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A Small Family, Eco-Friendly Mushroom & Educational Farm in the Blue Ridge Mountains

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Heritage farm on Asheville's edge of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Focused on permaculture, education, ecostewardship, kindness, and mushroom cultivation.

#relax #relax
Charles' humor at Fifth Season Gardening AVL is al Charles' humor at Fifth Season Gardening AVL is always appreciated. #growyourown #flowers #flowers #flowers
Chicken of the Wood #Mushroom Laetiporus cincinnat Chicken of the Wood #Mushroom Laetiporus cincinnatus flushing on our elm stump. Feels like a friend coming back to visit every summer.
#Potato harvest in late July! Thankful for the see #Potato harvest in late July! Thankful for the seed potatoes sourced from @5sasheville
#Mushroom Cultivation Class is August 8 @5sashevil #Mushroom Cultivation Class is August 8 @5sasheville + Register now! Jesse is teaching, Sweet Dee is assisting 🍄🍕
Rain is here, remember to visit your pet logs! #sh Rain is here, remember to visit your pet logs! #shiitake #appalachianmade #agroforestry #dinnertime
Milo's #Sundews, #Pitcherplants, and #Venusflytrap Milo's #Sundews, #Pitcherplants, and #Venusflytraps were perfect!
The calm before the storm of people 🙂 The calm before the storm of people :)
Beeauty. Beeauty.
Beeing relaxed. Beeing relaxed.
The friendliest bee at Herb Fest 2026! The friendliest bee at Herb Fest 2026!
Find our #mushroomlogs #jewelry and #carnivorouspl Find our #mushroomlogs #jewelry and #carnivorousplants at Asheville Herb Fest this weekend! 4/24-4/26! Big projects with best friends feels so easy. #happyspring
Native Pitcher plants! #sundew #venusflytrap #pitc Native Pitcher plants! #sundew #venusflytrap #pitcherplants #Carnivorousplants @ashevilleherbfest
Knight AKA Blueberry Muffin enjoying spring in the Knight AKA Blueberry Muffin enjoying spring in the screened catio! #Happy #cats #farmlife
#getoutdoors! Waypoint Resilience Cohort with Moun #getoutdoors! Waypoint Resilience Cohort with Mountain BizWorks Spring 2026! #WNC #asheville
Cactus flowers! Cactus flowers!
Mushroom log workshop at Fifth Season Gardening! W Mushroom log workshop at Fifth Season Gardening! What a crew! So many happy students in one place. #happylife #growyourown #educationispower #foodsecurity
Underside of a flushing Shiitake log! Nice gills! Underside of a flushing Shiitake log! Nice gills! This is an example of the 'curling/compact' affect that can occur from the 'log cabin' style of stacking logs; the mushrooms were pressing into other logs and grew around them, curling occurred. I've removed it from the stack and watered it so they can continue growing outwards to encourage the 'dinner plate' spread to make mushroom burgers.
Hands on experience at the seed starting class! We Hands on experience at the seed starting class! We sowed Mizuna, Drunken Woman Lettuce, Kale, Kaleidescope mix, Brussel Sprouts...
Charles and Sweet Dee taught the Spring Seed Start Charles and Sweet Dee taught the Spring Seed Starting workshop this year at Fifth Season Gardening AVL. Congrats to Charles, it was his first class to teach in his lifetime! #communitylearning #newteachers #seedlings #springflowers #springveggies
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Find our Mushroom Logs at these locations:


Fifth Season Gardening, Co.
Asheville Location
S Tunnel Rd #450, Asheville, NC 28805
(828) 412-3200
Monday-Saturday: 10 am – 7 pm; Sunday 11 am – 6 pm
Carrboro Location
106 S Greensboro St D, Carrboro, NC 27510
(919) 932-7600
Monday-Friday: 10 am – 7 pm; Saturday 10 am – 5 pm; Sunday 11 am – 6 pm


Reems Creek Nursery
76 Monticello Rd, Weaverville, NC 28787
(828) 645-3937
Monday-Saturday: 9 am – 6 pm, Sundays: Closed


The Garden Spot
1003-A, Charlotte Hwy, Fairview, NC 28730
(828) 691-0164
Open Daily: 8 am – 6 pm

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