Tickets can be purchased before the event for $25 and will be $35 at the door – VIP tickets will be available as well

This night of festivities will include food from local restaurants, beer and wine from local producers, live music, amazing raffle items and of course fantastic people!

To learn more about the FEAST Program and the event check out the website: www.feastasheville.com

 This event is presented by The Asheville Citizen Times and The Asheville Scene

This event is a benefit to establish Asheville High School Chapter of Future Farmers of America.

There will be live music, Beer, and Food from “Farm to Fender” food truck.

LIVE MUSIC:

11:00am – Little Creek

12:00pm – Outside Suburbia

2:00pm – Sherry Lynn and the Mountain Friends Band

4:00pm – River Rats

7:00pm – Pierce Edens

Location: 38 Came Sharp Road, Leicester

Just 20 minutes from Asheville. Leicester Highway north 10 miles. Left on South Turkey Creek 1 mile. Right on Came Sharp Road.

Learn more about Franny’s Farm here: www.frannysfarm.com

The 3rd Annual Feasting for FEAST!

Thursday, September 12, 2013

6:00pm – 9:00pm

 The Historic Grove Arcade

Questions?     Interested in Sponsorship?     Interested in Volunteering?

Contact Nancy Kramer –  nancykramer1981@gmail.com

Join us for an afternoon at one of the most breath-taking settings in Polk County. Amidst the vines and stellar mountain views from Overmountain Vineyard and Winery’s front porch, guests will be treated to the lovely and very talented Gigi Dover and the Big Love performing a concert sure to satisfy music enthusiasts of all types. A gourmet, casual buffet featuring fresh, local food will be catered by Foothills own Stone Soup. Tickets are $25.00 for adults and $10 for children (3-13). Ticket prices include food and entertainment.

Our success last year was due largely to the generous donations made by many to the Silent Auction. We are actively seeking donations for this years auction as well as volunteers to help coordinate this. Please contact Mindy Wiener regarding this.

Tickets for the event are available on line through brownpapertickets.com. All tickets are on a first come, first serve basis so don’t delay!

Join us as well as John Ager, Buncombe Ag Advisory Board and Hickory Nut Gap Farm, as he discusses Conservation Easements.

Tuesday, May 21st – 7:00am

WNC Ag Center, Virginia Boone Building

1301 Fanning Bridge Road

***Please RSVP to Maria Wise at Maria.wise@buncombecounty.org or call (828)250-4794

or Meghan_baker@ncsu.org or call (828)250-4883

There will be meat and non-meat options from Foothills Pasture Raised Meats and Smiling Hara Tempeh. As well as sweet treats from Montford Walk-In Bakery!

There is a $10 suggested cost per plate – all of the money will go to Slow Food Asheville to help support our various programs.

*Let us know if you would like to volunteer and help with the event!

Those attending are asked once again to bring your own beverages, place settings, a slow food dish to share including serving utensil if needed, and a description of your dish noting anything local. Along with great food in a beautiful surrounding and wonderful conversation on the famed Melrose porch, guests will learn about upcoming Slow Food Foothills events and will be offered a chance to volunteer at our Gigi Dover fundraiser in May

In 2010, Marilyn Doheny purchased the old historic inn, built in 1889, and it became Marilyn’s Melrose Inn and Artist Retreat Center. Marilyn , a world famous Contemporary Quilt Artist, author, judge, publisher, decorator, and gourmet chef, fondly calls the Melrose Inn “The Old Dame” and has been bringing her back to life! The inn has been extensively remodeled, renovated, and furnished and decorated with hundreds of art objects from her personal collections. It is filled with beautiful, intriguing, and unusual pieces everywhere you look.

Please RSVP to info@slowfoodfoothills.org.

We are going to show Preserve (A film made by Blind Pig), Community of a Hog (done by Susannah Gebhart) and a 10 minute film about FEAST (a program of Slow Food Asheville). In all the films should be around 1 hour. Following them, we will have some live music and time to eat, drink and dance!

Please arrive at 6 and we will start the films at 6:30pm. We are asking for a suggested donation of at least $5 for the event.

*Children are welcome, but there are some graphic images in The Community of a Hog film

You can get one for $15 and if you buy 5 or more they are $12 each. All proceeds will go towards supporting our local programs. If you would like to order 1-4 please use the link below. For 5 or more please email: nsrkramer@gmail.com.

Gypsy Queen Cuisine

Tin Can Pizzeria

Our Taco Truck

Pho Ya Belly

The Lowdown

Papear Venezuelan Food

Ursa Minor

Flying Falafel Brothers

Tuesday February 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM

WNC Ag Center, Virginia Boone Building

1301 Fanning Bridge Road

Guest Speaker: Gerry Cohn, Organic Valley, Inc “Organic Milk Processing and Production”

RSVP: Maria.wise@buncombecounty.org or call (828)250-4794

Meghan_baker@ncsu.edu or call (828)250-4883