January 12 - The Asheville City Market opens its 2013 season this Saturday at the Haywood Park Hotel, 161 S. Charlotte Street in downtown Asheville. The Winter Market offers an opportunity to buy local foods from local farmers each Saturday from January through March.
2013 kicks off with potatoes, a great storage crop. Check the Market chart to find out which other local items are in season. Winter squash, apples, leeks and greenhouse vegetables are among January's crops.
Friends of the Market are needed. Interested in volunteering your time to plan the market, plan events, provide on-site support,
reach out to farmers in the region, or other needed work?
Contact Mike. Donations are Welcomed. Market start-up costs in advance of receiving any revenue will be significant.To help create this
boon to Asheville's culture and vital link to Asheville's economy for our region's farmers, visit our donate page.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Monday, April 30, 2012
Asheville's Annual Herb Fiestival this Weekend
May
4-6 23rd Annual Asheville Herb Festival The WNC Chapter of the NC Herb Association represents the
incredibly wide variety of herbalists and herb businesses in North Carolina:
herb growers and vendors, natural gardening and landscaping specialists, and
makers of herbal ointments, balms, soaps, teas, medicines, and other products.
Join more than 25,000 other herb lovers celebrating the 23rd annual Asheville
Herb Festival.
The event is held at WNC Farmers Market in
Asheville and will include the best selection of herb plants in the
southeast. Nearly 60 herb businesses from WNC and Tennessee will participate
with the largest selection of herb plants and products anywhere including herbs
for cooking, gardening, and medicinal use; herbal soaps, lotions, tinctures,
teas, & herbal baked goods, dried herbs & flowers, and herb-related
crafts, gifts & books.
There will be an information booth staffed by Buncombe County Master Gardeners and a free shuttle service for transportation between all parking areas and the festival grounds throughout the day. The event is totally free. The WNC Farmers Market is located at 570 Brevard Road in Asheville, NC, adjacent to I-40 at Exit 47.
Get a link for the Herb Festival and the WNC Farmers Market on the Asheville Visitor Guide.
The event is held at WNC Farmers Market in
Asheville and will include the best selection of herb plants in the
southeast. Nearly 60 herb businesses from WNC and Tennessee will participate
with the largest selection of herb plants and products anywhere including herbs
for cooking, gardening, and medicinal use; herbal soaps, lotions, tinctures,
teas, & herbal baked goods, dried herbs & flowers, and herb-related
crafts, gifts & books.There will be an information booth staffed by Buncombe County Master Gardeners and a free shuttle service for transportation between all parking areas and the festival grounds throughout the day. The event is totally free. The WNC Farmers Market is located at 570 Brevard Road in Asheville, NC, adjacent to I-40 at Exit 47.
Get a link for the Herb Festival and the WNC Farmers Market on the Asheville Visitor Guide.
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