Seasonal Food - Regional Focus
Crooknecks, patty pans, zephyrs, and zucchinis: All varieties of summer squash are celebrated throughout June in ASAP’s Get Local campaign—a year-round initiative that brings together farmers, chefs, and community members in celebration of a featured local food. And, the veggies are ready for all cooking preparations. Executive Chef Camp Boswell of The Junction, one of Asheville’s newest restaurants, is looking forward to starting summer by firing up the grill and … [Read more...]
Local eggs get eggstra special attention this month in Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s (ASAP) Get Local campaign—a year-round initiative that brings together farmers, chefs, and community members in celebration of a featured local food. And it’s not just area producers who are eggstatic about the nod. Their chickens, ducks, and quails are also on board, laying even more eggstraordinary eggs for us to enjoy as spring nears. Local chefs and bakers are … [Read more...]
ASAP Growing Minds Farm to School National Farm To School Network … [Read more...]
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) recently received funding from the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina to connect chefs and schools for cooking demonstrations. ASAP’s Growing Minds Farm to School program has been linking the two and helping children establish healthy attitudes and behaviors through positive experiences with fresh, locally grown food since 2004. Thanks to the nationwide launch of first lady Michelle Obama’s Chefs Move to Schools … [Read more...]
It’s only fitting that Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) would honor local trout for the entire month of February in their Get Local campaign—a year-round initiative that brings together farmers, chefs, and community members in celebration of a featured local food. After all, trout are a big deal in the neighborhood. North Carolina is the second largest trout producer in the United States, with almost all production happening right here in Western North … [Read more...]
Looking for signs of spring after all the snow? Look no further than your neighborhood grocery store’s shelves. Local honey, carefully collected during the warmer days of spring and summer, abounds this time of year—whether it’s from mountain wildflowers or the Sourwood tree. Sourwood honey is a regional specialty produced predominately in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The taste is often described as rich and buttery, making it sought after by honey lovers everywhere. And … [Read more...]
Get Local With ASAP: December’s Focus is Farm Raised Meat Turkeys have gotten all the attention lately, haven’t they? While area farmers do raise the birds, they also raise bison, chickens, cows, goats, lambs, pigs, and rabbits. In honor of the variety, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) is shining the spotlight on farm raised meats this December in their Get Local initiative. A year-round component of ASAP’s Local Food Campaign, Get Local brings together … [Read more...]
Area holiday tailgate markets have everything you need to eat local and give local this season, and there’s no shortage of them this year; nearly every county—from Buncombe to Yancey—plays host to at least one. What’s more, these markets offer the chance to get in the holiday spirit while mingling with neighbors and interacting directly with local farmers and artisans. Just what can you expect to find? Look for late-season produce, meats and cheeses, wreaths and … [Read more...]
Come October, some locally grown vegetables disappear from farmers markets and grocery store shelves. Not greens! From beet greens to chard and collards to kale, many types are available now and promise freshness and color into the winter. In honor of the abundance, Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) is featuring greens for the month of October in their Get Local initiative. A year-round component of ASAP’s Local Food Campaign, Get Local brings together farmers, … [Read more...]
Tupelo Honey Café Cookbook Now Taking Pre-Sale Orders Tupelo Honey Café is now taking online pre-orders of their much-anticipated cookbook, Tupelo Honey Café: Spirited Recipes from Asheville’s New South Kitchen. A leading national publisher, Kansas City, Mo.-based Andrews McMeel Publishing, has selected Tupelo Honey Café to create a cookbook to showcase the restaurant’s unique cuisine and the “Foodtopian Society†of Asheville. Authored by local writer … [Read more...]
