Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture helps build an equitable, sustainable High Country local food system by supporting producers and cultivating community connections that educate, inspire, and increase the demand for local food. Our Farm to Plate Dinner Series gives participants a chance to enjoy the flavors of the High Country while learning about local agriculture.
Each dinner features local ingredients crafted into delicious menus designed by local chefs. At these dinners, participants hear stories from featured local farmers about their craft and why small-scale agriculture plays such an important role in the High Country. Launched in 2014, Lettuce Learn educates youth about their food system and the value of local farms through our eight learning gardens, taste tests, and farmer visits to classrooms.
Each dinner features local ingredients crafted into delicious menus designed by local chefs. At these dinners, participants hear stories from featured local farmers about their craft and why small-scale agriculture plays such an important role in the High Country. Launched in 2014, Lettuce Learn educates youth about their food system and the value of local farms through our eight learning gardens, taste tests, and farmer visits to classrooms.
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Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture is a women-led organization that builds an equitable, sustainable High Country local food system by supporting producers and cultivating community connections that educate, inspire, and increase the demand for local food. We envision an equitable and sustainable food system where producers are thriving and local food is accessible to all.
Jessica Martell is assistant professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Appalachian State and has published two recent books on food and literature in the early twentieth-century. For three years, she has helped support BRWIA initiatives like the Watauga County Seed Library, the High Country Farm Tour, the Double Up Food Bucks program, and the High Country Food Hub.
Even though it's cold outside, there are plenty of High Country farmers who continue to bare the elements to bring us the freshest, highest quality products from the chilly High Country soil (thanks greenhouses and high tunnels!) This fun and festive market is open the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of Dec - April from 9am -12pm.
Blue Ridge Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (CRAFT) cultivates meaningful mentor relationships between aspiring and experienced farmers. We believe that the educational and professional development of tomorrow's growers and producers informs the health of our diverse local-food system and rural economy.
In this info session, Watauga County Cooperative Extension Agents Eddy Labus and Richard Boylan cover who can apply for AgVentures and AgOptions grants, how to apply, what successful applications have looked like in the past, and other information relevant to the program.
In this workshop, Lee Menius of NC Choices joins the High Country Food Hub to discuss consumer-friendly bulk meat sales, setting wholesale prices, and working with small-scale producers.In this workshop, Sarah Bostick joins the High Country Food Hub to discuss post-harvest handling and packaging best practices for vegetable producers.
In this workshop, Lee Menius of NC Choices joins the High Country Food Hub to discuss consumer-friendly bulk meat sales, setting wholesale prices, and working with small-scale producers.In this workshop, Sarah Bostick joins the High Country Food Hub to discuss post-harvest handling and packaging best practices for vegetable producers.
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