French Broad Food Co+Op

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Open Daily 8am to 8pm
90 Biltmore Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
(828)255-7650
info@frenchbroadfood.coop

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Ownership
Special Orders
Curbside Pickup
Co-op Deals Flyer
Double Up Food Bucks
Annual Meeting
Menu

Terra Marshall

Co-President

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!

Christa Joy Hamilton,

christa@fbfcboard.org

Profession/Passion: Natural Products Consultant is my work and  Photography is my passion.

Lived in WNC since: 1995.

Other towns you’ve lived in: Sisters & Portland OR, Los Angeles CA, Savannah GA.

On BOD Since: 2019.

Hobbies: Herbalist, Western Astrologer, Yoga practitioner.

Favorite things to do in WNC: Hear live music, parkway hikes, and hang out with my community.

Favorite item at the co-op: bulk herbs & the books section.

 Jerome Smith

Profession/Passion: I have been in the Natural Food industry for several years and currently own an online herb business. Passion – Critical Thinking. Cultivating and training my mind to go inward in order to navigate the ever-changing external input we are subjected to in the modern world of information and technology.
 
Lived in WNC since: 2006.
 
Other places lived: California, Alaska, Hawaii, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Wisconsin, and India.
 
On the Board since: 2023.
 
Favorite things to do in WNC: Enjoy nature.
 
Favorite item at the Co-op: No need to choose a favorite. I enjoy the overall experience.

 Andrea Burkins

Co-President

Profession/Passion: Mama, Farmer, Notary, Celebrant, Death Doula.

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..

Clare Schwartz

Tresurer

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,

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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.