Healthy Eating

Embracing Natural Resources

Our region has a history of self-reliant living and independence. That approach to life has taken shape in the form of living off the land and having a garden that provided for not only your family but for those around you…your community.With such a bounty before us, it should be easy for at least half of the adults in Western North Carolina to eat the daily recommended amount of fruits/vegetables in a day. Unfortunately, the opposite is true. The CTG project wants to ensure that everyone has access to fresh fruits and vegetables through farmers markets and corner stores.

Healthy Eating Resources:

Farmers Market Resource Guides:

• Sharing the Harvest
• How far does your food travel?

Handouts:

• REAP: Rural Eating Assessment Project
• An Apple a Day
• Cooking Local
• Crack an Egg
• Meaty and Mighty
• Farmers Markets Shopping Tips
• Honey and Your Health
• Farmers Markets: Fresh. Local. Yours.
• Now Accepting Snap Benefits
• Eat Your Spinach: It’s good to be green!
• Sweet Potatoes: One of the world’s healthiest foods.
• Tomato Facts
• Farmers Markets vs. Supermarkets
• Finding Fruits and Vegetables in Haywood County
• 5 Ways to Enjoy Fruits and Veggies
• Macon County: Local Fruits and Vegetables