August 22 Grooming Wild Gardens - Ecological Garden Management from Theory to Practice with Jenny Luczak.10 – 11:30 am. Asheville Botanical Garden. Free. https://secure.qgiv.com/for/classregistrationform/event/abclaregpaevetemplcop
August 24-26 Women Preserving Farmland for the Future Conference https://arcd.networkforgood.com/events/98225-2026-women-preserving-farmland-for-the-futurestarting-the-conversation
August 29 Butterfly Festival. UT Arboretum. Oak Ridge. 10 am – 1 pm. UT Insect Zoo, two butterfly tents, lectures, children’s art activities. $5 per car. https://utarboretum.tennessee.edu/butterfly-festival/
September 3 Herb Saplings meeting. 7 pm at Exchange Place. Turmeric, 2026 Herb of the Year with James Mulcahey and Billie Wisecarver
September 15 Most Delicious Poison, a virtual book talk with Noah Whiteman. 7 - 8:30 p.m. ET via Zoom webinars. $10. Pre-registration required. https://reg.learningstream.com/reg/event_page.aspx?ek=0005-0014-08b0e631498b4632aa0c2beb5d41cbed
September 17 SAPS Meeting. 7 pm. Garry Menendez, Landscaping with Tennessee Native Plants-Providing a Sense of Place