing labor issues, and connect around workplace justice in a recurring monthly assembly focused on collective action and worker-led change.

Workers across industries build organizing skills, discuss pressing labor issues, and connect around workplace justice in a recurring monthly assembly focused on collective action and worker-led change.
Workers across industries build organizing skills, discuss pressing labor issues, and connect around workplace justice in a recurring monthly assembly focused on collective action and worker-led change.
