Location & Directions
This year's event is a private, current and aspiring organizers gathering.  This event is being held on a member's private property.

Please contact us if you are interested in participating as an elder, regular organizer, or aspiring organizer.  You will receive address and directions once you have been invited and registered.

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​The Southeastern Permaculture Gathering is a convergence of permaculture enthusiasts
​to learn new skills, serve the earth, create community & celebrate life.
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THIS YEAR, WE ARE USING THE GATHERING TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE.

BOTH CURRENT ORGANIZERS AND THOSE WHO WISH TO STEP UP AND CONTRIBUTE FROM HERE ON OUT ARE WELCOME.
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​YOU WILL NEED TO CONTACT THIS YEAR'S HOST PERSONALLY.
The Southeastern Permaculture Gathering is now located on a beautiful piece of land on Seven Mile Ridge, just two miles from it's old location at Arthur Morgan School. This 50 Acre future intentional community is located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains is surrounded by Celo Community and National Forest.

Seven Mile Ridge is located near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, in a beautiful area at the foot of the Black Mountains. The land, consisting mainly of woods and meadows along a valley and up a hillside, is an hour northeast of Asheville, 20 minutes from Burnsville and 40 minutes from Marion, North Carolina.
Do not rely on your gps to get to the gathering!
For Google directions, click here.

Directions from Asheville: Take US 19/23 (future I-26) north to Exit 9 for US 19E North. Turn right at the end of the off ramp, drive east through Burnsville to Micaville. Turn right onto NC80 South and go about six miles. Turn left onto Seven Mile Ridge Road, cross the bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto Hannah Branch Road (a gravel road). It is one mile to the AMS campus.

Directions from Marion (I-40): Take NC 226 North to US 70 West. Take US 70 West to NC 80 North, go seven miles past the Blue Ridge Parkway, then turn right onto Seven Mile Ridge Road. Cross the bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto Hannah Branch Road (a gravel road). It is one mile to the AMS campus.

Directions from Johnson City, TN: Take I-181 South to I-26. Take 23 to 19E. Turn left onto 19E North. Go through Burnsville to Micaville. Turn right onto NC80 South and go about six miles. Turn left onto Seven Mile Ridge Road, cross the bridge and turn right at the stop sign onto Hannah Branch Road (a gravel road). It is one mile to the AMS campus.

Reduce your carbon print and share the cost . . . CARPOOL!
The Southeastern Permaculture Gathering is located on the beautiful campus of the Arthur Morgan School. This 72 Acre campus located in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains is surrounded by Celo Community and National Forest.

AMS is located near the Blue Ridge Parkway in western North Carolina, in a beautiful valley at the foot of the Black Mountains. The 105-acre campus, consisting mainly of woods and meadows, is an hour northeast of Asheville, 20 minutes from Burnsville and 40 minutes from Marion, North Carolina.
On-site camping is available.  Camping is rustic and located at the soccer field. Park your car at the perimeter and camp in front of your vehicle keeping the interior of the soccer field open for the ceremony on Saturday night. Please respect other campers by holding to a 10 p.m. curfew on noise and/or bright outside light in the campground.

Please note: there are private homes in the area, so be sure you are in an approved spot before setting up camp.
Fires are not permitted.

Walk softly on the Earth. Protecting life is a sacred activity, so please treat land, plants, creatures and the people you meet with respect, taking nothing from the land but your connection to it.
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