• Hendersonville Green Drinks: Inspiring Ocean Conservation

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    This month, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes BJ Ramer, the Founder and Executive Director of Team ECCO Ocean Center and Aquarium. She will be discussing how the aquarium has impacted both tourism and education in the Hendersonville area, as well as introducing the facility’s new 2,000 gallon shark study tank.

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: The Value of Prescribed Burns

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    Fire has shaped Southern Appalachian forests for thousands of years and has a natural role in our forest ecosystem. However, highly effective government wildland fire suppression programs have led to a dramatic decline in fires, and in many cases, have left us with unhealthy ecosystems. Come to Green Drinks to learn more!

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Rain Barrels and Stormwater

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    This month, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Mike Huffman, the Stormwater Quality Specialist for the City of Hendersonville. His talk will focus on different stormwater management techniques and how homeowners can implement these in their own homes.

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Landscaping with Native Plants

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Wes Burlingame, an active volunteer with the Hendersonville Tree Board, Bullington Gardens, the Hendersonville Food Co-Op, Conserving Carolina (formerly CMLC), Cullowhee Native Plant Conference, and his favorite botanical gardens. Burlingame will address how to identify and utilize native plants in your home garden.

    Free
  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Landscaping With Native Plants

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    On Thursday, May 10, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Wes Burlingame. He will address how to identify and utilize native plants in your home garden. He believes in the healing power of our plants to repair the damage of thoughtless development.

    Free
  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: From Brownfield to Brewery, Building our East Coast Home in Asheville, NC

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    Have you ever wondered why New Belgium - one of the biggest names in craft beer - chose to open a secondary location in Asheville? Come to Hendersonville Green Drinks to hear New Belgium's Sustainability Specialist, Sarah Fraser talk about the work that went into rehabilitating their 18 acre campus, including brownfield remediation, stream restoration and native landscaping.

    Free
  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Why Bees?

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    On Thursday, September 13, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Jim Poe with the Henderson County Bee Keepers Association. He will talk about why bees are getting so much attention these days – what’s the big deal!

  • Woodfin Blueway and Greenway -Catch the Wave

    French Broad River Academy - Boys Campus 1990 Riverside Drive, Woodfin, NC, United States

    On October 3rd, join event co-hosts - Asheville Greenworks, Connect Buncombe, French Broad River Academy, Riverlink, and French Broad Riverkeeper/MountainTrue to celebrate great progress to date, to learn more about the project, and to gather with friends. The project design team will be on hand with presentations and to gather your input. You can purchase tickets for the event here. Complementary snacks, […]

    $10
  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Mushrooming 101

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    On Thursday, November 8th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Greg Carter, a local mushroom expert, for his talk entitled "Mushrooming 101: The world of Fungi according to the Fun Guy". In 1999, Greg Carter learned how to inoculate oak logs with Shiitake spawn in an effort to make Christmas gifts to give family and friends. After several years of education, research […]

  • Hendersonville Green Drinks: Climate Change Is Here, Now What Do We Do?

    Black Bear Coffee 318 N. Main St., Hendersonville, NC, United States

    On Thursday, December 13th, Hendersonville Green Drinks welcomes Josh Dorfman, Chief Executive Officer of The Collider. The Collider is a global innovation center that builds data-driven startups to help communities and economies prepare, adapt, and become resilient to climate change. In light of the recent National Climate Assessment released by the White House warning us […]