As Wendell Berry notes, “eating is an agricultural act.” When we make
choices about what we eat, we directly affect the landscape where we live. When we eat locally grown food, we vote for a local landscape that includes farms. Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) wants to make it easier for people concerned with the loss of local farms, who want to eat the freshest and healthiest food, and who want to be able to find restaurants, grocers, and other sources of locally grown food. The ASAP Buy Appalachian program asks local businesses to purchase food from local farmers and to support local farmers by increasing their purchases whenever possible. All ASAP partners are listed in the Local Food Guide and on-line at www.BuyAppalachian.org. Businesses that make an exceptional effort to support local farms (while serving the freshest food) will be profiled here. Become a Buy Appalachian Partner by visiting the website at www.BuyAppalachian.org.

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