The gates and barns of 35 Western North Carolina farms will open to the public for ASAP’s annual Farm Tour from 1 to 6 p.m. Sept. 22 and 23. Sunburst Trout Farms in Haywood County is one of the participating farms on the tour.

The self-guided tour offers a chance for locals and visitors alike to learn how food grows, taste farm-fresh products, interact with farm animals and meet the community’s food producers.

It’s the first time ASAP has hosted the event in the fall.

ASAP plans to launch a brand new local food app, entitled Appalachian Grown and modeled after their Local Food Guide, just before the event. The free mobile app will be available for iPhone and Android users and offer detailed information about participating farms, as well as tap into a phone’s GPS for help navigating a ...