2024 Fairy Door-sponsor
28 May – 31 Augustall day
Bullington Gardens
Last year, our fairy gardens attracted almost 9,000 visitors between June and August 2023. We see this as an opportunity to draw attention to Bullington's circle of donors by sponsoring a fairy door. The handcrafted doors will bear the sponsor's name, will be opened by guests to reveal a hidden message and will be given to the sponsors when they are taken down after the summer.
Here are just a few statistics about the 2023 Fairytale Trail and sponsors from last year:
Visitors – The number of local visitors (from a radius of 80 km) was 2,647. Total visitors: over 8,700 from 18 countries, 41 different states and D.C., 138 cities in N.C., 52 cities in S.C.
Appeared on WLOS and more than 15 print publications.
Appeared in over a hundred social media posts (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.)
Acknowledgment of sponsors was printed on 1,350 of the Woodland Gazettes distributed to children during their visit.
Sponsors were featured in our Friends of Bullington newsletter.
The Fairy Garden dates run from June 1, 2024 through August 31, 2024. Consider becoming one of our 'Sponsors with Heart' by purchasing a fairy door. We need to hear from you by April 15, 2024 so that we can adjust your door and message in time for the grand opening of our Fairy Gardens kick-off.
Fairy Door Sponsorinformatie:
Thank you for supporting Bullington Gardens and sharing our passion for providing WNC with magical public gardens that aim to connect with the natural world and provide science education.
Data: 1 June - 31 August 2024
Locatie: Bullington Gardens Fairy Trail, 95 Upper Red Oak Trail, Hendersonville, NC 28792
Sponsorship benefits $350
Company or name mentioned on a medium sized (approx) 30 cm fairy house door. (You can help our artist design if you order early enough)
Sponsorship recognition in the Bullington Board newsletter.
Recognition on Bullington Gardens social media pages.
Sponsor logo and link on Bullington Gardens website for 90 days
Donation is tax deductible.
Invoices and tax-deductible receipts are sent by Bullington Gardens, Inc. Please submit payment and the form below by April 15, 2024. If you have any questions, please contact Annie Higgins at[email protected]of bel (828) 698-6104
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Digital: ASAP's Local Food Guide 2024-2025
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ASAP's Local Food Guide, the annual free publication for finding local food and farms, has been updated for the 2024-2025 season. This definitive resource features hundreds of Appalachian GrownTM certified farms, farmers markets, restaurants, groceries, artisan producers and more in western North Carolina and surrounding counties in Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina. A digital version of the printed guide can be viewedasapconnections.org/guide.
In addition to the main content, the 2024-2025 edition includes stories that highlight the diversity of agriculture in the region. Delia Jovel Dubón of Tierra Fértil Coop (photo on the cover) talks about creating a sense of belonging in the Spanish-speaking immigrant community in Henderson County. Lyric and Noah East of Wild East Farmin McDowell County describe the journey through their first full year of farming and how they arrived at “a rough draft that works.” Kaci Nidiffer of The Liar's Tablein Avery County shares how scaling and opening more retail locations has created stronger connections with customers and the community. The issue concludes with recipes from farmers at Two Trees Farm (Sustainabillies), Lee's One Fortune Farm, Two Stones Farm + Mill, Carringer Farms and Terra Lingua Growers.
“The Local Food Guide is a wonderful way to share the stories of this place,” said Sarah Hart, director of communications and engagement for ASAP. “To emphasize this sense of place, entries in this year's guide are divided into nine sub-regions with a brief introduction to what makes local farms unique in each area.”
Look for the Guideat farmers markets, visitor centers, libraries, groceries, restaurants and other partner businesses throughout the region. Copies of the guide can also be picked up in the lobby of ASAP's Asheville office at 306 W. Haywood St., Tuesday through Thursday at 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. If you need help finding your way, please contact us ASAP of a copy in your area or if you are interested in distributing a guide for your business.
