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29800
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More people are beginning to understand the importance of local, organic food, but few know how to confront the large corporate retail chains that control what is on grocery store shelves. Local Organic Y’All is a North Carolina-based independent food advocacy group that aims to increase access to locally grown, organic food by engaging with mainstream supermarkets and wholesalers in the state.
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29830
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Mary Floyd started a nonprofit organization called, Mary Paws Adoptions, to house rescued cats at her homestead in Madison County, North Carolina. The nonprofit is also a ministry where cats in need are matched with people who will benefit from an animal’s companionship. Floyd is also working with the community to reduce the number of euthanized animals.
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Frances Tacy and her family have run Franny’s Farm in Leicester, North Carolina for five years. The farm raises animals for breeding and meat consumption, as well as to teach farm skills and animal care to children in the farm’s summer camp programs. New to the farm’s educational opportunities is a primitive skills camp for young girls.
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Go Yarok!, an initiative of the Asheville Jewish Community Center (JCC), seeks to connect people of all ages and backgrounds to permaculture, Jewish traditions and spirituality. The program offers adults the chance to take part in educational activities, contribute to the JCC garden, visit local farms and volunteer for environmental service projects in the community.
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Navajo-Churro sheep nearly went into extinction in the 1970s due to systematic extermination efforts to protect grasslands. Jessica Sanchez and Kyle Guie of Rusted Earth Farm raise and sell these sheep in Marshall, North Carolina. They are also working with textile artists to produce rugs and tapestries from Navajo-Churro wool.
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Long recognized for helping individuals combat conditions such as anxiety and phobias, hypnosis has other positive results more widely acknowledged by the medical community. Recent research asserts that hypnosis can help individuals decrease stress and weight, as well as heighten creativity and spiritual connection.
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40639
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The Mitzvah Corps offers Shabbat services to elderly residents of all faiths in local nursing homes in Asheville.
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Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 14 Issue 10, , p24-25
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40647
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Jargon is an eclectic American style restaurant located in a building that is on the national register of historic places.
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Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 14 Issue 10, , p32-33
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41098
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Reflecting on the varieties of plants produced also entailed examining initiatives that may yield further success. Through focusing on traditional Southern crops, marginalized native food crops, and tropical perennials, this nonprofit hopes to collaborate with local chefs and farmers to create a hardier and more appealing food system.
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41153
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Seep swapping between communities supports intercommunity bonds, explore new varieties of seeds, and strengthens food systems.
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Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 14 Issue 10, , p120
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41176
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Green River BBQ, located in downtown Saluda, offers traditional southern cuisine such as barbeque, brisket, fried green tomatoes, hushpuppies, and more. The restaurant, founded by Melanie Talbot, also offers beer on tap from several local breweries.
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41231
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Brian and Laura Smith met while working as chefs in Rezaz Pan Mediterranean restaurant and married three years later. Right after their marriage, they bought the restaurant from the previous owner and besides some aesthetic updates, kept the restaurant largely the same.
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41268
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The Energy Savers Network is a new organization that helps reduce carbon footprints by building energy efficient homes.
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Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 15 Issue 4, April 2018, p78-79