“Raw food is going to be the next big thing in Asheville,” says Tim Boissy, the executive chef of The Nectar Lounge. The new raw foods café, which will also feature vegan and gluten-free options, is slated to open in North Asheville near the end of August. “Raw food is an essential part of a […]
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Asana party: YogaFest brings together local yogis, musicians and activists
In a town that graduates over 750 yoga teacher trainees a year from several studios, it seems it was only a matter of time before a yoga festival took root locally. Asheville YogaFest organizer Mike Hiers believes that the festival is another way to put Asheville on the map as an epicenter for yoga culture […]
Where the wild things are: Dinner from your own backyard
Wild foods like dandelion, chickweed and stinging nettle offer a taste of the earth, untouched and uncultivated. They’re what you get when you enter a forager’s or herbalist’s kitchen, where Appalachian folk traditions identify them as both medicinal and key to a diversified daily diet that connects us with the natural cycle of the Earth. […]
Rhetorical Factory opens in West Asheville
Rhetorical Factory, a recycled clothing company, will be opening its flagship store at 444 Haywood Road, in West Asheville, on Tuesday, April 29.
The herb cure
Local herbalists to share their go-to herbs for winter wellness. Photo by Emily Nichols