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Danielle Hutchison
Farmer Danielle Hutchison will give a welcome address as part of the 2025 Business of Farming Conference on February 22 at Blue Ridge Community College in Flat Rock, NC. Danielle began farming in 2008 and is the co-owner and operator of TendWell Farm in McDowell County, North Carolina. Can you share a little about yourself…
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Ali and Brian Tingley
Ali and Brian are in the midst of moving their farm, Seven Seeds Farm, from Burnsville to Marshall. As beginning farmers, they have a few market outlets including a spring and main season CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) that support their farm year-round. Ali and Brian have big dreams for their new space including an expanded…
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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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Vinny Bonanno
Vinny Bonanno is the Executive Director of the West Asheville Tailgate Market (WATM) since 2022, owner operator of Stretching in Public, a Make it Happen coach, and the lead on various creative projects and performances around the Asheville area. After Helene made landfall, Vinny opted to open WATM only days later. The West Asheville Tailgate…
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Jason Treadway
Jason Treadway (pictured on the left) is the Director of Food and Nutrition for Verner Center for Early Learning. Verner has worked with Growing Minds to source from local farms and provide farm to school activities for the students. Jason’s staff of six serves breakfast, lunch, and snacks and two sites each day. Food is…
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Lucy Wetzel
Lucy Wetzel (pictured on the right) and her two-year-old son Wiley are avid farmers market goers, shopping at multiple markets per week. Lucy participates in both ASAP’s Double SNAP for Fruits and Vegetables program and Farm Fresh Produce Prescription. How has the Farm Fresh Produce Prescription made an impact on your life and household? We…
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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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