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THE CREEKSIDE FARM EDUCATION CENTER
A WARM, WELCOMING SPACE FOR YOUR NEXT MEETING OR CORPORATE RETREAT. Adjacent to a working organic farm and surrounded by beautiful mountain scenery.
Located just 3 miles from I-26 and Biltmore Park Town Square for hotels, restaurants, taverns, shopping and a theater.
Everything you need including high speed connections and presentation tools.
Take a break from your meetings with a book talk or fun farm tour facilitated by farm owner and author Robert Turner. Topics include sustainability, resilience, and our "grow more with less" philosophy that can be applied to any business.
Resilience--learn how the farm “bounced forward” from a devastating storm to become stronger.
Discover over 100 years of farming history.
A Hide-out for Radicals.
The education center takes a prominent role as a setting in Robert Turner's newest book, "Lewis Mumford and the Food Fighters." It's a "clandestine hide-out on a dark and snaky road deep in the woods of Appalachia" and "the headquarters of a misfit band of rebel food fighters bent on taking back control of the food system and their own lives."
Creekside Farm is often featured in Mr. Turners column for Mother Earth News.
Wonderful indoor and outdoor spaces
Full commercial kitchen, and catering is available for a true farm to table experience.
Flexible Space.
Seating for 48
Linens and tableware are available. Coffee Bar.
In a warm, intimate setting
Add a fun farm tour or an interesting and humorous book talk to your day
Facility Rental Costs:
The Education Center is available for full day ($1000) or half day rentals ($500).
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Come Learn and Have Some Fun
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If Mr. Turner's schedule permits, he can facilitate a book talk or farm tour with a discussion on food production and the environment. Your group will be thrilled and amazed to learn what science has recently discovered, including: how plants and microbes in the soil share resources, how bugs and plants "talk" to each other, and how "mother trees" deliver nutrients to young saplings through the world wide web of michorrizal fungi. The discussion will make you wonder--what is 'communication' and what is 'intelligence'?
For over 10 years, The Creekside Farm Education Center has been a hub for training young farmers about agriculture and the business of farming. It also offers classes to the community on a wide range of topics such as cooking, canning, gardening and bee keeping. The farm offers a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program that feeds 70 households from the surrounding fields.
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Author Robert Turner can facilitate a discussion on farm business principles with some humor and old fashioned farmer wisdom.
Robert Turner is a science writer focused on environmental science and new technologies in agriculture.
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"The world is moving way beyond green homes and electric cars. It's moving toward sustainability--sustainability to the point of self reliance." -Robert Turner
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Mr. Turner is a columnist for Mother Earth News and other magazines, and the author of two books related to food and sustainability. He is co-chair of the board at Organic Growers School, a leading source of farmer education and training in the Southeast, and vice chair of the Buncombe County Land Conservation Advisory Board.
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BUILDING RESILIENCE in your Business
Learning about the basic principles of farm production and profitability can be a fun way for your group to look "outside the box" at your own business.
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​Many of Mr. Turners articles are related to new AgTech, such as digital satelite imaging, 'precision ag", biologicals, lazer weeders, and robot tractors.
In a lively discussion about recent transformations in the food system and agriculture, many of his business principles can be applied to any business. Learn how to "grow your business with less." Less inputs, less labor, and less harm to the environment.
Creekside Farm
Cows on pasture, and old barn (circa 1932)
Creekside Farm is home to cows, chickens, gardens, bee hives and our lovable miniature donkeys.
The large vegetable field.
Robert Turner with Darla and Pedro.
Located just 3 miles from I-26 and Biltmore Park Town Square
for hotels, restaurants, taverns, shopping and a theater.
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Creekside Farm Education Center
339 Avery Creek Road, Arden, NC.
Learning the Farming Business at Creekside Farm
Creekside Farm supports new farmers and growers with the land, water, equipment, supplies and helpful instruction and education so that they can learn this important trade.
Educating our young people about healthy food and where it comes from is important, and we believe every kid should visit a farm at least once as part of a school farm tour.
Education is Critical to Our Food Security,
Food Sovereignty, and Regional Resilience.
Emily from ASAP gives a talk at the Creekside Farm Education Center
"The more we can innovate and gain efficiency for large and small farms here in the US, and add to the supply chain locally and regionally, the less we need to import from far away places."
Previous farm manager Melissa gives a cooking class in the commercial kitchen
"According to the USDA, half of our fruits and one-third of our vegetables come from foreign countries, mostly Central and South America (even in the summertime), and this is a region that continues to experience farm sprawl into forested areas."
Learn how to grow more with less in your business.
The “grow more with less” mantra is important because it means less harmful chemicals in our soils and in our waterways, less labor and so greater profitability for farmers, and it could mean less encroachment on rain forests and natural environments, which is critical to protecting the earths biodiversity.
How can these principles of efficiency inform your business?
Farm worker Nicholas after a hard days work.
