Winter tailgate markets abound with local farm products! What better way to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day next week than to get some greens from your local farmer?
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Mar 11, 2014
Fresh at Winters Farmers Markets This Week
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Mar 07, 2014
CSA Fair Recipe!
As part of ASAP’s 2014 4th Annual Asheville CSA Fair planned for March 13, Denise Barratt will conduct a cooking demonstration. Denise is a registered dietitian and nutritionist with Health Concepts Nutrition Therapy and the forthcoming Vine Ripe: Home Grown Nutrition. Want a sneak peek as to what she will be cooking at the CSA Fair? Take a look at the recipe below, and try it at home!
Mar 05, 2014
Fresh at Winter Farmers Markets This Week
Market season really starts swinging in April, but there are plenty of markets during the winter months!
Feb 28, 2014
CSA Time!
We’re hosting two opportunities in the next few weeks for you to meet area farmers and talk with them about their CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) programs and products: our High Country CSA Fair on March 4 and our Asheville CSA Fair on March 13. Below is a post from Mike McCreary, Local Food Campaign Program Coordinator & Asheville City Market Manager, talking about the benefits of CSAs!
Feb 25, 2014
Fresh at Winters Farmers Markets This Week
Winter farmers tailgate markets are going strong with farm-fresh local food offerings every week!
From ASAP’s Local Food Research Center:
Today the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a preliminary report of the long awaited 2012 Census of Agriculture. Though county-level data is still to come, state-level data for North Carolina reveals interesting new trends.
Feb 18, 2014
Thank you, Laurey!
It is with great sorrow that we say goodbye to Laurey Masterton who passed away today. As farmers and lovers of good food know, Laurey has been a strong leader and supporter of local food and farms for as long as anyone.
Feb 17, 2014
Fresh at Winters Farmers Markets This Week
A warm weather spell is coming to the mountains, and while spring is not yet here, there are still plenty of farm-fresh products for sale at winter tailgate farmers markets. What can you find? How about turnips, cabbage, apples, sweet potatoes, eggs, red beets, goat cheese, baked goods, local meat, and more!
There’s a new twist to the sales tax issue. It seems the new ruling by the North Carolina Department of Revenue (DOR) just increased the complexity for farmers to qualify for the sales tax exemption on sales at farmers markets.
Feb 13, 2014
Update on N.C.G.S. 66-255
The good news is that we were heard (at least partially). The North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR) has decided that farmers that are exempt from paying sales tax don’t have to register and file reports or post the certificate under N.C.G.S. 66-255. While it is a minor victory for farmers in that they do not now have to fill out a little more paper work, the recent decision by NCDOR may actually make it harder for market managers. Market managers are now not only required to make sure that non-exempt vendors obtain and display the certificate, they must now also determine if a farmer is exempt from paying sales tax.