Rare Bird Farm
Pervasive Vine Ribbed Basket Weaving with Nancy Basket
Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesUsing more prolific naturals, such as Wisteria, Virginia Creeper, English Ivy, Grape Vine and split Kudzu vines to weave a small ribbed basket. Nancy Basket takes her name from the work she does and a Cherokee grandmother long ago, Margaret Basket. She’s made vessels from natural materials for more than 40 years. Expect serious humor, […]
Dairy Processing 101 with Mary Cutter
Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesIn this workshop we'll do a deep dive into the basics of processing raw(unpasteurized and non-homogenized) milk from the farm to the kitchen. This class will give you the foundational knowledge to process milk at home to make some of your favorite grocery store dairy products like butter, yogurt, and fresh cheeses like ricotta and mozzarella. […]
Blue Ridge National Heritage Area and Rare Bird Farm Present Fine Tuned Sessions
Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesDaylong music event and fundraiser focus on the convergence of old time and modern music in an intimate musical setting. A special event partnership between the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area (BRNHA) and Rare Bird Farm will take place on Saturday, May 4 and will feature artists from the BRNHA Fine Tuned program and other regional […]
Rare Bird Farm’s Mitchell Davis
Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesWe are thrilled to announce that Rare Bird Farm’s Mitchell Davis will be headlining Saturday, October 22 starting at 6pm. Come early to hear Mitchell’s beautiful folk inspired solo set. Mitchell has learned music through the folk process. As a self-taught guitarist and vocalist he has played sporadic acoustic gigs of all sorts since the […]
Krista Shows with Opener, Gillian Tart-Snyder
Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesWe are thrilled to announce this Intimate Barn Concert featuring the unforgettable talent of Krista Shows and Gillian Tart-Snyder. Shows has a unique “dark and lived-in” voice that stops the listener in their tracks, hanging on to every note. Tart-Snyder returns to her home state of NC with her first solo show after a music […]
Natural Dyes – Eco-Printing Workshop
Rare Bird Farm 91 Duckett Top Tower Road, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesRare Bird Farm is offering it’s first workshop and we are making it free to the first 12 people who sign up! We will guide participants through the basics of hands-on natural plant dyes and eco-printing. Participants can expect to learn about fabric preparation, dyeing plants, and techniques and leave with their own creations. We […]
