Buy Appalachian Guide to Local and Local Organic Food

A Guide to Local and Local Organic Food for the central mountains of western North Carolina is scheduled for release by mid-June, 2002.

A Guide to Local and Local Organic Food will be produced as part of the 2002 Buy Appalachian local food campaign of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project. The first edition of 2,500 copies will be released by mid-June, the official launch date of the 2002 campaign. A second edition of 2,500 copies is scheduled for release during early September.

All information from the printed Guide will also be available at www.BuyAppalachian.org, the most comprehensive and up-to-date source for local food. Farms, restaurants, caterers, and retailers are encouraged to get a free (and easy) web site booth at the Blue Ridge Web Market. Please use this as your web link when filling out your information form. With a Blue Ridge Web Market booth the on-line Guide to Local and Local Organic Food can link to further information and pictures about your farm or business

The Guide will be organized around the three major categories of:

Farm Enterprises
Food Enterprises
Organization

The Farm Enterprise section will showcase local farmers and will feature farms that produce food for the local community and region. The Food Enterprise section will feature restaurants, caterers, grocery stores, bed and breakfast establishments that utilize and feature local and local organic food. In addition, tailgate markets, CSAs, buying clubs, and other distributors of local food will be listed. The Guide will emphasize "green cuisine" --food that is raised sustainably and/or organically.

Farm Enterprise Participation Options
During the 2002 growing season farmers have the opportunity to participate through three options. File downloads require the free acrobat reader.

Option One - Basic Listing at no charge -- general listing with limited, 20 word, description. Go to free listing form.
Option Two - Buy Appalachian Partner Listing at $25.00 -- special category listing and a 50 word description. Download payment form and fill out information form.
Option Three - Advertising. Must participate in Option One or Two. Download rates and payment form and fill out information form.

Food Enterprise Participation Options
Food Enterprises, restaurants, caterers, grocery stores, bed and breakfast establishments that utilize and feature local and local organic food have three participation options. Please fill out the information form and download and submit the applicable form below and mail in with your payment. File downloads require the free acrobat reader.

Option One - Basic Listing at $10.00 - general listing with no description. Download payment form .
Get Fresh - Buy Appalachian logo Option Two - Get Fresh Partner Listing at $25.00 - special category listing and 100 word description. Download payment form and the Get Fresh Partners agreement form.
Option Three - Advertisement Must participate in Option One or Two. Download rates and payment form.

Organization Participation
Please fill out the information form and download and submit the Organization Participation Form and mail in with your payment. File downloads require the free acrobat reader.

Don't forget to fill out the information form!

Our goal is to make this the most comprehensive guide to farming and local food in western North Carolina. Please join us in showcasing the best of farming and fine food in our region and in developing vibrant community-based farming and food enterprises.

In addition to hard copy distribution, the Guide will be showcased on ASAP's Buy Appalachian web site - the most up-to-date and complete listing of local food for the central mountains of western North Carolina available anywhere! As participants join the campaign they will be immediately listed and featured on our website.

I invite you to participate in the premiere edition of the Buy Appalachian Guide to Local and Local Organic Food.

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