The Issac Dickson Public Elementary School in Asheville, NC, promotes Farm-to-School initiatives through their student garden and nursery. Children as young as five participate in the garden to provide natural produce for the school, and to instill a fundamental knowledge of agriculture.
With seventeen acitve farmer's markets, over two hundred independent restaurants, and ten microbreweries, the sustainable farming communities of Southern Appalachia surrounding Asheville, NC, are proud to share deep personal connections with the foods and beverages they consume.