by RC&D | Nov 19, 2019 | Agriculture, CSA, FarmFreshAppalachia, LocalFood, Newsletter, Newsroom, Workshop
In the coming year, Farm Fresh Appalachia will offer more educational, promotional, and networking opportunities for farmers, producers, and growers than we ever have before. We hope to reach as many local growers and producers as we can! This page will serve as a...
by RC&D | Aug 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Environmental Conservation, Newsletter, Newsroom, Press Release, Wildfire Mitigation
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry will be providing access to federal grant funding for communities and volunteer fire departments to be better equipped for wildfire. Communities who have developed or are in the process of...
by RC&D | Apr 8, 2019 | Field School, Newsroom
The Farmer and Rancher Mentorship program (FARM) is accepting applications for a 200 hour on-farm summer internship with a variety of farmers across East TN and Southwest VA. We still have spots open and wanted to highlight the awesome farmers that interns can choose...
by RC&D | Mar 12, 2019 | Newsletter, Wildfire Mitigation
By: Rick Brown Wildfire Mitigation Specialist 865-258-3891 greatsmoky@charter.net http://burnsafetn.org/index.html The Firewise USA® program has received a lot of attention in East Tennessee...
by RC&D | Feb 8, 2019 | Environmental Conservation, Newsroom, Wildfire Mitigation
By: Rick Brown, Tennessee Department of Forestry and Holly Campbell, Southern Regional Extension Forestry. This article previously appeared in the Wildland Fire in the Southeast newsletter. Appalachian RC&D Council administers Firewise USA® grants provided...
