Recent Posts from MountainWise:
Local Tailgate Markets Offer Activities for the Kids
Farmers Markets have always been a cornerstone of our Appalachian culture, featuring fresh and locally grown fruits and veggies. For generations, they have provided an opportunity to meet the local farmers, visit with neighbors, and learn new crafts. Not much has...
Free E-Cookbook Features Affordable & Delicious Meals
Let's face it, preparing daily meals can become an arduous task. Tried and true recipes can dull over time with too much use and coming up with something new can feel overwhelming. But with the new, free A SNAP Cookbook Good and Cheap,mealtime will be an, er, snap!...
Now Hiring: Active Routes to School Project Coordinator
At MountainWise, we believe healthy eating, active living, and living in a tobacco free environment is the key to a healthy community. By honoring traditions and embracing the natural resources of the mountains, we can make the healthy choice the easy choice and...
Haywood County Selected as Semi-Finalist for Ty Pennington Ultimate Neighbor Giveback Challenge; Votes Still Needed
Haywood County’s Hazelwood prison conversion project has been selected as one of 50 semi-finalists in the Guaranteed Rate/Ty Pennington Ultimate Neighborhood Giveback Challenge. The project plans to recycle and restore the old Hazelwood prison and convert the facility...
Hot Spots Mapping Now Available on MountainWise Website
Our MountainElements project is focused on economic growth, job creation, mobility, access to nature, creating healthy conditions for citizens of all ages and abilities, and making sure future generations have a place to grow and prosper. We believe that communities...
Waynesville Church Opens MANNA Food Pantry Farmers Market
In the mountain area where we live, generations upon generation have relied on backyard gardens and canning to provide fruits and veggies for their daily diet. Today, it would seem that access to fresh fruits and vegetables would be an easy thing to come by with local...
5 Reasons to Take a Hike
We are lucky to live in a part of the country that is rich in natural resources. Western North Carolina boasts lush mountains; cool, pristine streams teeming with fish; dense forests; breath-taking waterfalls; and a dizzying array of wildflowers, all of which can...
Top 5 Reasons to Raise Chickens
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...
More Designated Bike Lanes Needed in WNC to Ensure Safety
Folks across the country are hopping on their bikes this month, National Bike Month. Not only is biking a great way to exercise, it is a practical form of urban transportation that reduces our carbon footprint. Many cyclists will celebrate National Bike to Work Day...
MountainElements Ready for Community Recommendations
One of the projects we are most proud of is MountainElements, a first-of-its-kind, eight-county health impact assessment (HIA). The goal of the assessment is to merge the conversations about planning and health to identify policies, plans, programs and projects that...
Girl Scouts Approve Tobacco-Free Policy
The Girl Scouts have a long tradition of building girls’ courage, confidence, and character through field trips, sports clinics, community service projects and cultural exchanges. They hike and camp, improve neighborhoods, protect the planet; they learn about the...
Church Focuses on Congregations Physical and Spiritual Health
Holly Springs Baptist Church in Franklin, NC is taking their congregation's spiritual and physical health seriously. The church established a wellness committee to identify and lead their congregation in several faith and health based initiatives. Their goal, in...
