Chow Chow's mission is to celebrate and enrich the unique foodways of the Southern Appalachian region. As makers, chefs, artists, and farmers, its vision is an equitable and thriving regional food system, where culinary and creative enterprise are central to community identity and resilience.

The reimagined Chow Chow 2021 included a schedule of fun, immersive, meaningful and educational events that celebrated and enriched the unique foodways of Southern Appalachia, while fostering dialogue about issues that impact our community including conversations about racial justice, food justice and climate resilience. Please visit chowchowsheville.com to review the 2021 events.

We are excited for the return of the Summer of Chow Chow in 2022! With three weekends of culinary events, June 23-26, August 4-7, September 8-11, there will be opportunities to gather with us around the table all summer long. We will be continuing to focus on the foodways of Southern Appalachia, and the themes of racial justice, food justice and climate resilience in 2022.

We are seeking interested participants for the Summer of Chow Chow 2022: chefs, makers, beverage producers, farmers, thought leaders, speakers, artists, and more. Most events will include several chefs, beverage producers, speakers, as well as a limited number of maker/producer/artist vendor booth opportunities.

We invite you to complete the Call for Interest below. Submission does not guarantee participation. We have a limited number of events and opportunities, but are actively seeking to build a robust resource list of interested participants for this year and beyond. If participation does not happen in 2022, it does not mean it may not happen in future years.

We are currently working to finalize our Program Concepts and Themes for 2022. Below you will see an outline of the current Draft Event Concepts. Events and programs will be further refined and developed in conversation with the program participants. While events and programs are created as Chow Chow events, we welcome feedback and input from participants. Please select all that interest you.

Complete the survey below and let us know how you might be interested in participating in Chow Chow 2022. Deadline: February 15. Please contact Rebecca Lynch, Executive Director, at rlynch@chowchowasheville.com with any questions.