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2006 Local Food Guide hits the stands – yum

Jason Sandford May 16, 2006

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

The 2006 edition of the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project’s popular Local Food Guide has been published. But you don’t have to pick up one of the 80,000 printed copies – you can search on the Web, too, if you’re looking for a mountain tailgate market, restaurant or farm that produces fresh produce.

The 85-page guide lists nearly 200 farms and all kinds of roadside stands, festivals and events on top of the local tailgate markets, farms and restaurants. It’s a great little book, and it’s being distributed all over the place.

Here’s what the guide says about the importance of buying local:

“This guide will facilitate your connection with healthy fresh food, your neighbor farmers who grow it and those markets, grocers and restaurants that are committed to using locally grown food in their enterprises.

“By buying directly from local farmers and shopping and dining at those businesses that support local farmers, you are getting the freshest , best tasting food, contributing to a strong local economy and helping preserve our rural mountain landscape.”

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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4 Comments

uptown ruler May 18, 2006

ash, post this on blogasheville as well?

too good not to share. im gonna link BuyAppalachian to our sidebar tonight!

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Ash May 18, 2006

hey there, news – glad you got a kick out of tan-a-holics. the hobo jungle is doing just fine. the "reporter" you speak of was Heather Childers. Last we heard, she was in Charlotte.

Edgy, yes, hurrah for local food!

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Edgy Mama May 17, 2006

Hurrah for Local Food! Thanks for the heads up.

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news from the flatlands May 17, 2006

hey there vegas, hit your blog after a trip to catnap…loved the tan-o-holic story. made me pine for the days when ole blondie was telling us about the hobo jungle. how is the hobo jungle by the way? and who was that reporter?

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