Wellness in Asheville: Eat Well. Move Well. Be Well.

Cathy Cleary is the Outreach and Development Coordinator at Bountiful Cities, a longtime Asheville changemaker who has dedicated over 16 years to food justice work. 

A former restaurant owner who co-founded and operated the iconic West End Bakery & Café for 15 years, Cathy transitioned to nonprofit work in 2009 when she co-founded the FEAST program (Fresh, Easy, Affordable, Sustainable, Tasty), which now teaches cooking and gardening education to over 1,500 children in Asheville and Buncombe County schools.

She's a passionate advocate for "hyper-local food" - food grown within walking distance of where it's consumed - and believes that teaching children to grow and cook their own food is one of the most powerful tools for creating lifelong healthy eating habits.

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