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Transition Asheville Food Network

The Transition Asheville Food Network works to create a thriving regional food system that provides fresh, delicious, and nutritious food to the inhabitants of Asheville and the Katuah bioregion.  We seek to create a Food Energy Descent Action Plan (or FEDAP) for the region in the face of peak oil, climate change, and the instability of the global economy, while simultaneously building a supportive web of regional food allies. 

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The Farmer Film Series

Posted by Karl | 1 year 27 weeks ago

Learn more about your local farms and food sources from these videos.

 
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Food Video References

Posted by Karl | 1 year 4 weeks ago

There are some great videos out there to guide our concerns about American food production, sustainability and resilience. 

The Food Machine   
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Work Days and Tours Scheduled for the LinkingWaters Project

Posted by geomater | 1 year 2 weeks ago

 Sorry for the short notice, but if you can make it, we will be working at the LinkingWaters Project Demonstration Site, 124 Choctaw Street in Asheville, this Saturday, May 5, 9am to about noon.  We plan to remove invasive plants from the eastern end of the site and plant a cover crop, do maintenance on the diversion swale, place the topographic model into the display case, and perhaps start working to get rid of t
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TAFN April Meeting

Posted by geomater | 6 weeks 6 hours ago

The Transition Asheville Food Network (TAFN) met on April 2 to share ideas about possible projects to undertake.  We recognized that we have been pretty busy supporting other organizations like the Asheville/Buncombe Food Policy Council, Sand Hill Community Garden, and Organic Growers School.

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Bloomington Indiana's Peak Oil Task Force Report on Food Energy Descent and FEDAP

Posted by Dylan Ryals-Hamilton | 2 years 5 weeks ago

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Local Community Gardens

This is an abridged list of community food gardens serving the Asheville area.  Please feel free to let us know of more gardens to add to this list. 

Antigua’s Garden : at 46 Dortch St. is for women and children only (males until age 10).

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Climate Food Challenges

Climate Change Local Food Production

We are already seeing the beginnings of challenges that the Katuah Bioregion will face from climate change. It is pertinent that we document these challenges so that farmers, gardeners, and environmental planners can develop plans to keep or food growing sustainable and resilient. We present a brief list of the challenges climate change is already starting to present to local growing conditions.

Warmer Winters with Less Snow

Food Resilience Index

Asheville’s Food Resilience Estimate

Part 1: Where we are now

 

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Discussions

Plant Walk

Hi,

I am a new member and want to offer an opportunity for all to learn about wild edibles and medicinals.  I offer plant walks periodically to educate people on the plants in our area you can use for food and or medicine.

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