Features

Know your food…and the people who bring it to you. Stay up to date on seasonal dining trends and keep tabs on award-winning restaurants and beer makers.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Spring 2019

OUT OF THE KITCHEN, OUT ON THE TOWN

When given the chance to sample peer creations, how do chefs decide where to dine?

Archive, Fall 2018, Features, Homepage

Better Together

Life can be made much more rich, much more vibrant, and much more abundant when we solicit, enlist, and make ourselves open to the inputs of others.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Spring 2019

FINDING A WAY

How modern farmers are open-sourcing the future of food.

Archive, Fall 2018, Features, Homepage

HEALTH FROM THE HIVE

Since antiquity, the by-products of bees have been used to speed healing, cure disease, and maintain wellness. Honey's almost magical powers are used in many ways for well-being, inside and out.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Spring 2019

Celebrating The Sweetness of Sourwood

Native to southern Appalachia, the honey from the sourwood tree has become a prized treasure. The delicate flavor and the honey’s increasing scarcity have made the resulting sourwood honey a celebrated product in Western North Carolina.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Spring 2019

Pollination Nation

Thanks to Bee City and other organizations, Asheville is at the center of a movement to assist beekeepers and the public in making choices that help pollinators to thrive.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Winter 2019

The Wide World of Winter Squash

Many wonderful varieties of winter squash thrive in Western North Carolina. This guide will assist you in finding ones that will please your palette.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Winter 2019

Bundle up with Beer

Expert pairings of local craft brews and seasonal fun, both for cozy indoor get-togethers and invigorating outdoor activities.

Archive, Features, Homepage, Winter 2019

The Long View

Looking at life with the long view in mind. Learning to examine all aspects of life through the lens of longevity, of incremental change, of moving slowly and thoughtfully, all with the future in sight - planting today, for tomorrow.