Jessie Dean of Asheville Tea Company at 2019 Mountain Raise

Mountain Raise connects small businesses with local investors

Posted on November 3, 2021November 8, 2021 by Sara Murphy

Mountain BizWorks is hosting its second Mountain Raise Wednesday, Nov. 10, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Hi-Wire Brewing. The event features five WNC businesses — Cardstalk, GreenLifeTech, North Cove Leisure Club, Spectra3D Technologies and SteakAger — that will present their fundraising goals to the community in the hopes of drawing local investors from all income levels and walks of life.

The gospel of okra: Chris Smith’s new book urges us all to embrace the slime

Posted on June 7, 2019June 3, 2019 by Gina Smith

In The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration, the author defends a vegetable that’s long been maligned by millions.

Nuts in the kitchen: Acornucopia Project envisions an edible future for WNC

Posted on February 22, 2018February 26, 2018 by Cathy Cleary

A network of local chefs, bakers and food artisans is working with the regional collective to develop innovative culinary uses for WNC’s native tree nuts.

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