Happy Equinox to all! We’re transitioning into fall with some fun and collaborative educational events. Here’s what’s coming up!
Saturday, September 23, 10am – 5pm ~ Marshall, NC ~ Join Kudzu Culture and Friends at Art on the Island in Marshall, NC. We’ll be sharing information about kudzu and demonstrating along with Fiberhouse Collective how to make kuzufu (kudzu cloth) from kudzu vines. Come say hi and make a kudzu friendship bracelet! There will be lots of unique art and activities, including natural dye station. See y’all there!
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Saturday, Sept. 30, 10am – 6pm ~ Claryville, TN ~ Join Kudzu Culture at the Louie Bluie Festival, where we’ll be sharing and gathering stories about kudzu and how people in the region have learned how to collaborate with kudzu to make food, fiber and medicine. Hands-on activities include kudzu friendship bracelet making and kudzu vine wreath making. Louie Bluie Festival is hosted by Campbell Culture Coalition whose mission is to enhance the artistic and cultural opportunities of the citizenry, preserve the culturally significant past, and support the artistic and cultural talents of our youth who are our future.
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Additional upcoming events:
– Saturday, Oct. 28 ~ Asheville, NC ~ Trial to Table with Utopian Seed Project
– Saturday, Nov. 11 ~ Asheville, NC ~ “Making the Mulch of Kudzu” Community Through Kudzu with Urban Forest Alliance, Montford Neighborhood Association, City of Asheville, UNCA, and Botanical Gardens at Asheville
– Saturday, Nov. 18 ~ Asheville, NC ~ Kudzu Vine Wreath Making with Riverlink
Email kudzuculture@gmail.com for additional information, and stay tuned here for more updates soon!
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