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Locally Grown Food Making Huge Gains - Asheville Citizen-Times headline story on September 5, 2007 (PDF) .
NC Farmers Qualify for Crop Disaster Loans. Farmers across North Carolina are now eligible for low-interest emergency loans from the federal government to help them recover from sizable crop losses sustained in the state's ongoing drought, Gov. Mike Easley said Friday. Read more from the Asheville Citizen Times.
North Asheville tailgate market moving to UNC Asheville - The North Asheville Tailgate Market, a Saturday morning institution for those who love fresh produce and flowers, will relocate to UNC Asheville beginning Saturday, Aug. 4. The move was announced today by officials of the two organizations. The area’s oldest and largest producer-only farmers' market continues to expand and the move to UNC Asheville will provide additional space for local farmers to sell their products and more parking for customers, said Tom Elmore, market co-manager. See this article for more details.
ASAP in the News - ASAP is featured in two new articles available onine: The Tailgate Market Roundup and Growers Make it Easy to Buy Local.
Fresh Food Markets - The Asheville Citizen-Times highlights ASAP in an online article for newcomers to the region.
Food Costs to Continue Rising - A new article in the Asheville Citizen-Times discusses rising food costs. You can view it online.
Living Local - ASAP's Executive Director, Charlie Jackson, is featured in a new article by Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine. Follow this link to find out what advice Charlie had for writer Brian Sarzynski as he "lived local" for a week. Charlie also appears in the accompanying documentary.
2007 Local Food Guide and Local Food Map - The 2007 Local Food Guide is hot off the press. This year, in addition to the magazine style Guide that is available in hundreds of locations throughout the region, we have printed 150,000 Local Food Maps. The Guide features numerous sections (farm tourism, roadside stands, wineries, apples, CSAs), festival and event listings, over three dozen tailgate markets, and is better than ever! This year we contintue distributing with the New Life Journal, so look for us throughout Western North Carolina and upstate South Carolina and at visitors centers and libraries throughout the region.
Local Food in Asheville Featured on Web - www.exploreasheville.com, the official website of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, features local food and ASAP staff in a new section on healthy eating in Asheville. ASAP's Peter Marks is featured in a series of videos about finding the freshest food at area tailgate markets, along with other information about the thriving local food scene in Asheville. Click here to access the site.
Control of Growth a Hot Topic in WNC During 2006 - Asheville Citizen-Times, December 2006. ASAP's Appalachian Grown program is highlighted for its contribution to the management of sustainable growth in western North Carolina.
Environmental Wins in WNC in 2006 - Asheville Citizen-Times, December 2006. ASAP is recognized for its influence in maintaining sustainable landscapes in western North Carolina.
ASAP on the radio - ASAP's Charlie Jackson and Chris Owen of Spinning Spider Creamery on WCQS talking about local food and family farms - Listen
Farmers' Tailgate Market Research - Markets have significant economic impact on region. Market Analysis of Tailgate Farmers Markets of Buncombe and Madison Counties released. This report summarizes results from more than fourteen hundred surveys of customers at farmer’s tailgate markets in Buncombe and Madison Counties. Customers were asked about their shopping and spending at tailgate markets, attitudes and perceptions towards local food, and general awareness of ASAP’s Buy Local Campaign. The research shows that tailgate markets have significant economic impact on the region and are supported by a loyal base of steady, repeat customers.
ASAP on the radio - Listen in on ASAP and Growing Minds staff "in the field" with local elementary school students from Susan Shillcock's class at Isaac Dickson. 16 minutes of pure agri-tainment. Listen to the MP3 audio file.
Farm-Fresh, Affordable, and Kid-Friendly: Dining Local with Children New Life Journal July 6, 2006.
Thousands of Miles Fresher Mountain Xpress June 21, 2006.
Growers offer input on 2007 Farm Bill Hendersonville News June 20, 2006.
Buy Local: Mountain Food Products-Forging a Link Between Restaurants and Farms
New Life Journal April 14, 2006.
Striving for Sustainability: Yancey County's Energy Xchange New Life Journal April 14, 2006.
Riches of the Mountain Stream: The Story of Sunburst Trout New Life Journal April 14, 2006.
Polk Tailgate Market opens this Saturday Tryon Daily Bulletin April 10, 2006
Kids Develop a Taste for Healthy Foods WNC Parent February 7, 2006.
 ASAP's Growing Minds Program - ASAP's Growing Minds Program featured on the National Farm to School website.
