Press release From ASAP: ASHEVILLE, NC (December 16, 2013)—Dietetic interns (DIs) across the country now have a tool to help them integrate Farm to School into their studies and future work improving the health of children and adults. ASAP has just released “Addressing Dietetic Internship Competencies Through Local Food and Farm to School,” available for […]
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Katuah Market stocks the shelves
Flowers and freshly prepared food are the first things you see when you walk into Katuah Market. If you look to the right, there’s a café with exposed wood beams. If you look to the left, there are a few rows of registers where shoppers will check out. Produce separates the prepared food section from […]
Business of Farming Conference set for Feb. 22
Press release from ASAP: ASAP’s annual Business of Farming Conference returns in time for the 2014 growing season, February 22 from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa. While the conference—which focuses on the business side of farming, covering topics from recordkeeping to marketing—has always included workshops for both beginning and […]
Folk-famous
When Dar Williams (who plays Saturday at The Grey Eagle) released her debut album, The Honesty Room, in 1994, she was pretty sure any career she might have would come from writing books about natural food stores. The music thing, she imagined, would probably just be something she did on the side. She showed up […]
Spinning Plates
The Story: A look at three different restaurants of wildly different kinds. The Lowdown: Entertaining documentary that never quite manages to tie its three stories together. Definitely worth a look — especially if you need a break from the awards-season onslaught.
Food and friendship
WNC residents share Thanksgiving memories
Party for the People Hillcrest potluck Nov. 23
Via Asheville Action, announcement from the Women’s Wellbeing and Development Foundation: “On Saturday, November 23rd, from 5:00 – 7:30 pm at Hillcrest’s Carl E. Johnson Community Center (100 Atkinson Street), we are hosting the third annual Party for the People, in which Hillcrest residents come together with supporters and collaborators from all over the Asheville […]
Reconnect
Even in a nature-rich area, residents can lose touch with the environment. “I've been fretting over the disconnection between people and nature for most of my adult life,” says Chuck Marsh, co-founder and co-designer of Earthaven Ecovillage in Black Mountain. This disconnect has a name — nature-deficit disorder — and Marsh and other local educators […]
African festival at White Horse on Nov. 21
The sights, sounds and flavors of Africa will be but a short car ride away on Thursday, Nov. 21. Proceeds from the event, which includes three African-inspired musical performances, food from Senegal and a silent auction, support Africa Healing Exchange. From a press release: Zansa, whose name is Ivory Coast slang for “combination” or “blend”, […]
“We have a farm, but no land to grow on.”
Ten Mile Farm faces a common problem in Western North Carolina: lack of affordable land for small-scale farming. Ten Mile recently lost its lease after eight years as a fixture in the local food movement. In this post, operator Christina Carter shares her and her husband’s struggle to find a place to grow their crops, next year and into the future.
Worth waiting for: Fletcher’s Scott Waldrop crafts balsamic vinegars
Fletcher artisan Scott Waldrop crafts balsamic vinegar in the footprints of his wine-making ancestors. And what he produces … is worth waiting for.
Wise maidens: The Southeast Wise Women’s Herbal Conference
Women hoping to learn about medicinal herbs and plants were sure to find plenty of course offerings this Saturday at the Southeast Wise Woman Herbal Conference in Black Mountain.
ASAP Farm to School Conference
A Farm to School-Filled Fall October is National Farm to School Month, ASAP’s Farm to School Conference follows ASHEVILLE, NC (October 7, 2013)—October is National Farm to School Month, a time to celebrate the connections happening all over the country between schools and local food. ASAP’s Growing Minds Farm to School Program reports there is […]
This weekend on a shoestring
As always, Xpress brings you the best in low-cost weekend events.
ASAP shares Farm to School stories
There’s been a noticeable back-to-school buzz around area elementary schools recently. It’s not kids talking about a coveted new character lunchbox or even what neat things they did over the summer. Haven’t you heard? They’re talking about fresh local cucumbers and edible garden plots. Why cucumbers? September is cucumber month in Growing Minds’ Get Local […]
From cow to cup: And everything in between
By 9 a.m. on Monday mornings, Jonathon Flaum is already more than 100 miles from home. He’s a milkman on a mission, and in his massive, refrigerated van, he’s navigated down from the mountains and through the flatlands beyond. He’s headed to Wholesome Country Creamery.
New crop: Young growers reinvent WNC traditions
The average age of Western North Carolina farmers is 57 and creeping higher every year. Where’s the next generation of agriculture entrepreneurs? Fortunately, a new breed of growers in their 20s and 30s are bridging the gap and applying innovative approaches to 21st century farming.
Farm tour frolic
A dreamy world of piglets and bees lies just up the hill and around the bend from a cornucopia of salami, cheese and jam. ASAP's annual farm tour unites livestock and food in one weekend of mini farm vacations. Pick either route (or create your own) to behold the beauty of the region’s family farms […]
Tour WNC’s food and farm network
The farms and farmers who feed our community are central to the history and heritage of Western North Carolina. Today’s farms blend generations-old experience with new attitudes, energy and approaches. And many of our local restaurateurs, grocers and shop owners have been teaming up with them to feature the bounty they produce. On Saturday and […]
Organicfest comes to Pack Square Park on Sunday, Sept. 8
Every year at Pack Square Park, Organicfest provides a new way of looking at all things green and organic. The celebration of “everything organic and green,” now in its 12th year, brings food, games, yoga, vendors and plenty of information to downtown. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8. […]
Governor’s office announces $4 million in Americorps grants, including some to local groups
From the office of Gov. Pat McCrory: Raleigh, NC – Governor Pat McCrory announced today the North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Services has awarded $4,409,540 in grants to 16 AmeriCorps programs across the state for the 2013-14 program year. AmeriCorps members serving with these organizations will participate in outreach efforts and activities focused […]