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Welcoming Visitors Again: Agritourism Farms Rebuild After Helene
It’s no secret that Asheville and the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountain region draws visitors from all over. Travelers flock for the sweeping mountain views, vibrant food culture, and the opportunity to slow down and experience the landscape in a deeper way. Visiting farms, whether from out of town or in one’s own backyard, has become
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Ellie Goldstein
Ellie Goldstein is a farmer and co-owner of Smallholding Farm in Morganton, NC and Main Season Market and Brewery in Marion, NC. In 2020, Ellie was working in residential treatment and pursuing a masters in counseling. Daniel, her partner, was growing on a quarter acre in Alexander, NC, with sights set on providing high-quality produce
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Schools Want to Serve More Local Food in Cafeterias, but Challenges Remain
By Analisa Sorrells Archer, EdNC.orgThis article is excerpted from the original. Find the full text at ednc.org/schools-want-to-serve-more-local-food-in-cafeterias-but-challenges-remain This year, students across North Carolina will eat locally grown products in school meals, engage in educational activities about agriculture and nutrition, and take part in school gardening experiences. According to the 2023 USDA Farm to School Census,
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Harvesting Heritage: Keeping Southern Appalachian Foodways Alive
Food informs our identities—it holds our history, our present time, and our future. It’s no secret that the Southern Appalachian region has a long and rich history of traditional foods with strong ties to the land. Appalachian people are known for using what they have. Characterized by food preservation, game meat, and foraging, Appalachian food
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Dakota Parker
Born and raised in Western North Carolina, Dakota Parker (pictured on left) serves as the Downtown Event Coordinator for the City of Hendersonville, as well as the Market Manager for Hendersonville Farmers Market (HFM). Dakota didn’t come into this role with much experience or knowledge of farmers markets or local agriculture four years ago, but
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Stephen McDonald
Stephen McDonald is YWCA of Asheville’s new Kitchen Manager. Formerly, Stephen worked as the Assistant Food and Nutrition Manager at Verner Center for Early Learning. He also worked with ASAP to provide a taste test at our CSA Fair earlier this month! He has a true passion for creating outstanding meals using local ingredients that
Story Archive
The Appalachian Grown region is rich with local food and farm stories—from farmers, educators, chefs, community advocates, and many more. ASAP tries to share as many of these as possible, including in our annual Local Food Guide, in our newsletters, and on social media.
From 2015 to 2021, ASAP presented Growing Local Radio, a weekly broadcast on WNCW. Stories were based on research from ASAP’s Local Food Research Center. More than 200 audio stories and transcripts from Growing Local Radio are included in the archive below.
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Recent Stories
Activities to Keep Kids Engaged During COVID April 13th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
How Lee’s One Fortune Farm is Adapting to COVID-19 April 6th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
New Farmers Market Protects Public Health March 30th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
Farm-Fresh Food Each Week March 23rd, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
Farmers Market Summit Kicks Off the Season March 16th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
Farm-to-Bottle Hot Sauce in the Mountains March 9th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
Well Seasoned Table Embraces the Business of Farming March 2nd, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
Faces of Local: Melissa Harwin February 25th, 2020 in Faces of Local
CSA Season is Almost Here! February 24th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
The Barns of Madison County February 17th, 2020 in Growing Local Radio Series
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