Source: MOUNTAIN XPRESS, 12/14/21


A collaborative initiative launched by Buncombe County Farmland Preservation has made it possible for several smaller WNC counties to showcase agriculture in their communities. Soon after Buncombe County joined the Visit NC Farms App in the summer of 2021, Farmland Preservation Coordinator Ariel Zijp began to look for a way for smaller, surrounding counties to benefit from the mobile app’s impact. “The City of Asheville’s local foodshed extends well beyond County lines into the entire WNC region,” notes Zijp.

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