ASAP Connections

ASAP’s Farm Tour 

June 22-23, 12-5 pm, 20 farms across WNC

Connect with our region’s farms and get a behind-the-scenes look (and taste) of local food and farming in WNC. ASAP’s Farm Tour is a chance to experience how food is grown and raised on Appalachian Grown family farms through guided tours, demonstrations, hands-on activities, and tastings. The tour is a great experience for visitors of all ages! Learn more about the tour, meet the participating farms, and purchase your tour pass today!

2017 UDSA Census of Agriculture: Initial Impressions

The USDA Census of Agriculture, released every five years, is the most comprehensive and consistent source of data available regarding farm businesses, farmland, and farmers, down to the county level, and is a valuable tool for our Local Food Research Center. The 2017 Census was released April 11, and our research team has been hard at work drawing initial impressions from the more than six million data points.

2018 Appalachian Grown Producer Report

This report contains the findings from our annual survey of Appalachian Grown farmers used to assess the impact of the Appalachian Grown program and ASAP’s support

Love local? We know you do. When you support ASAP—with your time or your resources—you help strengthen local food systems across the region and support our ability to share what we’ve learned with other communities across the nation.

For more than 20 years, ASAP has helped local farms thrive, linked farmers to markets and supporters, and built healthy communities through connections to local food.

Make a donation or volunteer today. Thank you from the bottom of our heart!

ASAP is on the air! Growing Local airs weekly on WNCW on Mondays during Morning Edition at 8:45 am, featuring the local food and farm stories we discover through our Local Food Research Center. Find past broadcasts on our website, SoundCloud, or iTunes. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to see weekly links to new episodes.

Your go-to resource for finding local food in the Southern Appalachian Mountains! ASAP’s Local Food Guide is a free directory of local food and family farms in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Use the guide to find farms, farmers markets, wineries, grocery stores, restaurants, caterers and bakers, farm stands, farms to visit, B&Bs, U-picks, CSAs, and much more. Look for our 2019 guide at a business near you in April.

Pick up a printed copy at a local businesses or welcome center, or use our online searchable guide at appalachiangrown.org. For businesses looking to connect with farms, use our Wholesale Local Food Guide to find local products for your business or restaurant.

Our online guide provides user-friendly search functions including: Geographic Location, Product, Farm Features, Growing Practices, Payment Methods, Business Name, and Searchable Key Words.