Author: Dana Schlanger

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CULTURAL CONNECTION: Café at the Cradle chef Zika Singogo sources locally raised meat, produce and other food products from farmer Kendall Huntley to create a menu that connects to the Cradle of Forestry’s focus on Appalachian heritage and culture.

Café at the Cradle: A ‘hidden gem’ in Pisgah National Forest

Posted on May 10, 2017May 11, 2017 by Dana Schlanger

Asheville chef Zika Singogo is partnering with local farmer and food supplier Kendall Huntley to provide sustainability-focused food at the Cradle of Forestry.

NUTS FOR NUTS: Through the Acornucopia Project, Bill Whipple and the other co-owners of the Nutty Buddy Collective hope to create depots where anyone can bring in acorns and other wild nuts for processing into edible products such as flour and oil. Whipple is pictured here with a white oak tree.

The mighty acorn: Some believe the wild nut is WNC’s food of the future

Posted on April 5, 2017March 31, 2017 by Dana Schlanger

Long overlooked as a source of nutrition, acorns are nutritious, plentiful and free for the taking.

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