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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
Local Food Fuels a Growing Family December 16th, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
Saving Seeds and Sustaining Cherokee Traditions at Long Family Farm December 9th, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
Shop Local at Holiday Markets December 2nd, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
How A Turkey Farm Gets Ready for Thanksgiving November 25th, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
How Local Chefs Celebrate Thanksgiving November 18th, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
Finding Home Through Local Food November 11th, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
Building Community Connections at Beacon Village Farm November 4th, 2019
Workplace CSAs Support Employees and Farmers October 29th, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
Faces of Local: Cassandra Bare October 23rd, 2019 in Faces of Local
From a Backyard Experiment to the Family Business October 21st, 2019 in Growing Local Radio Series
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