Stecoah Valley Food Ventures - Textile Studio - Smoky Mountain Native Plants Association


The Stecoah Valley Center offers life-long learning opportunities and services to meet a variety of community needs, including an after school program, and classes in the culinary arts as well as traditional crafts classes and business workshops.
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Stecoah Valley Cultural Arts Center 121 Schoolhouse Road Stecoah (Robbinsville), NC 28771 Ph 828-479-3364 Fx 828-479-1434 info@StecoahValleyCenter.com Media Information

COMMERCIAL KITCHEN
The old school cafeteria kitchen facilities have been renovated for use by the community. The new facility, now known as Stecoah Valley Food Ventures, offers a commercial kitchen that is available to help start or grow a small food industry business.

Our NCDA inspected and Sanitation Graded facility features modern kitchen equipment, dry storage space and modest rental fees. The kitchen may be used to prepare food for personal use, retail sale or catering purposes, make value-added agricultural products, teach or take a class, host your own party or a variety of other purposes. For more information call Program Director Kate Parkerson at 828-479-3364. You may also download the following:

• Kitchen User Fees for Individuals or Non-Profit Groups (pdf)

• Kitchen User Fees for Business (pdf)

• Kitchen User Contract (pdf)

MEETING & BANQUET ROOM
The sunny meeting and dining room seats up to 50 and is available to rent for meetings, classes, reunions, receptions or other private parties. We can also supply tablecloths, utensils, glassware and tableware for your event. For more information call Program Director Kate Parkerson at 828-479-3364. Cilck here for dining room rental pricing.

COMMUNITY SERVICES
The Center actively supports the annual Relay for Life campaign. We conduct fund-raising activities as well as sponsor a team to walk each year. Additionally, we sponsor other special events for the community such as the Easter Egg Hunt and Christmas Open House. Fax, copy, and free wi-fi are also available at the Center.

This year's Tailgate Market will be held every Wednesday from June 22 through August 31. Stop by between 8-11 am to pick up fresh veggies and locally grown and crafted projects. You'll find jams, jellies, produce, baked goods and more from area farmers and gardeners. Printable flyer Vendor application

The Center is also home to the non-profit Smoky Mountain Native Plants Association, which is dedicated to the simultaneous preservation and use of native plants through education, cultivation, sustainable harvest and production of native plant products. (shown bagging their cornmeal in the Stecoah Kitchen)

The spacious Textile Studio provides a workspace and resources for a variety of textile arts. The Studio offers classes to help you develop artistic techniques in sewing, quilting, weaving, knitting, crochet and more. The Textile Studio offers business and technical assistance to develop textile entrepreneurs in the community. The goal of the program is to support every community member who wants to develop skills in textile arts for fun or for profit.

The Stecoah Valley Center is classified as an IRC Sec. 501(c)(3) Not-For-Profit corporation and all gifts are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Click here for information on how you can contribute to the preservation of the Stecoah Valley Center.

PRESERVING MOUNTAIN TRADITIONS FOR GENERATIONS TO COME