Event
Spring Skill Share
Spring Skill Share and Plant Sale
CAC Beardsley Community Farm (behind the Laura Cansler Boys and Girls Club)
Knoxville, TN
Saturday April 14th, from 10:30 AM to 5 PM at CAC Beardsley Community Farm
CAC Beardsley Community Farm is happy to announce a day of workshops: Skill Share. We hope to bring together individuals with different levels of experience in gardening for a day of learning and connecting. We have three workshops scheduled for the spring SkillShare; please see the following for more in-depth descriptions.
Our Spring Skill Share will also feature our plant sale. Choose from a wide variety of herbs, heirloom tomatoes and peppers, raspberries, strawberries, ornamentals, and more! A full list of plants will be posted here and on our website prior to the plant sale.
Activities will be provided for kids, too! Bring the whole family for this spring community event.
About the Farm: Beardsley Community Farm has promoted food security and sustainable urban agriculture through practice, education, and community outreach for 13 years. We hope to have your help in continuing to establish meaningful connections to the Knoxville community. For more information, please visit our website: beardsleyfarm.org.
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Schedule of Events
10:30 AM - Tour of CAC Beardsley Community Farm
11:00 AM Foraging Wild Edibles and Medicinal Plants with Jeff Ross of Blackberry Farm and Rachel Milford
Participants learn about urban foraging on our edible walk around Malcolm Martin Park and Beardsley Community Farm. Depending upon what is foraged, participants will have the opportunity to cook the harvest and make a medicinal vinegar to take home.
Brown Paper Ticket Cost: $5
Walk-in price: $7
1:00 PM The Art of Growing, Drying, and Using Hardshell Gourds with Jackie and Mike Hardin
Gourds have been used for centuries as birdhouses, containers, musical instruments, jewelry, toys, and more. Learn about the wide array of different gourd varieties, their various uses, and how to correctly grow and dry a hardshell gourd. Participants will create a hanging planter made from a gourd and receive a gourd plant. Kids are encouraged to attend this workshop!
Brown Paper Ticket Cost: $10
Walk-in price: $12
3:00 PM Shiitake Mushroom Logs with Bob Hess of Everything Mushrooms
Fun and casual hands-on workshop to understand the process of making mushroom logs and growing mushrooms from log culture. Learn how to select appropriate wood and gardening sites. We will inoculate logs with mushroom spawn and discuss care and maintenance. Workshop will last approximately one hour and you will make your own shiitake mushroom log to take home to your garden. Workshop fees cover material costs per log; participants who wish to share a log can pay a combined price. There are only 24 logs, so sign up early!
Brown Paper Ticket Cost/Individual: $20
Brown Paper Ticket Cost/Pair: $25
Walk-in price/Individual: $25
Walk-in price/Couple: $30
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LocationCAC Beardsley Community Farm (behind the Laura Cansler Boys and Girls Club) (View)
1719 Reynolds St.
Knoxville, TN 37921
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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