Blue  Ridge  Sustainability  Ins2tute  and  Asheville  Independent  Restaurants  launch  Asheville  as  the  na2on’s    

Greenest  Dining  Des+na+on  (an+cipated  Summer  2012)!  

Green  Restaurant  Ini-a-ve,  Asheville,  NC  

Congrats!  3  Star  Cer-fied  Green  Restaurants  

The  Green  Sage  South  Randy  Talley,  co-­‐owner  of  the  Green  Sage  

Solar  Thermal  Installa-ons  at  Restaurants    use  renewable  energy  to  preheat  water.      

Neo  Can-na,  Biltmore  Village  Dan  He'nger  of  Sundance  Power  in  front  of  the  first  solar  installa8on  in  the  Biltmore  Village  

Historic  District,  located  at  Neo  Can8na.  

 Photo  courtesy  of  Sundance  Power  Systems.  

RoseEa’s  Kitchen-­‐  Solar  in  process  

Aerial  View  of  Solar  Thermal  installa-on  

Congrats!  2  Star  Cer-fied  Green  Restaurants  

Corner  Kitchen,  Biltmore  Village  

Kevin  Westmoreland,  co-­‐owner  of  The  Corner  Kitchen  

Water  Conserva-on  Measures-­‐  Low  Flow  spray  rinse  nozzles  

Carly,  Reese,  Green  Restaurant  Associa2on  intern  and  Strada  employee  covers  up  the  food  to  conserve  energy  

Energy  Educa-on  for  staff  and  management  

Green  Sage,  Downtown  

Ligh-ng  retrofits  save  energy  and  money  

Asheville,  Eat  up!  Dine  Green!      

Presented  at  the    WNC  Culinary  Expo  April  16,  2012   Go  Green!  

says  the  Green  Team!