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The five photos below have been nominated for the People's Choice Award for this year's High Country Farm Tour photo contest. We need you to VOTE FOR YOUR CHOICE. Visit our Facebook page to see the album and LIKE your favorite to vote. Voting will close August 25th at 10PM Additional Photo Contest Winners (including the adult and under 18 categories) will be announced August 30th, 2013. 
Join Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture's staff and interns at the Ashe County Farmers Market THIS SATURDAY, July 20th, from 8-1:00. In addition to our What the Kale?! Cooking Demo and High Country Farm Tour Weekend Pass Sales, there will be a Berry Pie Contest! The Ashe County Farmers' Market will host a contest this Saturday, July 20 where some of the best bakers in Ashe County put their pies to the test. And as usual, the market will have seasonal fresh produce, trees, nursery items, plants, flowers, yummy baked goods, fresh grass-fed beef & pork, goat milk cheeses, eggs, handmade candles, jewelry, picture scenes of Ashe County, pottery and all types of craft items. Open from 8am-1pm on the Backstreet in West Jefferson. 
Are you interested in helping your local farmers and witnessing all the hard work involved in growing your fresh, local food? The High Country Farm Tour is currently accepting volunteers for the Farm Tour event team: Volunteers will spend the day on a beautiful farm while helping keeping track of everyone that visits, guiding visitors, and keeping the tour running smoothly.
The BRWIA Farm Tour Team will be promoting and selling Farm Tour Weekend Passes as well as recruiting volunteers at the Lenoir Downtown Farmers' Market and the Watauga County Farmers' Market, so come say Hi, sign up, and purchase a pass!!!   THANK YOU to our Farm Tour promotional sponsor Carolina Farm Stewardship Association.
Learn more about the great work they do and how to become a member here!
Homegrown Film Festival: A Celebration of Sustainability in the High Country
Wednesday, May 1st, 7:00 – 8:30 PM Parkway Ballroom (Rm 420), Plemmons Student Union Free and open to the community; refreshments provided Join us for film, food and fun. Sustainability endeavors are growing strong in our community. In the High Country, we share a rich history of working together to ensure that our mountain region will forever be a wonderful place to call home. The Homegrown Film Festival celebrates some of these efforts through a series of eight mini-documentaries, each spotlighting local people and organizations, including:
This event is hosted by participants in the Sustainable Development course Outreach Skills for Sustainability, including students and instructor Laura England ([email protected]). Click here for event website. Thank you to event co-sponsor ASU Office of Sustainability as well as Tom Hansell of University Documentary Film Services for assisting the class in creating these mini-documentary films.
Join Trosly Farm & Extension Livestock Agent, Eddy Labus, for this one-of-a-kind educational opportunity. This workshop is for those who are interested in raising poultry for themselves or for direct sale to customers. The Nidiffers raise their poultry on fresh pasture and use rotational grazing. Trosly Farm poultry is then processed directly on the farm for direct sale.
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture (BRWIA) is now accepting farmer applications for the 2013 High Country Farm Tour. The tour will feature Watauga, Ashe, and Caldwell County farms on August 3 and 4 from 2:00-6:00 pm. Deadline for applications is Wednesday, April 10.
“This is a great opportunity for new and well established farms to make life-long customers, share their story, and educate about their land and growing practices,” said Courtney Baines, BRWIA Director of Programs. While the tour provides opportunities for consumers to see where their food comes from, its primary purpose is to increase farm revenue by providing an outlet for on-farm sales and helping farmers expand their customer base. Farmers who participate in the farm tour also receive a one-year complimentary Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA) membership. Last year, the High Country Farm Tour featured 22 participating farms in Ashe, Watauga, and Caldwell counties and attracted more than 500 farm visitors. This year, BRWIA plans to build upon last year’s success by increasing advertising and programming. Participating farmers will be encouraged to attend the workshop, “Making the Most of the Farm Tour,” designed to boost on-farm sales, secure long-term customers and develop marketing tools. Interested farmers should apply on-line at http://farmtour.brwia.org or contact Courtney Baines [email protected] with questions. Connect with local farmers, get your hands dirty, and have tons of fun! Join Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture for our March Farm Work Day at Woodland Harvest Mountain Farm in West Jefferson. We will help with garden work and bioshelter construction as well as tour their dynamic, off-grid farm and learn the many sustainability principles employed on this one-of-a-kind farm.
 *You can also meet out at the farm at 12:30.
Address: 639 Edwards Road, West Jefferson, NC | 336.877.3715 Directions from boone:
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