Appalachian
Sustainable Agriculture
Project
306 West Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801
Voice: 828-236-1282
Fax: 828-236-1280 Email
Us
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project is
a
501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization.
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
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.
Let's Party!
Our Local Food Guide release party is this Sunday, May 20th! The event is an opportunity to pick up the 2012 guide hot off the press, enjoy giveaways and music by local act Vollie & Kari and the Wildcats, taste farm-fresh dishes prepared by Asheville’s popular local food truck Gypsy Queen Cuisine, and celebrate the growing season with other local food enthusiasts. Find more information HERE.
Growing-Minds.org is Growing
And changing! Check out the new and improved website for our Growing Minds Farm to School Program. We hope the new design will make navigating everything from kid-approved recipes to lesson plans much easier. We also hope the new site will quickly become a gathering spot for everyone interested in reconnecting young children with their food, whether parents, educators, Child Nutrition Directors, or community members. Stay tuned for more updates in the coming weeks.
What's the Local Food Research Center?
ASAP's new Local Food Research Center researches and tests 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.
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.
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!
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.
