Category: Activities

Summer time is in full swing, and residents here at Olivette are dancing to the beat of their own drums (literally!). Community-led music has allowed neighbors to gather while safely distancing, and enjoy the ultimate universal language, music. Our neighbors’ musical talents first debuted on the streets with a spontaneous street concert at the beginning…

On the evening of October 3rd, the Olivette community joined together for our fall farm to table dinner to benefit for the NC Climate Solutions Coalition, a cause that is very dear to our hearts. The weather was sweet and the company was even sweeter.  Our farmer, Joe Evans, grows a beautiful variety of vegetables,…

Date: Thursday, June 27th Time: 5pm – 9pm Location: Rosebay Park Pavilion Enjoy an open-air feast celebrating the bounty of the summer from our very own Olivette Farm and other local farms. This dinner alfresco will highlight some of Asheville’s culinary elite with a five-course meal and farm crafted cocktails. Over Easy Cafe will stimulate…

Springtime is here, and it’s finally time to reignite your love for the outdoors and get outside to play! In order to kick off one of our favorite seasons, we’re having a Fireside Meet and Greet on Friday April 12th at 6 pm. This casual get-together is an opportunity to join Arica, our events coordinator,…

Olivette Service Corps is our newest initiative, created here at Olivette Riverside Community and Farm to allow Olivette to give back to the larger community of Asheville – which has given us so much. We are very excited to announce our first proposed project, a community garden that will serve those in need created in…

It’s said that change begins with education, something we at Olivette believe with a passion. With that as the primary focus, we were thrilled to have the students from Carolina Day School on site last Thursday to discuss sustainable building and development practices. We were able to go over in depth how Olivette and our…

It’s an exciting time at Olivette as spring approaches and the air is full of potential. Our community is continuously developing and evolving. We are starting to bring community life into focus. Like you, we want a community to get excited about and be involved in. We want genuine neighbors and real relationships. We want…

by Deborah Morganthal An exploration of the 346 acres that comprise Olivette Riverside Community is sure to bring out the birder in you, even if you’re a complete novice. The diversity of the landscape at Olivette—open meadows, forests, rolling hills, riverfront access—make our landscape a haven for a diverse population of birds year round. Here’s…