From the moment we opened, we have asked patrons to bring their own glass.  It is a way to promote reuse and it is fun to see the variety of vessels that folks bring.  As more and more of you participated, we wanted to find a way to thank the …

Join us as we welcome back Daniel, owner of Perra Loca Produce to the Canteen on Mondays!

Daniel is bringing his farm stand back and his partner is joining him with artwork and small crafts.  A few other vendors have asked if they can join from time to time, and you …

Did you know we get regular donations from local food pantries so that we can distribute to the community?  We just received cases of dried beans and would love to get them into the community.  They are free to everyone.  We have community potlucks and sometimes folks prepare these donations …

Thanks to your support of our arts program, we continue to host amazing arts events free to the community.  We have an amazing show on Sunday, May 5th.

We are more than excited to welcome Roberta Lea to the Canteen!  Roberta is honoring us with a performance, and we are deeply …

Every week, we host 3 events where folks can join in.  These are lively, dynamic gatherings.  You can join in or sit back and enjoy the music or visit with others and enjoy the music in the background.

Bring your instrument and join our hosts and let’s make beautiful music together.

We were honored with a visit from Just Economics WNC on Friday.  We applied to be certified as a living wage employer and we met the criteria and received our certification.

Usually, the team from Just Economics brings a decal so we can put it on our door to show our …

When we opened the Canteen we wanted to make sure we honored our presence on the Little River.  Our LLC is named Little Eddy in honor of the small eddy that forms in the river beside our garden.

We left our home in West Virginia because fracking destroyed our community’s clean …

It is that time of year when we move our Saturday evening show to 7 – 9 pm and our closing time to sometime after 9.  Looking forward to seeing you.

Sherwood Forest Friends and the Cedar Mountain Canteen are partnering together to bring an Earth Day program on April 13th at the Cedar Mountain Canteen.

Sherwood Forest Friends mission is: Celebrating and Preserving Our Natural and Cultural Resources.  The Cedar Mountain Canteen is an employee-owned, zero-waste cooperative that celebrates our local …

John and I are learning Spanish through the Duolingo app.  We would love to practice and enhance our skills through conversations in a group setting.  We would love to host a get-together and need someone to guide us.  Can you help?  We would love to talk.  Gracias.

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We are excited to be sitting at the table with our neighbors and working on ways to improve the health of each other.  We have been learning to prime our body and detox using The Prime program designed by Dr. Kulreet Chaudhary.  John and I have been using the program …

About the artist:

Arianna has Native American roots from her father’s side of the family and grew up with him teaching the traditional beliefs of the Diné tribe, commonly known as Navajo. The connection to her ancestors through her …

David Dozier is a local carpenter, potter, and artist. He has recently ventured into making masks, luminaries, and paintings. His masks are made from large palm fronds sourced in New Orleans and embellished with natural materials- most found locally. David’s paintings are …

Ann Green is a jeweler who makes necklaces, bracelets, and rings from instrument strings donated by local musicians including Woody Platt, Pretty Little Goat, Somewhat Petty, and Mike Guggino. Perhaps by wearing a piece of this lovely jewelry, you can obtain a bit of musical juju for yourself!

Theresa Rueter’s …

Nine women travel to an art gallery to enjoy an exhibit and take a still life painting class while there.  Check out 9 different versions of the same still life.  This is a fun and joyful exhibit.  Some are for available for purchase.

We are grateful for their sharing.