2023 PLANT SALES & PRESENTATIONS with Kim Bailey, owner of Milkweed Meadows Farm in Fruitland, NC
Find Milkweed Meadows Farm selling pollinator-friendly potted plants and/or teaching at these local events:
Saturday, March 4, 12:30 PM – 5 PM
Gardening for Life Celebration
Polk County High School, Columbus, NC
In case you missed it, you can view the inspiring presentation, Nature’s Best Hope by Dr. Doug Tallamy,online!
Saturday, April 22, 9 AM – 2 PM
Montreat Native Plant Sale & Arbor Day Celebration
Moore Center Field (below Lake Susan), Montreat, NC
Friday, May 12, 12 PM – 6 PM & Saturday, May 13, 9 AM – 3 PM
Spring Plant Sale
Botanical Gardens at Asheville, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC
Saturday, May 27 & Sunday May 28, 9 AM – 5 PM
Garden Jubilee
Main Street, Hendersonville, NC
Don’t miss our presentation at 1:30 PM on Saturday, May 27 at the Visitors Center Stage (201 S Main St):
Recipes for Pollinator Gardening Success
Kim Bailey (AKA nectar bartender and pollinator chef at Milkweed Meadows Farm) will share secret ingredients and recipes for serving up a bountiful garden buffet for bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, moths, and more. The key is not just providing nectar-producing plants to attract adult pollinators who’ll fly by “the bar” for a quick sip then move along. You also want to offer a kids’ menu to entice pollinators to stick around, make their homes in your garden, and make more pollinators. This means growing critical “baby food” plants (such as milkweed!) and flowers with “carryout pollen” to cater to offspring who are picky eaters. If you’re hungry to learn more about nourishing pollinators by planting beautiful flowers, herbs, passionfruit vines, and pawpaw trees, be sure to join us for this entertaining and educational presentation inspired by a cooking show you’d expect to see on Nature’s Food Network!
Friday, June 2 & Saturday, June 3, 10 AM – 3 PM
June Plant Sale & Vendor Market
The North Carolina Arboretum ($16 parking fee for non-members), 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC
Sunday, June 4, 12 PM – 6 PM
Asheville HoneyFest
Tickets ($15) required for admission. Children under 12, Teachers, and First Responders attend free!
Salvage Station, 468 Riverside Drive, Asheville, NC
Saturday, June 24, 10:30 AM – 12 PM
Making Your Garden a True Home for Pollinators presentation (and plant sale) by Kim Bailey, Milkweed Meadows Farm
Space is limited to 100 participants and pre-registration (free!) is required.
Anne Elizabeth Suratt Nature Center at Walnut Creek Preserve, 179 Wood Thrush Lane, Mill Spring, NC
Sunday, August 13 – Friday, August 18
Gardening for Pollinators weeklong class taught by Kim Bailey, Milkweed Meadows Farm
John C. Campbell Folk School, One Folk School Road, Brasstown, NC
Sunday September 3, 12 PM – 3 PM
Sunday Brunch Market
Sideways Farm & Brewery, 62 Eade Road, Etowah, NC
Saturday, September 9, 9 AM – 3 PM
Fall Plant Sale
Botanical Gardens at Asheville, 151 W.T. Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC
Monday, September 18, 7 PM – 9 PM
Best Native Plants for Pollinators presentation by Kim Bailey, Milkweed Meadows Farm at
Henderson County Beekeepers Association Monthly Meeting (Open to the Public)
City of Hendersonville Operations Center, 305 Williams St, Hendersonville, NC
Saturday, September 23, 11 AM – 3 PM
Mountain Monarch Festival (FREE!)
Gorges State Park, 976 Grassy Ridge Road, Sapphire, NC
Friday, September 29 & Saturday, September 30, 10 AM – 3 PM
Fall Plant Sale & Vendor Market
The North Carolina Arboretum ($16 parking fee for non-members), 100 Frederick Law Olmsted Way, Asheville, NC