by Laura Torres | Jun 10, 2024 | Healthy Eating, Jackson County, Macon County, MountainWise News, Swain County, Uncategorized, WNC Local Info
Western North Carolina is awash in farms and renowned restaurants, food co-ops and grocery stores, but not everyone reaps the benefits. A study released in April shows that in the past two years, the number of people in Jackson, Swain and Macon counties who aren’t...
by MountainWise | Apr 13, 2018 | Haywood County, Healthy Eating, MountainWise News, Uncategorized, WNC Local Info
Written by: Angela Mucci On March 6th, 2018, employees and citizens from all over Haywood County met with Health Department Educators and Coordinators to discuss their goals and the progress they have made. Their main goal: to improve the health and wellness of those...
by MountainWise | Oct 31, 2014 | Active Living, Healthy Eating, Macon County, MountainWise News, WNC Local Info
Take a look at what happens when a local church takes an active interest in the health of its congregation and the community at large. Holly Springs Baptist Church partnered with the county and MountainWise for support and guidance in order to make the healthy choice...
by MountainWise | Oct 9, 2014 | Healthy Eating, Transylvania County, WNC Local Info
When Transylvania County Farmer’s Market decided to take a closer look at their business model, they did something a little unusual for local farmer’s markets. They decided to create a business model based on sustainability and economic growth. They started a...
by MountainWise | Sep 3, 2014 | Healthy Eating, WNC Local Info
We are excited to announce that MountainWise’s MountainMarkets Healthy Corner Market initiative, through the Macon County Public Health Department, received a $30,000 Food and Farming grant. The grant money, provided in partnership with The Normac Endowment...
by MountainWise | Aug 18, 2014 | Haywood County, Healthy Eating, Recipe, WNC Local Info
At MountainWise, we know that eating healthy foods strengthens our health and contributes to an increased quality of living.Thanks to the wonderful, hard working farmers and growers in our Region and the abundance of natural resources and farmland, we are lucky enough...