Homegrown Holidays: How to Give, Eat, and Make Merry with Local Goods. New Life Journal December 2005.
Fullam Creamery Hosts Grand Opening Asheville.com November 5, 2005.
NC Christmas Tree Going to White House Winston-Salem Journal October 21, 2005.
Road Skill: Vehicular Foraging in WNC Mountain Xpress October 12, 2005.
Farm-Fresh Restaurant Food New Life Journal November 2005.
Farming and Logging with Draft Horses New Life Journal October 2005.
Healthy Eating Gets Hip Asheville Citizen Times September 6, 2005.
AGR-Lite crop insurance designed for specialty crop growers Southeast Farm Press October 28, 2005.
Program aims to replace loss with medicinal herbs Hendersonville Times-News August 22, 2005.
Farming rebounds locally with an old-time solution Asheville Citizen Times August 20, 2005.
Local bounty also a local bargain Asheville Citizen Times April 6, 2005.
A Tobacco Farm Turns Tomato Farm: A Story of Transition' New Life Journal April/May 2005.
Keeping Our Communities 'Food Secure' New Life Journal February/March 2005.
Feed Your Mind and Body with Local Food Asheville.com News February 2005
ASAP Conference February 26 Asheville.com News February 2005
Local Abundance Just Around the Corner New Life Journal December/January 2005.
A
Tobacco Farm Turns Tomato Farm: A Story of Transition' New
Life Journal April/May 2005.
Growing
Healthy Bodies - WNC leaders trying to reverse obesity trend in the
mountains Asheville Citizen Times March 22, 2005.
Blue Ridge Food Ventures is now open for business!! Come by the facility at the A-B Tech campus in Enka for a tour. Blue Ridge Food Ventures (BRFV), an initiative of AdvantageWest North Carolina and the N.C. Department of Agriculture, is a shared-use value-added food processing center located in Asheville serving food entrepreneurs throughout the region. It provide services to those wishing to start or grow small businesses in the food industry, to local farmers who wish to add value to their products through processing, and to caterers and bakers needing a permitted kitchen to prepare foods for their clients. Steam kettles, convection ovens, juice pasteurizers, and bottling and labeling machines are available for use by clients in the almost 3,000 sq. feet of food processing areas. In addition, over 1,000 sq. feet of refrigerator and freezer space is available for rent. For more information, email the Director of BRFV, Mary Lou Surgi at mlsurgi@awnc.org or call at 828-713-5722.
Options
for Eating Right- Asheville residents support a healthy and varied
local food chain Asheville Online Magazine 2005.
ASAP,
Children First, and MANNA FoodBank receive NC Health and Wellness grant
Local
Food to Local Schools: Farm to School in Western North Carolina New
Life Journal December/January 2003-2004
Grant opportunities
Farmers'
Marketing Convention at WWC Warren Wilson College Echo 2005.
Supporting
local farmers benefits us all Asheville Citizen Times February
13, 2005.
Students
digging into fresh, locally grown lettuce, fruit: Children love area
farmer’s fare Asheville Citizen Times February
4, 2005.
Supporting
local farmers benefits us all Asheville Citizen Times February
13, 2005.
Students
digging into fresh, locally grown lettuce, fruit: Children love area
farmer’s fare Asheville Citizen Times February
4, 2005.
Local
Abundance Just Around the Corner New Life Journal December/January
2005.
Getting
Kids Hooked on Gardening New Life Journal August/September
2004.
Who
Grows Your Food? New Life Journal August/September
2004.
Local
markets to celebrate summertime this week Asheville Citizen-Times
August 1, 2004.
Heirloom
tomatoes stem from the rich heritage of mountain gardeners Asheville
Citizen-Times July 20, 2004.
ASAP article
- Appalachian
Flavor New Life Journal June/July 2004.
Food
Network host feasts in Asheville Asheville Citizen-Times
June 4, 2004.
Slow
Food movement helps local economy, farmers and restores a healthy tradition
Asheville Citizen-Times May 20, 2004.
Food
Network's '$40 a Day' is coming to town Asheville Citizen-Times
May 18, 2004.
Cooking
the right way takes a slow hand Asheville Citizen-Times May
13, 2004.
 ASAP,
Children First, and MANNA FoodBank receive NC Health and Wellness grant
Appalachian
Flavor New Life Journal June/July 2004.
