Archive for 'Events'
Lecture: Gardening Like a Forest
Did you know gardening doesn’t have to be a battle against the weeds for growing space? Or that mowing can be a long-forgotten, but not missed, chore of bygone days? Dave Jacke will visit Warren Wilson College for a Gardening Like a Forest workshop on February 13, 2011. If you’re not familiar with Jacke, he [...]
4 Comments »Registration for the Organic Growers School Spring Conference is now open. Visit www.organicgrowersschool.org to sign up. This event, in it’s 18th year, is currently the largest sustainability convergence in the southeastern US. It features over 120 workshops for everyone from beginning gardeners to advanced commercial growers, professional chefs, homesteaders and conscious consumers. There are kids [...]
Indie Kids: holiday gift guide
‘Tis the season for shopping! And what better time of year to support your favorite local artists? Below are a few selections for mom, pop and tot. The best part about these picks? They’re ALL made by artists who are participating in the Rock & Shop Market this Saturday in Durham. These exact items might [...]
Meet the Rock & Shop Market designers, part two
This week, we’ll take a closer look at some of the designers who will be at the Rock & Shop Market on Saturday, Dec. 4, from noon to 6 p.m. Meet each of them yourself during all of the fun at Motorco Music Hall and Fullsteam Brewery. Joel and Ashley Selby – This Paper Ship [...]
Rock & Shop Market – Gift Guide – For the Ladies
“Hey ladies!”, this one is for you. After spending weeks and weeks looking over the applicants photos and websites for the Rock & Shop Market, I have a pretty good handle on what I will be coveting at Saturday’s event. Below I’ve compiled some of my favorites and the items that I predict will be [...]
The Big Crafty: December 5, 2010
In case all the hype hasn’t {uh} hyped you up enough to make it to The Big Crafty, I’ve found 10 handy dandy items you’ll want to see in person. The Big Crafty is this Sunday, December 5, 2010; it’s free and open from 12PM to 6 PM at Pack Place in Asheville, NC. The [...]
Meet the Rock & Shop Market designers
This week, we’ll take a closer look at some of the designers who will be at the Rock & Shop Market on Saturday, Dec. 4, from noon to 6 p.m. Meet each of them yourself during all of the fun at Motorco Music Hall and Fullsteam Brewery. Oami Powers – Judah Ross There’s a story [...]
Wear This to That: Rock & Shop Market
“Wear This to That” pairs an upcoming North Carolina event with fashion and accessories made by local designers or sold at local, independent boutiques. A better title for this post would be Wear This From That, as all of the stylish local designers featured here will be at Saturday’s Rock & Shop Market. While these [...]
The Rock & Shop Market, Photo Shoot
We’ve been busy here behind-the-scenes preparing for The Rock & Shop Market on Saturday December 4th in Durham. Are you coming? It’s going to be awesome – food trucks, amazing vendors and really great bands. Here’s the facebook invite with more details. Last week we did a photo & video shoot at Fullsteam Brewery, one [...]
Make Out Sessions with Crown Town Handmade
I was ecstatic when I learned about the Charlotte craft collective Crown Town Handmade. I’ve briefly mentioned them on my blog but I wanted to elaborate more about the group and their “make out sessions” here. Members of the collective regularly get together for workshops and community events. In April they began hosting monthly “make [...]
