Source: ASHEVILLE CITIZEN-TIMES, 1/17/17

Local food is an important industry in Asheville, a city with an abundance of groceries touting mountain-made products and hundreds of farms ringing the area. But in some cases, small farmers and large natural foods stores are finding they just aren't a natural fit — and that can prove costly for small operations trying to navigate the big business bureaucracy that comes with chains like Whole Foods and others.

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