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Pop-Up Tropical Plant Sale – Saturday, December 9 

Posted on December 2, 2023 by Green Farmacy Garden

Stock up on tropical plants from around the world for the plant lovers on your list! We’ve got an overabundance of aromatic and culinary herbs esteemed in cultures around the world. Registration NOT required – our December Saturday workshops are … Continue reading →

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Pop-Up Caribbean Herbal Medicine – Saturday, December 2 

Posted on November 22, 2023 by Green Farmacy Garden

Tradition-carrying Caribbean ethnobotanist and friend of the Garden Aleya Fraser is in the area just long enough to share some plant medicine love with our community, and we don’t want to wait til the monthly update to give folks time … Continue reading →

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Season Finale

Posted on November 2, 2023 by Green Farmacy Garden

The growing season’s ending in glory here at The Green Farmacy Garden, with plenty of late bloomers showing out against the backdrop of changing leaves. Wildlife sightings have plummeted as most of our friends lay low in the cooler temps, … Continue reading →

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Autumn Has Arrived

Posted on October 1, 2023 by Green Farmacy Garden

Happy Autumn, Friends! In the past month, while Figs, Autum Olives, and PawPaws ripen and Black Walnuts and Acorns begin to drop, gardeners have observed a juvenile Black Rat Snake climbing our largest beech, hawks screeching above, blue-tailed skinks hugging … Continue reading →

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Turning the Wheel to Welcome Autumn

Posted on September 1, 2023 by Green Farmacy Garden

As the plants near completion of their annual cycle, so too do all the animals whose lives are linked to theirs.  This past month in the garden we’ve witnessed a cicada killer seizing a cicada; a tiger swallowtail butterfly escape … Continue reading →

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Pop-up Foraging Walk Sunday 3/26

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Green Farmacy Garden

Happy Spring, friends!!  We’ll be adding April events within the next week, but don’t want to wait that long to help you embark on some new culinary explorations with the many plants already sharing their gifts! Pop-up Foraging Walk Sunday, … Continue reading →

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BIG NEWS!!!

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Green Farmacy Garden

Local non-profit The Community Ecology Institute (CEI) has purchased The Green Farmacy Garden and committed to stewarding Jim and Peggy Duke’s legacy at their former home for the foreseeable future!! Continue reading →

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Featured Event

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Green Farmacy Garden

Our first Inoculation Workshop in September sold out so we’re offering an encore – join us this Sunday to learn about growing edible mushrooms at home and take home a log that will produce delicious food for you for years … Continue reading →

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Summer Community Day this Saturday July 16!!

Posted on July 12, 2022 by Green Farmacy Garden

Join us for a day of nature & fellowship this Saturday afternoon into the warm summer evening. Our friends @_mountainspring_ will be joining us to share their touching heart songs & made these beautiful green flyers! Mountain Spring Music Come bask in … Continue reading →

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Pop-Up Basket-Weaving this Sunday, July 3 

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Green Farmacy Garden

We’ve got a fun assortment of public events this month, but first a pop-up workshop weaving baskets with all the wisteria that’s just been removed. Got a few hours to explore pragmatic plant uses before your cookout? Join us! Learn … Continue reading →

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