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    Tag:  Bill Whipple

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    Persimmons are one of WNC’s sweetest fall harvests

    Posted on October 17, 2018October 16, 2018 by Cathy Cleary

    Whether cultivated or wild, American persimmons are plentiful this time of year in WNC.

    5.1 K views+FoodSustainability

    Blue Ridge Biofuels brings its closed-loop cooking oil initiative closer to home

    Posted on May 17, 2018May 21, 2018 by Gina Smith

    Although some question its overall sustainability, Blue Ridge Biofuels’ Field to Fryer to Fuel program is transitioning to a new facility and on the verge of expansion.

    8.6 K views2LivingSustainability

    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.

    7.2 K views1FoodSustainability

    Nutty Buddy Collective aims to transform local agricultur­e

    Posted on July 28, 2016July 25, 2016 by Josh O'Conner

    The Nutty Buddy Collective is pioneering new models of sustainable, perennial agriculture by establishing long-term leasehold agreements with conservation-minded landowners. Once the use of the land has been secured, the collective plants fruit and nut crops that take several years to reach maturity.

    3 likes9.1 K views+EnvironmentFarm & GardenNews

    Conscious party: Organic Growers School plans a four-course comedy dinner

    Posted on March 6, 2016March 4, 2016 by Kat McReynolds

    French food snob Pierre Geaux (an alter ego of local homesteading authority Bill Whipple) will host Organic Growers School’s upcoming farm-to-table benefit dinner, curated by Meredith Leigh. The event is at UNCA on Saturday, March 12.

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