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3rd Annual Blue Ridge Food Ventures MarketPlace Event is coming in September  details here
 
Winter Sun Farms of Western North Carolina**
Winter Sun Farms WNC

**The implementation of the Winter CSA program is being funded by a grant from the Tobacco Trust Fund

Check out our Winter Sun Farms website at www.wintersunfarmsnc.com

An opportunity to enjoy local fruits and vegetables even in the depths of winter.
We take fresh, just-picked berries, beans, tomatoes, and squash from sustainable farms in western North Carolina…… read more



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How to start a Food Business Class is back

Join us in the evenings during October 1, 8, 15, 22 and November 5th from 6-9pm

Stay tuned for additional details


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Blue Ridge Food Ventures—where big ideas and secret recipes become small businesses and good eats. If anyone has ever tried your home-made goodies and said, “You should sell this,” or if you’ve always wanted to own your own food-related business but don’t know how or where to get started, you should contact Blue Ridge Food Ventures today. Why? Our experienced staff and 11,000 sq. ft. commercial kitchen facility can help you perfect, produce, and package and sell a wide variety of value-added food products. Come see why farmers, bakers, caterers and food entrepreneurs from across North Carolina travel to Asheville to create and sell unique food products.

Blue Ridge Food Ventures (BRFV), an initiative of Advantage-West Economic Development Group and the North Carolina Department of Agriculture, is a shared-use, value-added food processing center centrally located in Asheville to serve food entrepreneurs throughout western North Carolina. It provides services to those wishing to start or grow small businesses in the food industry, to local farmers who wish to add value to their products through processing, and to caterers and bakers needing a certified kitchen. This regional “kitchen incubator,” a first for North Carolina, joins others throughout the U.S. in spurring the development of small businesses, promoting local agriculture and creating jobs.

Blue Ridge Food Ventures

Testimonial

"This kitchen facility’s potential is endless…BRFV has enabled me to open a production company with very little out-of-pocket cost."
Kim Austin
Carolina Culinary

Contact Info

Mary Lou Surgi, Executive Director
Blue Ridge Food Ventures
1461 Sand Hill Road
Candler, NC 28715

Located at the Small Business Center on the A-B Tech Enka Campus. Get Directions

ph. 828-348-0128
ph. 828-348-0130
fx. 828-348-0486
Email Mary Lou

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