Community FEaST 2025 will take place on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 from 4:30–6 p.m. on Sanford Mall. In case of rain, we will share an indoor event location here.
We can’t wait to gather with you around a 100-yard-long table at the eighth annual event! Sign up here if you, your class, or your group would like to contribute.
AppalFRESH, the Appalachian Food Research for Equity Sustainability and Health Collaborative organizes the annual Community FEaST (Food Engagement and Story Telling). The event welcomes students, staff, faculty and community members to enjoy a simple, local meal while engaging in conversation about sustainable food issues and stories. The goals of this event are to:
1. Build community by encouraging conversation and storytelling about the importance of sustainable food
2. Minimize waste (near-zero waste event)
3. Maximize local food sourcing
4. Provide resources for food insecure members of our community
Learn more about Community FEaST via links below:
- Year 7 – 2023
- Year 6 – 2022
- Year 5 – 2021
- Year 4 – 2020 (Virtual)
- Year 3 – 2019
- Year 2 – 2018
- Year 1 – 2017
About AppalFRESH
The Appalachian Food Research for Equity, Sustainability and Health (AppalFRESH) Collaborative is a growing group of faculty, staff and graduate students at Appalachian State University with a common interest in research, education and engagement related to socially, economically and ecologically viable food systems. AppalFRESH strives to host and promote events that lead to a better understanding of and spur conversations around food issues, conduct and support research on salient food issues, and to be of service to faculty, staff, community members and students by sharing resources, and making and maintaining connections.
AppalFRESH Core Team: Carla Ramsdell, Jim Dees, Alisha Farris, Amy Galloway, Lauren Gibbs, Adam Hege, Amanda Hege, Christine Hendren, Jacqui Ignatova, Laura Johnston, Lanie Karstrom, Tammy Kowalczyk, Jessica Martell, Grace Marasco-Plummer, Jennifer Maxwell, Erali Miller, Sherry Nikbakht, Janice Pope, Kathleen Schroeder, Leah Sherman, Lisa Stinson, Ayron Walker, Charles Wallin, Anne Ward
