SAHC Community Farm

05/27/2026

04/24/2026

It's planting season! Get your plant starts, raised here on the SAHC Community Farm! Blazing Star Flowers will be at HerbFest this weekend - WNC Ag Center, 761 Boylston Hwy, Fletcher 28732. Free workshops, parking & admission.

They'll have have over 100 varieties of organically raised herb & flower plant starts, and 13 varieties of dahlias - as tubers & in pots. Be sure to stop by while you're shopping! Suzanne will be set up outside near the food trucks.

We've been thrilled to have Blazing Star Flowers as a successful participant in the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy's Farm Incubator Program!

More info at https://ashevilleherbfestival.org/

And https://www.blazingstarflowers.com/markets

04/08/2026

Congratulations to Blazing Star Flowers on their new farm property - just down the road from the SAHC Community Farm! Blazing Star Flowers has been a successful participant in Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy's Farm Incubator Program, and they are continuing to transition from the SAHC Community Farm to their own property.

Check out their beautiful blooms and upcoming markets, plant sales, and pick up info at https://www.blazingstarflowers.com/markets

💐 More mixed bouquets this week.
🌷 Tulips are slowing down, last week of straight tulip bunches.
🌸 More ranunculus this week.
🌸 Lots of anemones.
🌸 Poppies too!
🌱 Plant starts: snapdragons, herbs & violas

03/25/2026

Thrilled to be back today 3-5:30 We’ll be on the green with bountiful poppies, tulips, anemones, first ranunculus and early season flower & herb plant starts 🌱

10/20/2025

Interested in regenerative agriculture? Or just ready to get in an autumn hike? Join us for our next SAHC Community Farm hike/tour on Sunday, Nov. 9 at 10:30 am. Enjoy a 2-mile hike through forest and pasture, explore agroforestry projects, and learn about how farming and conservation work together. More details and sign up at https://appalachian.org/event/28974/

10/15/2025

Relax, breathe in, and soak in the sunset views during a special Gentle Flow Yoga session at the SAHC Community Farm on Sunday, October 26 from 5 to 6 pm. Led by SAHC Outreach Program Manager Erin Goodpaster, a certified 200 hr yoga instructor - practicing yoga since 2015, this gentle 60 minute yoga session is suitable for beginners as well as experienced students. Afterward, we'll enjoy some fall refreshments. FREE for SAHC members, $10 for non-members.

More info and registration at https://appalachian.org/event/sunset-yoga-on-the-farm/

10/08/2025

Blazing Star Flowers will be at the RAD Market at Belgium Brewing TODAY (Wednesday, Oct. 8) from 3 to 6 pm. Enjoy fall weather and beautiful flowers - including dahlias, marigolds, and more! Coming soon - pre-orders for Thanksgiving centerpieces.

Blazing Star Flowers is a participant in the Farm Incubator Program at the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy Community Farm.

More info at
https://www.blazingstarflowers.com/

10/07/2025

Coming up THIS WEEKEND! Fire Safety and Land Management Workshop on Saturday Oct. 11 at SAHC Community Farm from 10 am to 1 pm. Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy is partnering with Blue Ridge Resource Conservation and Development, Mountain Valleys Resource Conservation & Development, Carolina Land and Lakes RC&D, Piedmont PBA, and N.C. Forest Service to host this special workshop.

YOU are invited! This workshop/training will be appropriate for EVERYONE in the WNC region - from small lot homeowners to landowners of large forest tracts and farmers.

Learn about firewise basics, homeowner risk assessments, information about prescribed fire as a land management strategy, forest management at the SAHC Community Farm, landscape-scale wildlife preparedness, and more. We will have training and discussion time in the Education and Event building at the farm as well as a walk on the property.

The workshop is open and FREE to everyone, but pre-registration is required and lunch will be provided. The registration form closes on FRIDAY morning at 10 am.

More info at sign up at https://appalachian.org/event/2025-fire-safety-and-land-management/