The Local Business Movement Panel at the Net Impact Club’s Sustainability Symposium at the Appalachian State University Broyhill Inn and Conference Center on April 21, 2010. *** The Panelists: *** Andy is a non-traditional ASU student studying local government and public policy, and has been involved in local Boone issues for the past several years. He currently serves as a resident member of the Boone Board of Adjustment, as a member of the Academic Policies and Procedures Committee at ASU and as President of the Watauga County Young Democrats. *** Franya Hutchins serves as an advocate for local farmers in her role as coordinator of the multi-farm project High Country Community Supported Agriculture (CSA). She lives at Maverick Farms in Valle Crucis, a non-profit center for food and farming that facilitates the High Country CSA. Born and raised in Watauga County, NC, Ms. Hutchins works in the local food movement in an effort to expand, diversify, and strengthen the local economy. She also serves at Appalachian State University as Research Assistant for the ASU Wine Initiative. *** Debi Golembieski, of Green Mother Goods, works with two other moms, Meredith Anders and Christie Fredenburg, juggling children and business to run Green Mother Goods ~ a family friendly eco-store in Boone. The store carries a wide variety of sustainable and sweatshop-free/fair-trade products like eco-friendly apparel, school supplies, toys and baby items, global handcrafts, and a growing …
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