Fall Recipe + Winter Gardening Tips + Special Savings This Week Only

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Offerings, happenings, and know-how of Ashevillage & friends.

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[Free Video] ORGANIC GARDENING FOR COOL WEATHER: Cover Crops, Growing Garlic & More

Gardeners throughout the Northern Hemisphere are putting their beds to rest for the winter - and some of us are tending young crops that will yield a harvest all winter long.

In Asheville the average first fall frost date is October 11 - just a few weeks away, but Ashevillage Sanctuary's gardens are full of leafy greens, root vegetables, and cover crops that will help nourish the soil for spring planting. Site & Garden Manager, Kate Hanford, with the help of interns and volunteers, has been busy mulching and constructing high tunnels to help protect fall and winter crops from the dropping temperatures. Click here to learn about some hot topics in cold weather gardening: Cover cropping and growing great garlic.

>> Learn Organic Gardening & Urban Homesteading
Learn more with Kate as she shares gardening & homesteading know-how at the Resilient Living School & Resilient Living Workshop.

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[Recipe] TRUFFLED POLENTA WITH ROASTED ROOT VEGGIE CROUTONS: Fall Harvest In A Bowl #yum

Are you looking for a delicious way to prepare all those root veggies and corn that are in season right now? Quinn Asteak, Traditional Food Preparation, Fermentation & Preservation track leader for our Resilient Living Programs, shares this delicious and nutritious recipe that will give you deep grounding and nourishment.

Servings: 4 Time: 45 minutes What you need: roasting tray, large pot with lid, whisk, medium pot with lid, steamer basket, small food processor OR bowl and potato masher

Ingredients:

1 cup organic polenta (corn grits)
4 cups organic vegetable broth
1 tablespoon organic grass fed butter
1 teaspoon truffle salt (for the polenta)
sea salt and pepper, to taste (for the roasted vegetables)
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 cups butternut squash, finely diced
6 carrots, thinly sliced
a handful of flat leaf parsley, chopped

Click here for recipe directions

>> Learn Traditional Food Preparation, Fermentation & Preservation
Come learn more with Quinn as she shares her food wisdom at the Resilient Living School & Resilient Living Workshop. Early Bird discounts end September 30th!

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[Special Deal] Register for RESILIENT LIVING WORKSHOP with a friend and you'll both receive a $75 discount! Offer ends September 30th.
>> Use discount code RESILIENTLIFE when you register to get the $75 discount

This 5-day workshop is an overview of the basic skills you’ll need to create a resilient life. Dig deep into what it takes to build and maintain a vibrant homestead. Learn from Asheville’s top teachers, gardeners, fermenters, healers, and botanists how to create a thriving, regenerative ecosystem in community or at home. In this workshop you will learn about homesteading, gardening, foraging, fermenting, food preservation, and herbal medicine making. If you are an aspiring urban homesteader, naturalist, local food activist, health professional, or hungry student, you will gain life-long wisdom in this week-long immersion. If you care about sustainability, take it one step further toward resilient living.

Charles Eisenstein: Special Guest Presenter on Wednesday night, and author of The More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible, Sacred Economics, and Ascent of Humanity. Charles is a speaker and writer focusing on themes of civilization, consciousness, money, and human cultural evolution. His viral short films and essays online have established him as a genre-defying social philosopher and countercultural intellectual.

Gardening 101: Organic gardening, mushrooms, compost with Kate Hanford

Herbal Medicine Making:
Tinctures, teas, infusions, syrups with Asia Suler

Living Skills: Woven baskets, hand carved spoons, cooking on fire with Natalie Bogwalker

Wild Edibles: Foraging walk & wild tea party with
Luke Cannon

Food Preservation: Canning, pickling & preserving the harvest with Quinn Asteak

Fermentation: Kraut, kimchi, mead & more with
Marc Williams

Join some of Asheville's favorite local teachers this fall, plus special guest presenter Charles Eisenstein. Connect with the land and your natural instincts. Know where your food comes from. Gain hands-on experience. Take steps towards a more sustainable life and living skills. You will walk away with a deepened understanding of how to sustain yourself, what it takes to grow food, and the work necessary to have (and preserve) a bountiful harvest — all while building your real-life skills for a healthier future.

DATES: October 12-16, 2015 LOCATION: Asheville, NC DETAILS: For details & to register: www.ashevillage.org/Resilient-Living-Workshop
>>Sign up now & save 20%: Register in September and get the Early Bird Discount. This workshop has limited seats and is first come, first served!