In addition to the printed Guide, ASAP maintains the online Local Food Guideappalachiangrown.org. This database, with more than 1,400 entries, is updated throughout the year and is searchable by products, location, activities and more.
Funding for the Local Food Guide was made possible in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Agricultural Marketing Service, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture's Beginning Farmer Rancher Development Program, the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program, and the Southern Institute of Food and Agriculture. Research and education program for sustainable agriculture. Support was also provided by the Dogwood Health Trust, the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina and the Asheville Regional Airport.
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Categories: Community Farmers Market
Art Grant for Schools
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OfArt Grant for Schoolssupports nonprofit arts organizations and qualified educators in Buncombe County, allowing them to offer arts-based performances, residencies, workshops and field trips for elementary and middle school students. Through 2027, grants will also support arts-focused after-school programs and camps thanks to an investment from the Dogwood Health Trust, which has awarded $15 million in multi-year grants to support organizations across the region that deliver high-quality, evidence-based after-school programs (OST ), which have a major influence on young people. Grants for in-school programs range from $500 to $2,000, and grants for extracurricular programs (including after-school programs and camps) range from $500 to $5,000.The application cycle opens on May 13 and closes on June 17.
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Categories: Education Credits
WILD Excursions is a FREE summer excursion program: registration open
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Asheville area
Are your kids ready to explore nature this summer? WILD Excursions is a FREE summer field trip program for students in grades 7 through 12. where they can hike, meet and meet animals, and even stay overnight.
Join Buncombe County Soil & Water for this amazing experience to explore and connect with nature.
To register and for more information, contact Buncombe County Soil & Water Environmental Educators Rose Wall and Jen Knight at[email protected].
WILD Excursions summer schedule 2024
July 12 – Lake Powhatan – 10am – 2pm.
In this hiking adventure we will focus on the water quality of Lake Powhatan and surrounding streams using the same chemical testing and macroinvertebrate sampling techniques that scientists use.
To take:Lunch, bottle of water and closed shoes.
July 26 – Balsam Mountain Trust Nature Center – 9:45am – 3:30pm.
This experience has a little bit of everything. We go for walks, stream and stamp, do social sciences and meet the animal ambassadors from the nature center. We know you'll love birds of prey and possums!
To take:Lunch, bottle of water and closed shoes.
16.-17. August - Camp at the Buy Button (9-12 only) - Friday at 1pm. – Saturday 12.30 pm
Join us at the Appalachian Highlands Science Learning Center for an overnight camping adventure. NPS faculty will guide us in doing social science for ongoing research projects. We get plenty of time to explore, relax and reflect. Ideal for novice campers.
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Categories: Family fun Outdoors
Less Plastic Asheville Challenge
May 28 at 9:00 am
Asheville area
This city of Asheville is launchedLess Plastic Asheville Challengeto encourage residents to reduce their consumption of single-use plastics. The campaign has two important features, a so-called social media challengeMinder plastic bingoand aPass on the Plastic Promise. The council will provide information on the impacts of single-use plastics on our community and tips on how our residents can understand and reduce their consumption of single-use plastics at events across the city and on our social media platforms. Those taking part in the social media challenge can post photos and videos of themselves doing something to reduce the consumption of single-use plastics. Those who take the pledge will commit to sustainable lifestyle choices, such as using reusable shopping bags and rejecting single-use plastics. Residents who participate in thisLess plastic bingo challengeofPass on the Plastic Promisewill win great prizes! ThatLess Plastic Asheville Challengestarts on February 14, 2024 and ends on May 31, 2024. Follow the link at the top of the page for more information on how you can enter and win these great sustainable items. BackgroundIn October 2022, the Asheville City Council directed the Sustainability Department to take a phased approach to reducing the consumption of single-use plastics. The first phase included an update to Chapter 15 of the city code to prohibit the use of plastic bags to collect brush and leaves. This ordinance change was approved by the municipal council on January 10, 2023 and implemented on August 1, 2023. For more information