Organizations

Thanks to the following organizations supporting the Buy Local Campaign by becoming Campaign Partners. Join the Local Food Campaign!

America Chestnut Foundation
One Oak Plaza Suite 308
Asheville, NC 28801
828-281-0047
pritchard@acf.org
www.acf.org
The magnificent American Chestnut trees were once the heart of the eastern forests, before they succumbed to the blight. Our goal: to breed genetically diverse blight-resistant trees. Our mission: to restore there trees to the American forests. TACF is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
PO Box 448
Pittsboro, NC 27312
919-542-2402
cfsa@carolinafarmstewards.org
www.carolinafarmstewards.org
A member association of over 750 farmers, gardeners, businesses, organizations, and consumers who support the development of a local and organic food system in the Carolinas.

Carolina Organic Growers, Inc.
Box 11, 570 Brevard Rd.
Asheville, NC 28806
828-251-1189
Manager@CarolinaOrganicGrowers.com
www.carolinaorganicgrowers.com
For 12 years,COG has been serving fine restaurants, grocers and buying clubs throughout NC who support local agriculture. Be sure to ask for our local, organic produce where you shop!

Earthaven Ecovillage
1025 Camp Elliott Road
Black Mountain, NC 28711
828-669-3937 (please leave a message)
info@earthaven.org
www.earthaven.org
Earthaven is a permaculture-based intentional community rooted in living ecologically informed, socially and economically responsible lives within a village, local, and bioregional context. We offer tours every Saturday to share our examples of natural building, alternative energy, and sustainable forestry. We are dedicated to supporting local farmers and businesses.

EnergyXchange / Project Branch Out
66 EnergyXchange Dr.
Burnsville, NC 28714
828-675-5541
energy@yancey.main.nc.us
www.energyxchange.org
Aquaponic greenhouse growing Tilapia, Basil, Cilantro, and other produce. Call ahead for availability. Bring a cooler of ice with you for the freshest Tilapia around.

Environmental and Conservation Organization (ECO)
121 Third Avenue West, Suite 4
Hendersonville, NC 28792
828-692-0385
eco@main.nc.us
www.eco-wnc.org
ECO is a broad-based nonprofit organization which since 1987 has been dedicated to conserving and preserving the natural heritage of the mountain region through education, recreation, civic action, and service. ECO supports our farming community by pursuing the motto - think globally, act locally.

Grove Arcade Public Market
1 Page Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
828-252-7799
www.grovearcade.com
Western North Carolina has to offer. From fresh foods, a grocery store, restaurants, and local crafts located in a historic building, downtown Asheville.

Handmade in America
111 Central Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
828-252-0121
info@handmadeinamerica.org
www.handmadeinamerica.org
Visit local farms and gardens listed in this handy guide and discover incredible treasures throughout the Appalachian Mountains.

Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN)
34 Wall Street, Suite 407
Asheville, NC 28801
828-255-0182
wallyb@main.nc.us
www.main.nc.us
Nonprofit ISP and community network serving the western NC public with low-cost Internet access and webhosting services as well as a wide range of community service programs.

Mountain Community Supported Agriculture Association (MCSAA)
70 Woodfin Place, Suite 327
Asheville, NC 28801
828-293-3262
Markets@BuyAppalachian.org
www.BuyAppalachian.org
A collective formed of CSA farms in the southern Appalachians. We are each dedicated to the idea and practice of connecting local people with locally organic (sustainable, ecologically) grown food. Through our collaborative efforts, we aim to increase our own knowledge of farming and CSA models and strategies and to increase the public’s knowledge of food justice issues.

Mountain Food Products
570 Brevard Road WNC Farmers Market Unit 8
Asheville, NC 28806
828-255-7630
MFP926@aol.com
Mountain Food Products has been committed to and active in buying,distributing and promoting local agriculture since 1984. We supply WNC restaurants, institutions and retail outlets with a full selection of fresh fruits and vegetables.

Mountain Microenterprise Fund
29 1/2 Page Ave.
Asheville, NC 28801
828-253-2834
carolyn@mtnmicro.org
www.mtnmicro.org
Supporting local entrepreneurs through our "Buy Local Campaign" and by providing training and loans to small businesses throughout Western North Carolina.

Mountain Tailgate Market Association (MTMA)
70 Woodfin Place, Suite 327
Asheville, NC 28801
828-293-3262
Markets@BuyAppalachian.org
www.BuyAppalachian.org
An association of the grower/producer only farmer’s tailgate markets in Madison and Buncombe Counties. A tailgate market is where a grower can sell directly to the consumer is perhaps the small farmer’s best opportunity to profit from their land and efforts. And a tailgate market where consumers can talk directly to the grower, get the freshest produce possible, and experience the health-giving effects of that freshness, is the consumer’s best access to quality.

New Life Journal
PO Box 18667
Asheville, NC 28814
828-251-9289
info@newlifejournal.com
www.newlifejournal.com
Your resource for gardening, natural healing, and natural foods. Ask for it at your health practitioner’s office or natural food store. Be well!

North Carolina Farm Bureau
PO Box 27766
Raleigh, NC 27611
919-782-1705
pdaniel@ncfb.net
www.ncfb.net
Check your telephone for your County Farm Bureau number. North Carolina Farm Bureau is a private, nonprofit, grass roots organization that has been actively promoting farm and rural issues sense 1936 through many programs. The preservation and improvement of NC $59 billion agricultural industry is the everyday goal of Farm Bureaus located in each county in the state.

Pure Food Partners
16 Lookout Drive
Asheville, NC 28804
828-253-2267
debi@purefoodpartners.org
www.purefoodpartners.org
Pure Food Partners is an all volunteer, non- profit organization working to protect and promote pure food through public education, campaigns against genetically engineered foods, and special events such as the Pure Food Partners' Organicfest. Our goal is to assure pure food on everyone's plate.

Slow Food Asheville
Kelly Davis
46 Brigman Road
Weaverville, NC 28787
828-645-0641
www.slowfoodasheville.org
keldavis@worldnet.att.net
Slow Food Asheville is dedicated to reviving the pleasures of the table, celebrating food traditions, and embracing a slower, more harmonious rhythm of life. From rare animal breeds to heirloom fruits and vegetables; from handcrafted wine and beer to farmhouse cheeses; these are part of our cultural identity. Slow Food is about preserving the connection between the food we eat and the land it comes from.