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OTHER COMMUNITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES: Evolution of Medicine Summit + Youth Ecovillage Summit + Sustainable Agriculture Conference

Mushroom Cultivation With Radical Mycology, Oct. 2-4 in Asheville

Join Radical Mycology founder Peter McCoy in Asheville for a 2.5 day intensive on the art, science and regenerative applications of mushroom cultivation. He will cover the essential principles and practices of high
yield mushroom production for all budgets. Learn empowering skills of growing mycelium and fruiting mushrooms in any environment. With emphasis on the best techniques &
tools, you will leave the course equipped to dive in to cultivating right away. Details: www.ashevillage.org/
mushroom-cultivation-workshop

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Youth Ecovillage Summit Oct. 9-11 at Earthaven Ecovillage near Asheville

Whether you are interested in forming
your own intentional community or want to create more cooperative culture were you are living right now, ecovillages have something to teach everyone. For three days, you will immerse in community life at Earthaven Ecovillage, share meals, and volunteer on the land alongside residents. Explore broader concepts of ecovillages as a model for sustainability education and experimentation in social, environmental, economic, and cultural dimensions.
Details: www.ashevillage.org/
youth-ecovillage-summit

[Online] Evolution of Medicine Summit Sept 21-28, free to register

Our healthcare system works well when you have an emergency, but to treat chronic illnesses like heart disease, diabetes, obesity and cancer, we need to reinvent healthcare. The Evolution of Medicine Summit can help you avoid chronic diseases, maintain your family's healthy, and discover healthcare that actually works! Speakers will include: David Perlmutter, MD, The Gut, Brain and Chronic Disease and Chris Kresser, MS, LAc, Healthcare from Scratch.
Details: Free & Online, Sept. 21-28: You can click here to sign up for free

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Sustainable Agriculture Conference,
Nov. 6-8 in Durham, NC

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association's 30th annual Sustainable Agriculture Conference is one of our favorite events of the year. Join farmers, health advocates, gardeners, homesteaders, agri-preneurs, ag-tivists, consumers and everyone in-between to learn, celebrate, network, and champion local & organic foods and farms. The conference features amazing meals, great opportunities to network, make friends and new professional contacts, and extend the learning.
Details: www.ashevillage.org/cfsa-sustainable-agriculture-conference

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EARLY BIRD DISCOUNTS
ONE WEEK LEFT TO Save: Discounts end Tuesday, September 30th at 12am EDT

RESILIENT LIVING WORKSHOP IN OCT.

This 5-day workshop is an introduction to the skills you’ll need to create a resilient life. Dig deep into what it takes to build and maintain a vibrant homestead. Learn from Asheville’s top teachers, gardeners, fermenters, healers, and botanists how to create a thriving, regenerative ecosystem in community or at home. Learn about homesteading, gardening, foraging, fermenting, food preservation, herbal medicine making & more. If you are an aspiring urban homesteader, naturalist, local food activist, health professional, or hungry student, you will gain life-long wisdom in this week-long immersion. If you care about sustainability, why not go one step further?

>> Sign up now & save! Earliest Bird rate ends September 30th.

Dates & Location: October 12-16, 2015; Asheville, NC. Details & Registration: www.ashevillage.org/RLW

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RESILIENT LIVING SCHOOL 2016

Are you ready to step into your resilient life and experience a living community? Would you like to dive into a transformative program where you can explore your role in creating the more beautiful world your heart knows is possible? Are you yearning to learn hands-on skills that you can really use? We invite you... to come connect with the land, your natural instincts, and a group of passionate peers and practitioners in the oldest mountains on the planet. Explore your purpose and path in the world while living in community. Gain earth- and heart-based living skills. Learn to grow food, harvest from the wild, make medicine, go within, connect with others, and much more! Take the next steps toward your resilient life.

>> Sign up now & save! Earliest Bird rate ends September 30th.

Dates & Location: April 2 – November 16, 2016. The 8-week residency is from April 2-May 26 Details & Registration: www.ashevillage.org/resilient-living-school

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WOMEN, FOOD & DESIRE WORKSHOP WITH ALEX JAMIESON

This transformational workshop is led by bestselling author, functional nutrition coach, and chef, Alex Jamieson. Along with Alex, some of Asheville’s top teachers, natural healers, and conscious cooks will take you on excursions to explore, concoct, and connect with your body and how to meet your desires in a way that serves your well being. In this workshop you will learn about the core of your desires, detoxing your system, feeding your cravings, healing your relationship with food, and embracing your body. If you love pleasure and food, you will gain life-long wisdom in this week-long retreat. Dates: December 7-11 Details: www.ashevillage.org/WFD

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WORK WITH ASHEVILLAGE

Work trade positions available: Details & application are here. Positions include
workshop assistants, site & garden, outreach, hospitality & more.

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LIVE AT THE SANCTUARY

Come stay this fall at Ashevillage Sanctuary LLC, a few blocks from downtown Asheville, NC. Contact Quinn for details: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS

MUSHROOM MAN PAUL STAMETS IN WNC: This Saturday, Sept. 26

The Center for Honeybee Research welcomes you for a special one day event to examine ecological issues facing our Planet. While our food supply is threatened by Pollinator decline, consequences of accelerating widespread chemical applications may not become evident in time to prevent adverse repercussions. Can we expect to engineer ‘fixes’ along the way, or is it possible to discover solutions in Nature? What affects honeybees affects us all.

Dates & Location: Saturday, Sept. 26 at Haywood Community College Details: www.ashevillage.org/paul-stamets-in-wnc

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THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

View sponsorship opportunities here.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

Gardens, scholars say, are the first sign of commitment to a community. When people plant corn they are saying, let’s stay here. And by their connection to the land, they are connected to one another.
– Anne Raver

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