Meet the Board
Terra Marshall
Co-President
terrabeautyparade@fbfcboard.org
Profession/Passion: Owner/Beauty Operator of Beauty Parade Salon in West Asheville NC.
Passion: Cooking and baking from scratch and supporting locally owned business as much as possible.
Length of time in WNC: 25 years (yowza).
Other towns you’ve lived in: Chico Ca., Petersburg Alaska, Breckenridge CO., Wilmington NC, Mar Hill NC.
Length of time on the BOD: 1.5 years
Hobbies: Baking from scratch, art, raising chickens.
Favorite things to do in WNC: Spend time with my family, hike, ride my bike, walk.
Favorite item at the co-op: Ellies cookies!
Dog or cat person (or other favorite pet): Cat, but I do have a super sweet doggy named Tilly, so both.
Laura Ann Edmonds
Secretary
Profession/Passion: Youth Services Public Librarian, Fire performer.
Lived in WNC since: Summer 1997.
Other towns you’ve lived in: Charleston, SC, Spartanburg, SC, and Jackson, WY.
On BOD since: early 2023.
Hobbies: gardening, storytelling, dancing, getting into Nature.
Favorite things to do in WNC: hiking, swimming, gathering with friends, live music.
Favorite item at the co-op: everything in the produce department!
Jerome Smith
Tricia Baehr
Profession: Chiropractic Assistant at Crystalign Chiropractic, Pastry Chef at The Pure & Proper, Black Mountain.
Passion: Homesteading, Permaculture, Community, Holistic Health.
Lived in WNC: 12 1/2 years.
Other towns you’ve lived in: Knoxville, TN – Kissimmee, FL – Jacksonville, FL – Atlanta, GA.
On BOD Since: New to board 2024.
Favorite things to do in WNC: Revel in the beauty & majesty of these ancient mountains.
Favorite item at the co-op: The bulk section & bulk purchasing.
Dog or cat person: Both!! Balance in all things!
Andrea Burkins
Co-President
andrea.burkins@fbfcboard.org
Profession/Passion: Mama, Farmer, Notary, Celebrant, Death
Length of time in WNC: Multi-Gen & Asheville-Born.
Other towns you’ve lived in: Never left Buncombe Co.
Length of time on the BOD: 1.5 years.
Hobbies: Growing plants, flowers and babies, making art, music, working out and learning.
Favorite things to do in WNC: I love hiking, and miss hearing and dancing to local music.
Favorite item at the co-op: Vitamineral Green and everything in BULK.
Dog or cat person (or other favorite pet): I love all animals..
John Walker
Treasurer
Profession: Freelance consulting and project management.
Passion: Traveling, exploring culture through food and spending time with my incredible wife Ashe, our family and friends.
Lived in WNC: I was born in WNC and lived here on and off until moving back full time in 2013.
Other places you’ve lived: California, Oregon, Colorado and Georgia.
On the Board since: 2025
Hobbies: Hiking, foraging, connecting with wildlife and smartphone photography.
Favorite things to do in WNC: Hanging out around waterfalls, paddling and enjoying live music at the many outdoor venues.
Favorite item at the Co-op: Fresh local produce in the peak of season! Strawberries in the spring. Figs and peaches in the summer. Apples and persimmons in the fall.
Dog or cat person: Dog…her name is Caeluk. She’s a Malamute mix named after the Irish Goddess of Winter.
Clare Schwartz
Profession/Passion: I manage a Garden Center & Homesteading Shop. I also own & produce Wounded Warrior Ointment. My passion is growing flowers & I hope to own a flower farm someday.
Lived in WNC since: 2000.
Other towns you’ve lived in: born & raised in Alexandria VA, went to college in Wilmington NC.
On BOD Since: 2023.
Hobbies: hanging out at my house with my 2 dogs, boating on the lake, visiting the beach.
Favorite things to do in WNC: I love going to Brevard to hike & Lake Santeetlah to boat & swim.
Favorite item at the co-op: Which department? If I had to pick one…..the fantastic specialty cheese department. So yummy, all of it.
Buffy Ford
Profession/Passion: World travel, live music, dancing, plant spirit medicine, big earrings.
Lived in WNC: 22 years total.
Other towns you’ve lived in: Fairbanks, AK, Upper Darby, PA, Santa Cruz & Sebastopol, CA, Marion & Mars Hill, NC
On BOD Since: 2024.
Hobbies: Making jewelry, arranging flowers, creatively crafting concoctions from my yard to my kitchen.
Favorite things to do in WNC: Road trips with my pup. Farmers Markets. Estate sales and auctions. Breathing the fresh air, walking beside moving water, and enjoying the views of nature.
Favorite item at the co-op: Cosmic Bliss , Organic plant based frozen dessert. All the flavors…but Galactic Mint is at the top.
Dog or Cat: Dog…his name is Huckleberry he is a 10 year old frosty = 50/50 Frenchie/Boston.
