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Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture
Project
306 West Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801

Voice: 828-236-1282
Fax: 828-236-1280

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Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project

 

Local Food Guide

ASAP helps create and expand local food markets that will preserve our agricultural heritage, give everyone access to fresh, healthy food, and keep our farmers farming. Our mission is to help local farms thrive, link farmers to markets and supporters, and build healthy communities through connections to local food.

Search our Local Food Guide. Shop for Appalachian Grown certified products. Get involved in the Growing Minds Farm to School program. Visit a farmers market. Browse our information on workshops, grants, and more. Use our classified section, calendar, and online resources.  Whether you're a farmer, consumer, or work with a school, restaurant, or grocer, join us in reconnecting people throughout the region with their food.

 
ASAP is Hiring

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. 

 
Launching Our Local Food Research Center!
We're excited to announce the launch of our Local Food Research Center, to be housed here at ASAP! The center will research and test our theory of food system change: that localizing food systems strengthens local economies, boosts farm profitability, increases sustainable production practices, and improves individual and public health. For more details, check out our Research page.
 
Registration Open for Farming Conference

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.

Learn more...

 
Survey Says...

...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.)

 
Find Us at FromHere.org!
Our new community website, www.FromHere.org, is up and running, and we hope you'll visit often! The site is a space for you to join with us and your peers in the local food conversation. Not to mention, it's a space for contests and exclusive deals not offered anywhere else. What are you waiting for? Click now, and let us know what you think!

 
Consulting by ASAP

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.

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Fresh at Farmers Markets

Looking for the weekly Fresh at Farmers Markets update? Find it at FromHere.org, ASAP's new community website, along with other news, photos, local food and farm events, and more. While you're there, join the conversation!

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Support ASAP in 2012

Curious about the difference your donation can make? Here are some examples of what ASAP can accomplish with your support:
 
-$1,000 helps farmers access new markets
-$500 brings a class of school children to a local farm
-$100 funds a cooking demo on how to prepare fresh foods
-$50 trains a farmer in new skills
-$25 provides seeds and resources for school gardens


Click here to give your gift to ASAP today. Or, give on behalf of a loved one and
tell the recipient about the good work that will be done in his or her name.

 
What's In Season?

Honey

January gets off to a sweet start with local honey and sorghum! Use our chart to find out which other local items are in season now. Download a PDF.

 


 
 
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