September 18-20 Fall Naturalist Rally. Roan Mountain State Park. Speakers and several family-oriented field trips, hikes and explorations in the state park, highlands of the Roan and surrounding area. All activities free for Friends of Roan Mountain, $15 non-members. Children … Continue reading
September 19 Sorghum Festival. Tipton Haynes State Historic Site. 8 am – 4 pm. Mules turn the mill to extract the juice which is cooked down into sweet molasses. Biscuit and gravy breakfast with sorghum 8- 11 am. Tour historic … Continue reading
September 19 Sassafras Moon Herbal Festival. Downtown Erwin, TN. 10 am – 5 pm. Free herbal festival, free classes, herbal vendors. https://www.herbalachia.com/sassyfest
September 23 Monarch Migration Magic with Native Plants. 6:30 pm. Knoxville Botanical Garden. Hybrid. Free. Monarch migration and supporting monarchs as they pass through your community. Steve McGaffin of Zoo Knoxville. Register for Zoom link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/monarch-migration-magic-with-native-plants
September 25-26 NC Arboretum's Annual Fall Plant Sale and Market. 10 am – 3 pm. 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville. Unique plants grown in the Arboretum’s Production Greenhouse and 30+ local growers and businesses. $20 parking fee for non-members. … Continue reading
September 26-27 54th Exchange Place Fall Folk Arts Festival. Saturday, 10 am - 5pm; Sunday, 12 - 5 pm. $5 adults, children under 12 free. 423-288-6071 or https://exchangeplacetn.org/
October 1 Herb Saplings Meeting. 7 pm at Exchange Place. Getting Out of Fight or Flight with Herbs with Seth McLaughlin, Family Nurse Practitioner, Advance Practice Holistic Nurse.
SAPS members only Saturday, October 3rd 9:30 am V.O. Dobbins Center 301 Louis Street, Kingsport, TN 37660
October 6 Collect Native Seeds to Plant Next Year. Botanical Gardens at Asheville. 6 - 7:30 pm. ABG’s garden manager, Sarah Coury, will explain ethical seed collection practices and share seed cleaning, storage, and propagation tips. https://secure.qgiv.com/for/classregistrationform/event/abclaregistratio-paetemc/
October 7 Blue Ridge Prism Fall Quarterly Meeting. 11:30am-1 pm. Guest Speaker: Joan Maloof, ecologist, educator, author, and founder of the Old-Growth Forest Network. Free webinar. https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2CvhOzS-T5WvhYo8a8oHfQ#/registration