Wild Basketry I: Freeform Kudzu Baskets with Nancy Basket

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“Invasives, by any other name, just reach out quickly trying to find someone that loves them. That would be me. When I’m gone too long, they look for me, even […]

Harnessing Wool’s Artistic Properties: Needle Felting 101

needle felting using wool and a needle

Registration Closes: Friday May 6 @ 10am Needle felting is a satisfying way to create felt from wool, one of the most versatile and reliable natural fibers on the planet. […]

Bike Clinic: Basic Maintenance w/ Matty Semkowich

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Registration Closes: Friday March 25 @ 3pm Join The Firefly Gathering and Matty of The Asheville ReCyclery for an ongoing interactive series of classes geared towards empowering participants to be […]

Neo Pre/Post Apocalyptic Blacksmithing: Kitchen Utensils w/ Tod Kershaw

Spoons made from scrap metal and DIY blacksmithing

Registration Closes: Friday March 25 @ 3pm Join Tod Kershaw, engineer turned off-grid dumpster diver extraordinaire, as he walks us through the ins and outs of DIY Blacksmithing, foraging for […]

Preserving the Harvest: Four Basic Vegetable Ferments with Marissa Percoco

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Join Firefly’s Executive and Creative Director, Marissa Percoco, in one of her most sacred passions-FERMENTATION! We will explore the history of fermentation and its evolution with our species, as well […]