UPCOMING EVENTS
Raspberry U-Pick Season
Spring raspberries are ripe! Bring your own containers or use one of ours.
U-Pick: Donation by the pint for u-pick raspberries. Please leave a donation in our donation box or donate ahead of time on our website. Pricing is on our signage near the parking area.
Yin + Yum Summer Series - Third Thursdays
Every third Thursday this summer, we’re hosting a special event to cool off from the summer heat, combining the soothing practice of yin yoga with the comfort of a community potluck.
Cob Oven Building Workshop
Join us on the summer solstice to build a cob oven for our community here at Long Branch! Learn natural building techniques with experts and contribute to a project that will have tasty yields for years to come.
WEED + FEED | Garden WorkdAY & COMMUNITY POTLUCK - JUNE
Get your hands in the dirt this weekend! Join us at Long Branch Environmental Education Center for an afternoon of garden care and community connection.
We'll start the day by weeding and tending our annual garden beds. After our hands-on work, we invite everyone to relax and share a delicious community potluck—a celebration of our collective effort and the Earth we steward.
Yin + Yum Summer Series - Third Thursdays (July)
Every third Thursday this summer, we’re hosting a special event to cool off from the summer heat, combining the soothing practice of yin yoga with the comfort of a community potluck.
WEED + FEED | Garden WorkdAY & COMMUNITY POTLUCK - JULY
Get your hands in the dirt this weekend! Join us at Long Branch Environmental Education Center for an afternoon of garden care and community connection.
We'll start the day by weeding and tending our annual garden beds. After our hands-on work, we invite everyone to relax and share a delicious community potluck—a celebration of our collective effort and the Earth we steward.
Intro to Herbalism Series: Summer in Appalachia - Fire in the belly
Come stoke your inner-fire at the peak of summer with our seasonal series exploring herbalism preparations. Course details coming soon!
WEED + FEED | Garden WorkdAY & COMMUNITY POTLUCK - AUGUST
Get your hands in the dirt this weekend! Join us at Long Branch Environmental Education Center for an afternoon of garden care and community connection.
We'll start the day by weeding and tending our annual garden beds. After our hands-on work, we invite everyone to relax and share a delicious community potluck—a celebration of our collective effort and the Earth we steward.
Yin + Yum Summer Series - Third Thursdays (AUGUST)
Every third Thursday this summer, we’re hosting a special event to cool off from the summer heat, combining the soothing practice of yin yoga with the comfort of a community potluck.
WEED + FEED | Garden WorkdAY & COMMUNITY POTLUCK - September
Get your hands in the dirt this weekend! Join us at Long Branch Environmental Education Center for an afternoon of garden care and community connection.
We'll start the day by weeding and tending our annual garden beds. After our hands-on work, we invite everyone to relax and share a delicious community potluck—a celebration of our collective effort and the Earth we steward.
Yin + Yum Summer Series - Third Thursdays (September)
Every third Thursday this summer, we’re hosting a special event to cool off from the summer heat, combining the soothing practice of yin yoga with the comfort of a community potluck.
Barn clean-out Yard Sale
We’re clearing out the barn! After 50 years of working, living, and learning here, it’s time to make way for the next chapter—and you’re invited to be part of it.
WEED + FEED | Garden WorkdAY & COMMUNITY POTLUCK
Get your hands in the dirt this weekend! Join us at Long Branch Environmental Education Center for an afternoon of garden care and community connection.
We'll start the day by weeding and tending our annual garden beds. After our hands-on work, we invite everyone to relax and share a delicious community potluck—a celebration of our collective effort and the Earth we steward.
Home Brew Wine & Vinegar Workshop
Welcome to the first of our classes on ferments at Long Branch Environmental Education Center! In this half day workshop we will cover the basics of home fermentation, detailing processes for making simple, home brew wine and vinegar.
Weed + Feed: Invasive Species Removal and Equinox Potluck
Saturday, March 22, 10:30am-2:30pm
REGISTER HERE
Join us to celebrate the equinox after a hard-earned meal!
Our workday will consist of both a learning opportunity on how to identify, manage, and remove invasive species and the removal process itself to apply what you learned. During the first half of the day, we'll work together to remove invasive plant species from the Long Branch campus, learning about their impacts on local ecosystems and how to manage them effectively. This educational workday is a great opportunity to deepen your connection with the land while supporting ecological balance.
Afterward, we'll gather for a community potluck to celebrate the spring equinox—a time of renewal, growth, and balance. Bring a dish to share and enjoy connecting with others as we mark the season's arrival with good food and great company.
Whether you're an avid gardener, an environmental enthusiast, or simply looking to welcome spring in a meaningful way, this event is for you!
10:30-11am: Circle up, invasive species ID/removal methodology lesson
11-1: Invasives removal workday
1-2:30: Potluck and Equinox celebration!
Mushroom Log Inoculation Workshop with David Warfel
Discover the art of growing your own gourmet mushrooms at our hands-on Mushroom Log Workshop! In this engaging session, you'll learn how to inoculate logs with mushroom spawn and create your own sustainable source of delicious fungi.
Trees of the Southern Appalachians - Winter
A half day workshop on Tree Identification, Ecology, Uses, Folklore and More with Luke Cannon
Introduction to Herbalism Series - Winter Herbal Remedies: crafting your own teas and syrups
In this hands-on workshop we will be exploring the process of making two types of herbal preparations for winter wellness: teas and syrups.
POSTPONED: Songs and Simple Things to see us through Dark Days
Come seek reprieve from deep winter in our Community Center at Long Branch. Join in as we enjoy the warmth of the fire and the warmth of comradery for an immersive and co-creative coming together.
CANCELLED: Yin + Yum
Embrace the quiet beauty of the winter season at Yin + Yum, a special event combining the soothing practice of yin yoga with the warmth of a community potluck.
Solstice Bonfire + Full Moon Hike
We harken the oncoming winter solstice, the longest night of the year, with a full moon hike and bonfire with storytelling.
THANKSGIVING Potluck
Join the Long Branch fam for a community gratitude potluck. Bring a dish to share to make this a collaborative meal.
Lumberjack Party + Chili Cook-Off
Support Long Branch in Hurricane Helene recovery by participating in a wood chopping competition! Follow up all the hard work by enjoying chili from our chili cook-off (bring your family recipe to share).
Raspberry Jam Sesh
Join us at Long Branch for our fall harvest of raspberries! Community jam making and a jam sesh to welcome fall and round out everything jam.
U-Pick: Donation by the pint for u-pick raspberries
Jam: Help us close out the harvest and make + take a jar of jam, donation by the 4oz jar
Jamming: Bring an instrument! Optional, but all are welcome to hang around the jam-making party and bonfire late afternoon to make music together.
12-2pm: Harvest
2-4pm: Jam making + jam sesh
4-5pm: Jam sesh + bonfire