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Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture
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Asheville, NC 28801

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

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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.

 
From Hive to Table: An ASAP Benefit

On Wednesday, September 22, farm-to-table chef extraordinaire Laurey Masterton (of Laurey's Catering and Gourmet to Go) will host a special hive-to-table event to benefit ASAP. Only 20 tickets will be sold, so you'll want to keep reading to learn how you can buy yours!

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Local Food Institute Almost Here

This year's Local Food Institute will be held October 13 and 14 in Asheville, NC. Build your local food economy with the two-day program designed to share information about and strategies behind ASAP’s innovative approach to creating environments where local food economies thrive. The cost of attendance is $250 for early registration (by September 10) and $300 for late registration (by September 30). For more information and to register online, click here.

 

 
We're Moving Chefs to Schools

There's been a great deal of buzz lately around Michelle Obama's Chefs Move to Schools program. The new program, run by the USDA, calls on chefs to adopt a school and work with teachers, parents, and school nutrition professionals to help educate children about food and healthy eating.

Laurey Masterton of Laurey's Catering and Gourmet to Go in Asheville was recently invited to the White House to be a part of the program launch. She's teamed up with us here at ASAP to encourage everyone to get involved! If you're an interested chef, community member, teacher, or other school employee, click here to find interest forms and more information. 

 
There's a New Way to Search for Local Food
Been wishing you could search for local food by region at our online guide? Imagining a clickable map where you could select one region, or two, or three and explore nearby farms, tailgate markets, and more? We hear ya! To use our new search function, visit buyappalachian.org. Under “Find Local Food Near You,” choose “Use Map to Select” and click away! 
 
2010 Mixing Bowl Now Available
ASAP's farm-to-trade business directory, The Mixing Bowl, is now available. The publication serves to make it easy for growers to form partnerships with buyers, as well as convenient for chefs to buy directly from growers and distributors that suit the needs of their restaurants.
 
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What Exactly is a Conservation Easement?

Find out by clicking "Farmland" in the navigation bar to your left, or click here. ASAP has partnered with Blue Ridge Forever and its local, regional, and state land trusts and land conservation organizations to bring you information about easements and other available farmland preservation tools.  

 
Readin' Eatin' in Season?
If you've picked up a recent issue of Mountain Xpress, you may have noticed their new Eatin' in Season column. Every other week, ASAP writes an article for the column that highlights what you can expect to find at markets during the month and shares the stories of our area's farmers and their farms. To read past articles, which include delicious seasonal recipes from Early Girl Eatery and Knife & Fork, click here
 
Donate Items for ASAP's Office

Have any of these items to spare?
-Hand truck
-Pallet jack
-Working string trimmer
-House plants
-White board
-Matching conference room chairs
-Picnic table or outdoor furniture (table and chairs)

Please consider donating them to help furnish ASAP's new office. Contact Charmaine to make arrangements. Thank you.



 
                                    
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Fresh at Farmers Markets
It's beginning to look a lot like fall everywhere you go. Okay, not necessarily everywhere, but definitely at area farmers tailgate markets. This weekend at Asheville City Market, Fisher Branch Farm's baskets overflowed with pumpkins and gourds of all shapes, colors, and sizes.
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We Can Accomplish Great Things...With Your Support
Do you wonder how much difference your gift to ASAP can make? Here are some examples of what ASAP can accomplish, with your support:
 
$500 can establish a school garden.
$100 can fund a cooking demo on how to prepare fresh foods.
$25 trains a farmer in new skills.
 
Give a donation to ASAP as a sustainable gift--and tell the recipient about the good work that will be done in his or her name.
 
What's In Season?

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The harvest of the month for September is apples. Click the image above to learn more about our Get Local program.

And use our chart to find out which other local items are in season. Download a PDF. 

 

 


 
 
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