about this change and available resources, visitthis sanitary web page. The second phase included additional analysis and stakeholder engagement with local businesses, residents and city staff to develop a recommendation for additional strategies to reduce single-use plastics around point-of-sale plastic bags and expanded polystyrene (StyrofoamTM) disposable food items. Read this to see the results of this effortblogpost. On September 22, 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the state budget, which included a law prohibiting local governments from banning single-use plastic products.Because of this regulation, the municipality cannot make a decision that bans plastic bags or expanded polystyrene (styrofoam)TM) takeaway container.Instead, the city is offering information and resources to residents and businesses to voluntarily reduce their consumption of single-use plastics through the Less Plastic Asheville Challenge. For more information about the previous plastic reduction projects go tothis website. Less Plastic Asheville ChallengeReducing single-use plastic consumption and waste in our society requires all of us! We invite you to join us, have fun and earn some prizes in the process! There are two ways to participateLess Plastic Asheville Challenge. You can takePass on the Plastic Promiseand/or doctorMinder plastic Asheville-bingo. The Pledge asks you to commit to making changes in your life to reduce your own plastic footprint, and the Bingo Challenge asks you to spread the word and help inform and inspire others about the issue via social media . De Pass on Plastic-belofteThe Pass on Plastic Pledge asks you to look at your own single-use plastic habits and commit to practices that reduce your consumption, simple actions that improve our society and the environment. By making this pledge, you take responsibility for reducing your own plastic consumption. There are a number of ways you can do this and the city of Asheville is here to inspire, support and encourage you! If you commit to one of the sustainable practices in the pledge, you will win plastic-reducing prizes from the city. Your actions alone can reduce hundreds of pounds of plastic waste every year! By making this pledge you show that you care about the health, cleanliness and pristine environment of our Asheville home. It's a big deal and the city of Asheville thanks you. Minder plastic Asheville-bingoThis bingo game is a social media challenge. It's a fun way to spread the message about single-use plastics and inspire those around you to make changes and support sustainable businesses and habits. When you register, you will receive a bingo card by email. Once you receive your card, follow the steps below to earn your swag.
Sign up below to receive your small plastic bingo card. | |||
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Outdoor Bonsai show garden
May 28 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
NC Arboretum
What is Bonsai?
Bonsai is a challenging and rewarding horticultural activity that involves growing common plants in special ways. Through rigorous cultivation techniques, trees, shrubs, vines and even herbaceous plants are kept in a miniaturized state, developed into artistic forms and then displayed in special containers.
What makes the Arboretum's bonsai efforts unique among all other public collections in the United States? Regional interpretation. Visitors will find the Arboretum's bonsai collection consisting of more than 100 specimens, carefully grown with a Southern Appalachian accent. The collection is inspired by the traditional roots of bonsai, but takes the form of a modern, Southern Appalachian-influenced American garden. Plantings in the landscape include species and cultivars of American, European and Asian origin.
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Established in October 2005, the North Carolina Arboretum's Bonsai Exhibition Garden is a world-renowned garden where up to 50 bonsai specimens can be displayed at a time. Represented are traditional Asian bonsai subjects such as Japanese maple and Chinese elm, tropical plants such as willow-leaf fig and bougainvillea, and American species such as bald cypress and wood pine. Of particular interest are the plants native to the Blue Ridge region, such as the American hornbeam and eastern white pine, allowing the Arboretum to bring the millennial tradition of bonsai to the mountains of western North Carolina. Interpretive signage throughout the garden provides information about the art and history of bonsai and the arboretum's creative approach within it.
Outdoor Bonsai show garden
- Bonsai can be seen mid May – November; 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. daily
- Garden open all year round
- Parking costs
- Personal/standard vehicle (up to 21 feet long): $20
Large vehicles (21'-29' long): $60
Buses and oversized vehicles (300 feet long+): $125
- Members: Free
In addition to the parking fee, there isno other entrance feeto enter the Arboretum or our facilities, except in the case of advertised ticketed events.
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