Taking
Back Control of our Food New Life Journal February/March
2004
Children
First gets wellness grant to promote nutrition and exercise Asheville
Citizen-Times November 29, 2003
Local
Food to Local Schools: Farm to School in Western North Carolina New
Life Journal December/January 2003-2004. In
WNC, as around Western Hemisphere, challenge is to evolve and innovate,
rather than compete with agribusiness giants Asheville
Citizen-Times November 29, 2003
Risk
of infected food is just another in a series of good reasons to buy
locally-grown produce Asheville Citizen-Times November
28, 2003
APPALACHIAN
FARMS: Henderson County Apples – Generations of Tradition New
Life Journal October/November 2003
It's
Asheville, naturally: A cornucopia of eclectic restaurants and tailgate
markets selling fresh foods... Charlotte Observer September
23, 2003
Where
Does Your Garden Grow? Bold Life September 2003
ASAP
article - Biodiversity at
Hickory Nut Gap Farm
Area
tailgate markets stress freshness of local produce Asheville
Citizen-Times July 29, 2003
Pick-your-own
berries at Zimmerman Berry Farm – a Family Affair New
Life Journal June/July 2003
Greens
for sale, friends for free at area tailgate markets Asheville
Citizen-Times April 22, 2003
Buying
local produce means getting healthier food, as well as supporting WNC's
farmers Asheville Citizen-Times March 27, 2003
Sharing
the bounty, risks of the farm From the January 22, 2003 Enterprise
Mountaineer
Program
helps tobacco farmers diversify with organic crops Asheville Citizen-Times
October 12, 2002
ASAP gets North Carolina Tobacco Trust
Fund Commission Grant. Read the press
release or see the recipient
list
Guide
Promotes Local Food and Farms Mountain Times September 19,
2002
Local
organic farmers supply WNC tables Asheville Citizen-Times
September 18, 2002
Local
restaurants showcase locally grown food Mountain Xpress September
11, 2002
The
Practical Gardener - Get fresh Mountain Xpress September 11,
2002
Submissions
sought for local food guide Asheville Citizen-Times July
23, 2002
A
guide to buying locally grown food Mountain
Xpress July 3, 2002
Local
food guide published Asheville Global
Report June 27-July 3, 2002
Guide
catalogs sources for purchasing local produce
Waynesville Enterprise Mountaineer June
26-July 2, 2002
Guide
to locally grown food in stores Asheville
Citizen-Times June 17, 2002
Tailgate
Markets Now Open with the Season's Freshest
Local Produce Asheville.Com
Tailgaitin'
- Community markets are homegrown and growing
Mountain Xpress June 6, 2002
Accountability
in agriculture Mountain Xpress May 29, 2002
"Buy
local" food campaign chosen for national initiative Mountain
Xpress April 3, 2002
Spring
arrives; nature's bounty isn't far behind March 19, 2002 Asheville
Citizen Times
Buy
local initiative joins national effort March 6, 2002 Citizen-Times.com
Harvest
festival ushers in fall September 23, 2001 Citizen-Times.com
Organic
field day helps build communityAugust 30, 2001 Citizen-Times.com
Farmer
new to organic farming shows off crops August 30, 2001 Hendersonville
Times-News Online
Apple
farmer starts organic orchard -Brian Brown Farm - Monday August 20
Citizen-Times.com
Sixth-generation
farmer grows organic apples - August 7, 2001  Hendersonville
Times-News Online
Promoting
local community produce - July 11, 2001 Hendersonville Times-News
Online
North
Carolina's new commissioner of agriculture Meg Scott Phipps to visit
- She will be on ASAP Transition Program participant Brian Brown Farm
- August 29, 2001
New Poll - National Majority
Values Farmland
Green
acres - The Sixth Annual Family Farm Tour gets under way - Wednesday
June 13 MountainXpress
Farmers
ask public to 'Buy Appalachian' - Sunday June 10 Asheville Citizen-Times
Locally
grown produce offers healthy choices from May 31, 2001 Asheville-Citizen
Times
Homegrown
food gains promotion from May 20, 2001 Asheville-Citizen Times
Sprawl-fighters
Smart growth challenges status quo from the MountainXpress
Get
Fresh!Buy Appalachian campaign kicks off at Grove Park Inn - from
the MountainXpress
Farming
for the millennium Local farmers explore new crop options -from the
MountainXpress
Working the Land A traveling exhibit about the past, present, and future of farming in southern Appalachia, particularly western North Carolina. This exhibit features Mountain Partners in Agriculture and Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project as leaders in developing alternatives for farmers.
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