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May 29, 2013, No comments

Code for Asheville will hold the ‘Hack for Food’ event beginning on Friday and continuing on Saturday, where software developers, local-food enthusiasts and others will gather to create new products and tools to innovate and improve the food ecosystem.

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Buncombe children can eat for free this summer

May 29, 2013, No comments

A free meals program coordinated by Buncombe County Schools offers free breakfasts, lunches and snacks to kids age 18 and under throughout the county ...

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New program challenges NC restaurants to highlight local food

May 8, 2013, No comments

A new program from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging chefs to dig into locally grown products this summer.

Asheville-Buncombe Food Policy Council

UPDATE: Asheville City Council approves food-policy recommendations

January 23, 2013, 2 Comments

UPDATED, including further information on Asheville City Council's vote and city staff responsibilities. A resolution to be presented to Asheville Cit ...

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    How do school lunch prices across WNC compare?
    August 14, 2012, No comments

    Inside: A look at current school lunch prices -- and how they've increased -- in the Asheville and the 17 countywide public school systems in Western North Carolina, and the percentage of children receiving free or reduced-priced lunches.