Source: Gina Smith, MOUNTAIN XPRESS, 2/2/18


On a bleak Saturday in mid-January, with clumps of dirty snow from a recent winter storm still hugging downtown sidewalks, there is little color visible against the gray sky outside the Asheville Masonic Temple. However, what’s peeking out of the shopping bags carried by a steady stream of people filing down the building’s steps is a different story — bright, leafy bundles of fresh greens, blushing apples and a rainbow of root vegetables. January through March, the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project hosts an ...

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