by Kayla Tucker | Nov 18, 2019 | Newsroom
POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED ARCD is looking for a curious, independent, and hard working person to be an AmeriCorps Service Member to serve as our Sustainable Agriculture Program Assistant. The AmeriCorps Member will help ARCD to advance local food and sustainable...
by Kayla Tucker | Nov 14, 2019 | Agriculture, Field School, Newsroom, Press Release
Lexy Close On Friday evening, November 15, at the Washington County Soil Conservation District awards banquet in Sulphur Springs, ARCD Project Director Lexy Close will be named the 2019 Educator of the Year for her work training beginning farmers in the region. Her...
by Kayla Tucker | Nov 6, 2019 | Newsroom
Though the majority of farmers markets end in September, many markets and farm stands in our region have winter hours, and some host special holiday craft fairs! Don’t worry – we did the digging for you! We’ve compiled a list of all the events and special...
by Kayla Tucker | Oct 16, 2019 | Newsroom
On Thursday, October 24th, the Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council (ARC&D) in partnership with Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership (NeTREP) and the First Tennessee Development District (FTDD) will host a group of local...
by Kayla Tucker | May 14, 2019 | Agriculture, Farmacy, FarmFreshAppalachia, LocalFood, Newsroom
You’ve seen the bumper stickers, you’ve heard the pleas, you probably have a t-shirt or a tote bag that attempts to persuade you to shop locally, but what is it all for? Does your purchase really make that much of a difference? If a purchase is impactful, how and...
