Join ASAP for our annual Farm Tour!
…n interact with their animals, and lots more. Passes are $25 in advance. For more information about the tour and to purchase a pass online, visit www.asapconnections.org….
…n interact with their animals, and lots more. Passes are $25 in advance. For more information about the tour and to purchase a pass online, visit www.asapconnections.org….
…-K through second grade. You can find countless variations on stone soup online, but at its heart, it’s a hearty vegetable soup made with whatever ingredients you have on hand. Grains (barley or rice), beans, or meat can also be added to suit your taste. Find both a classic and a vegetarian stone soup recipe here, or use this recipe from the Growing Minds website for cabbage soup as a starting point and adapt based on what ingredients you have a…
…th the most votes. You can look at seed selections from various businesses online or look through seed catalogs. Call any seed company to request a seed catalog. A few great seed companies are: Johnny’s Select Seed: 1-877-564-6697, Territorial Seed: 1-800-626-0866, or Sow True Seed (based in Asheville): 828-254-0708 If you want to try planting slow-growing warm weather crops (ex. tomatoes, peppers, eggplant) from seed, you’ll need to get a jump st…
…ch out directly to u-pick farms in our Appalachian Grown region via ASAP’s online Local Food Guide to find out what their plans are this year. Berry Good Summer Smoothie Serves 1 adult or 2 children Ingredients: 1 banana, fresh or frozen 1 cup strawberries (or berries of your choice), fresh or frozen ½ cup milk or non-dairy milk of your choice ½ cup yogurt Directions: Peel the banana. Wash and cut off the tops of the strawberries. Put all ingredi…
…As a young man, John James Audubon, the renowned American woodsman and artist, had to make a choice between following his father’s dreams for him and discovering his own special destiny. In this book, Robert Burleigh imagines a conversation in which Audubon tells his father why he has chosen to forgo the ordinary life of a shop-keeper and instead live out in nature to develop his art and his relationship with the world. …
…Sheila thinks her next-door neighbors are weird. They hang their laundry on the line, cut their lawn with a push mower, shop at the farmers market, and heat their home with a woodstove. But are they truly weird, or do they have some good ideas? …
…and our CSA (community supported agriculture) members love it. People who shop at our store love it, it’s kind of a treat.” Food Security Resources Food security is a growing issue in NC. Families are struggling to make ends meet and communities have tried to meet that need in a variety of ways. Each county is doing food outreach in a different way, and the YMCA of WNC is doing amazing things! Not only do they serve free meals for kids under the…
…orth Carolina? Contact us to find out how you can get free seeds for your school garden. Visit Sow True Seed on the web at www.sowtrueseed.com….
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu2_G9CbYvo Ever wondered how apples are grown in Western North Carolina? Join Natalie, Rylie, and JJ–the junior farmers at TK Family Farm in Rutherfordton, NC–for a kid’s perspective on growing apples and living on a farm. Hear about how farmers like the Klimstra family help to take care of their land, along with how apples are planted, grown, and processed for sale. JJ also shares his favorite things to do on the…
…nature. Each resource list includes thematic recommendations for children’s literature, local food recipes, lesson plans, activities, and online resources curated by the Growing Minds team….