Friends of Earth Fare, Asheville, NC (South)

The WNC Nature Center is a living museum of plants and animals native to the Appalachian region. Our purpose is to increase public awareness and understanding of all aspects of the natural environment of Western North Carolina through hands-on and sensory experiences

For more information, visit www.wildwnc.org/

Cultivating connections between people and plants through creative expressions of landscape, stewardship, including: conservation, education, garden demonstrations, economic development and research.

For more information, visit www.ncaboretum.org

To collaboratively create and expand regional community based and intergrated food systems that are locally owned and controlled, environmentally sound, economically viable, and health promoting.

For more information, visit www.asapconnections.org

Eliada Homes, Inc. is a non-profit agency serving the children and families of WNC. Our vision is to provide an optimal learning environment that empowers children and their families to succeed. Eliada has been helping homeless and high-risk children and their familes since 1903 by providing treatment, housing, foster care, afterschool and other community support services.

For more information, visit www.eliada.org

Non-profit organization that provides hot meals to over 550 Buncombe County residents year round. Volunteers use their own vehicles and fuel to deliver hot meals Monday–Thursday and hot and frozen meals on Friday to last through the weekend.

For more information, visit www.mowabc.org

WHO Women is a non-profit organization that strives to improve the lives of underprivileged women in Western North Carolina by providing employment, education and hope for a brighter future.

For more information, visit www.whowomen.com