by MountainWise | Sep 30, 2013 | Healthy Eating, WNC Local Info
We asked April Tallant, a WCU Professer and also the Principle Investigator for the Rural Eating Assessment Project (REAP), to give us some information on Barriers to Healthy Eating; what are they, how do they affect WNC and what we can do to change them. Take a...
by MountainWise | Sep 20, 2013 | Healthy Eating, WNC Local Info
The basic definition of a food desert is pretty clear: a geographical island where the poverty rate is over 20% and residents have limited access to nutritious food. Essentially, there are areas in the country where poorer residents that have limited means of...
by MountainWise | Sep 11, 2013 | Healthy Eating, WNC Local Info
Once the center of the community, general stores offered the best of the area through wares, craftsmanship, and fresh produce. They were the staples of the community as well as a place for farmers and laborers to warm their feet during the idle winter days. It was...
by MountainWise | Aug 7, 2013 | Healthy Eating, Jackson County, WNC Local Info
In partnership with Buy Haywood, MountainWise is sponsoring a Match Incentive Campaign at the Jackson County Farmers Market benefiting SNAP participants. Every Saturday, from 7/20/13 through 8/10/13, the first 15 SNAP participants who spend at least $1 at the farmers...
by MountainWise | Aug 7, 2013 | Haywood County, Healthy Eating
There is a common problem that food pantries often face: how to supply those in need with fresh fruits and vegetables. While dry goods and canned produce are common staples at food pantries, fresh produce is more difficult to supply, and as a result, the neediest...
by MountainWise | Jul 30, 2013 | Haywood County, Healthy Eating, WNC Local Info
This Saturday the Original Waynesville Tailgate Market will be hosting Watermelon Day as part of their monthly Kids Corner Market. The Kids Corner Market is a fun way to engage kids in the farmers market experience. Preschool through elementary school age kids are...
