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Disaster Assistance for Farms

Find recovery resources, grants, loans, and current market opportunities for farms affected by Hurricane Helene. Efforts made to update daily.

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Local Food Guide

Find hundreds of listings for local farms and businesses, plus stories and recipes from Appalachian Grown farms, updated for the 2024-25 season.

  • Fresh at Farmers Markets This Week

    Fresh at Farmers Markets

    Have these weird times without clean running water gotten your tummy upset? Or, do the upcoming stressors of the holidays have your stomach in a bunch? Prepare yourself for the holiday meals season with light and easy-to-eat foods you can have at the ready in case you (or your kids) find yourself feeling under the…

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  • Mike Bean

    Local Food & Farm Stories

    Mike Bean

    Mike Bean is a local chef with Finest Deli (though temporarily on hold) serving up fresh eats at farmers markets in Buncombe County. He serves on On Track WNC‘s Board of Directors and quickly shifted his cooking skills to support meal operations with World Central Kitchen to keep the people of Western North Carolina fed…

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Upcoming Events

Business of Farming Conference

WHEN: Feb. 22, 2025
WHERE: A-B Tech Conference Center, Asheville, NC

The annual Business of Farming Conference brings together professional farmers from across the Southeast region to network and share resources to grow their farm businesses. Farmers learn about marketing, business planning, and financial management from regional experts and innovative peers. The conference is designed for beginning and established farmers as well as those seriously considering farming as a profession. A limited number of scholarships are available.

Find out more and register here.

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