by MountainWise | May 14, 2014 | Healthy Eating, WNC Local Info
It used to be that keeping a flock of chickens in your backyard was as natural as, well, fresh eggs and milk. As more and more urban areas developed, chickens became something you would see only on poultry farms. These days, people are seeing the wisdom and benefit...
by MountainWise | Mar 5, 2014 | Healthy Eating, MountainWise News, WNC Local Info
April Tallant, WCU Professor and Principle Investigator for the Rural Eating Assessment Project (REAP), was recently featured in the Smoky Mountain News for her innovative research project that hopes to better understand the obstacles to healthy eating in our area....
by MountainWise | Feb 25, 2014 | Healthy Eating, Jackson County, WNC Local Info
Lynn Sprague, Executive Director of the Southwestern Resource Conservation and Development Council and Robert Hawk, Cooperative Extension Director, NC State University, have big plans for the Drexel Furniture Mill in Whittier. Working together with funders and...
by MountainWise | Feb 21, 2014 | Cherokee County, Clay County, Graham County, Healthy Eating, Macon County, MountainWise News, WNC Local Info
Mark your calendar for the final Southern Appalachian Family Farms workshop series scheduled for March 14th. This free workshop entitled, I raised, grew or produced it, now how do I sell it?, will focus on Producers. The open forum session will be led by a panel...
by MountainWise | Feb 12, 2014 | Healthy Eating, MountainWise News
We believe that when we can make the healthy choice the easy choice, we will have more success in changing the way folks eat. That’s why we are excited about our new MountainMarkets initiative. This project will work with local convenience stores throughout the...
by MountainWise | Feb 5, 2014 | Healthy Eating, Macon County
Not only were we excited to be featured in the Macon County News, we were even more encouraged for the reason why. Macon County News’ Travis Tallent reported, “When there weren’t enough members to take action on anything at last week’s county...
