Good, Clean & Fair Food
Whether you grew your own food and put some away a little for the winter or take time to support the local farmers at the tailgate markets, you can choose lots of fresh food grown right in your community for your celebrations! Here in Southern Appalachia, right now you will find local onions, garlic, sweet […]
FINALLY, the time has come to claim the fruits of labor in the form of large, lush, orange, torpedo-shaped North Georgia Candy Roaster Squash. But the hard part isn’t picking the fruit, the hard part is finding space to store, cutting into the thick flesh and then deciding which recipe to use first! Storage One of […]
Slow Food Board member and okra enthusiast, Chris Smith, has been inspiring us with his okra adventures for at least the past year. We are delighted that his upcoming book, In Defense of Okra, will be published by Chelsea Green Publishing in the spring of 2019! While we wait to read the book in its […]
Slow Food Asheville is super excited to support Chris Smith and his new book, The Whole Okra.
#chelseabooks #seedtostem #okra #supportlocal🙄 Reposted from @chelseagreenbooks - Coming this spring!!! True to its name, THE WHOLE OKRA by Chris Smith (@blueandyellowmakes) is a foray into the history of okra and its importance in the American South, including celebrity recipes for gumbos and stews, okra pickles, paper, tofu, marshmallows, and more!
Want to get more involved in the slow food movement? Consider joining Slow Food USA for as much or as little as you can afford during Giving Tuesday.
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We had a great time at the Candy Roaster Rendezvous at Twin Leaf Brewery! Here are just a few of the wonderful dishes made from heirloom fall squash! And a few squash fans celebrating. If you missed coming out last night, the delicious Candy Roaster Grisette will be available for another week or two and a portion of the Candy Roaster beer you purchase will go to children’s gardening programs in Cherokee! We will be sharing some of the squash recipes on our blog so stay tuned!!