Greenlife Grocery appreciates the feedback about the change in our opening hours. We are sorry for any inconvenience. We know that, for many people, the morning routine is an important part of the day. The decision to open the store later resulted by unanimous vote of the Greenlife leadership team (not a corporate edict) because […]
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WNC a bittersweet challenge for maple syrup production
Every year, there’s something interesting at the Southern Appalachian Man and the Biosphere Conference, held Nov. 15-17 this year in Asheville. This time around, a local entrepreneur’s passion for harvesting maple syrup caught my attention.
Best of WNC polls are open
Step right up, ladies and gentlemen, step right up!
It’s time once again to vote for the Best of Western North Carolina.
Greenlife responds
Thank you for being a customer of Greenlife Grocery, and thank you for your comments. The first thing I want to assure you is that Greenlife's quality standards in prepared foods remain steadfast: All products in our stores are made without the use of preservatives, chemicals, hydrogenated fats or artificial flavorings, colors or sweeteners. With […]
Pig and Pisgah at the Blackbird
The Blackbird Restaurant in Black Mountain features a six-course dinner of Foothills Family Farms pastured pork paired with Pisgah Brewing’s beers — for only $40.
A changing of the guard at The Market Place
It has always come down to one thing for chef Mark Rosenstein — flavor.
Local food guide now available
ASAP’s 2009 Local Food Guide is now available, featuring farms, restaurants, tailgate markets, u-pick farms and more.
“Local” is the new “organic”
The realization that food from distant places can lose nutritional value while requiring additional fossil fuels for transport — to say nothing of leaving local farmers out of the loop — is helping make “local” the new “organic” for many conscientious eaters.