ASAP is hiring a Program Coordinator for our Growing Minds Farm to School Program. The Program Coordinator will assist in the development and implementation of Growing Minds, including managing its cooking program, assisting with its pre-service project, overseeing resource distribution, and providing support to the Program Director as needed. Application deadline is February 1, 2012. Click HERE, or the 'Job Openings' link at left, for a full job description and application instructions. 

Are you currently farming or seriously considering farming as a profession? Then join ASAP, local farmers, agriculture professionals, and business and marketing specialists for this day-long conference, February 25th, with 90-minute learning sessions designed just for you. The event also offers opportunities to meet with restaurant and wholesale buyers.

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...you, WNC consumers, value local food! In 2011, ASAP completed a consumer survey that explored the potential to expand area markets for local food and local forest products. Take a look at our findings, including food purchasing patterns and priorities and perceptions of locally grown products, HERE. (Note: Document is a sizable PDF file.)

Want to start a local food campaign in your community? Interested in expanding your local food work or getting the information you need to be as strategic and effective as possible? We can help!

For more than a decade, ASAP has helped communities preserve their agricultural heritage, increase access to fresh, healthy food, and strengthen family farms. We’ve partnered with individuals, organizations, and farmers to become a national leader in the local food movement. We utilize a distinctively holistic approach that takes into account the people, practices, and policies necessary to build and maintain a strong local food system.