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Aug 2017
From rugs to purses, Alexander Wyly Smith’s textile designs reach retail markets worldwide
Aug 2017
Meet 5 local fashion designers, each with a passion for individual expression in the clothes we wear
Jun 2017
At schools throughout the mountains, experiential education takes students out of the classroom and into the world
Dec 2016
Hood Huggers Hood Tours reveal a path from Asheville’s past to the present
Oct 2016
A father-daughter team in Ashe County stretches maple syrup making to its southernmost limits
Jun 2016
Kehren Barbour and Michael Luchtan’s Post Piano Project explores sustainability through art and music
Oct 2015
It’s gone to the birds at Duck Dance Farm, a waterfowl conservation venture in Burnsville
Jul 2015
While remaining true to its past, the world-renowned Penland School of Crafts never stops exploring the reaches of contemporary art
Jul 2015
The region’s first pawpaw orchard delivers a Southern delicacy to local dinner tables
Mar 2015
For Asheville textile artist Barbara Zaretsky, ancient dying techniques enliven modern designs
Feb 2015
The newest blooms showcase sustainability at the Biltmore International Rose Trials
Feb 2015
Chef Evan Chender, aka The Culinary Gardener, loves cultivating specialty greens
Dec 2014
Explore the healing power of plants through three pioneers in the field of herbal remedies
Oct 2014
Documentary filmmaker Jeremy Seifert hungers for challenging stories about our daily diets
Dec 2013
You can never foresee how the life you choose—or the one that chooses you—can ultimately impact someone in extraordinary ways. Meet seven inspirational locals whose personal journeys are making a big difference in the lives of others.
Aug 2013
Forager Alan Muskat leads a group into the woods to harvest the ingredients of a wild dinner
Jul 2013
True. We're biased. But we can't imagine a better place than the mountains to meet your local farmer, become a food entrepreneur, nosh on artisan eats, and savor a pint (or three).
Jun 2013
An ASU alum blends passions for suds and sustainability to launch a Boone brewery
Apr 2013
Newly completed Rocky Knob Park puts Boone on the map for mountain biking enthusiasts
Mar 2013
With a commitment to sustaining the craft he loves, chairmaker Brian Boggs is leading the handmade furniture industry toward an enduring future.
Oct 2012
From new outdoor learning environments to reimagined downtown corridors, the nonprofit Asheville Design Center is helping communities create blueprints for brighter futures
Jun 2012
Kleiwerks International uses the most basic of natural resources to build communities
Aug 2011
An environmental exhibit uses the natural world to illustrate how human habitats can be improved.
Jul 2011
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture strive to secure the female set a place on the farm