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Farm Profile: Holly Knoll Farm Rebuilding for Resiliency

by RC&D | Feb 12, 2025 | Farm Friends, Newsroom, Resilient Farmer Fund

Ashlan Holland caught up with me to talk about Holly Knoll Farms in between fixing frozen pipes on the farm and her “day” job as the Soil Conservationist for NRCS in Newport. No matter the weather, farming is a 24/7 and 365 days a year labor of love. “My parents used...

Farm Profile: Grand Oak Farm: Planting seeds for the future

by RC&D | Jan 17, 2025 | Farm Friends, Field School, Newsroom

Grand Oak Farm – Dana Ensor and Family Grand Oak Farm was established on over 1,000 acres by the Hale Family on a Revolutionary War grant. Owner, Dana Ensor (married to Bob Ensor), is the 8th generation to farm the remaining 100 acres. “My grandson will be...

Featured Chef: Remembering summer’s flavors with James Allen of Blackthorn Club

by RC&D | Jan 17, 2025 | FarmFreshAppalachia, Featured Chef, Newsroom

Meet The Chef  James Allen, Executive Chef at Blackthorn Club Chef James Allen graduated top of his class from Le Cordon Bleu in Minneapolis, Minnesota and continued his training at Chez Hans, a Michelin recognized restaurant in Cashel, Ireland.  He grew up in...

Featured Chef: Aliceson Bales on why you can cook and love a whole chicken

by RC&D | Dec 11, 2024 | Featured Chef, Newsroom

Why do I support local? There are better, tastier, more nutritious and more sustainable ways to purchase meat and to enjoy meat. Pasture-raised chicken is the most delicious and nutritious chicken you can find. There is simply no comparison between pasture-raised...

Farm Profile: Creag Creek Farm Celebrates First Christmas

by RC&D | Dec 11, 2024 | Farm Friends, Field School, Newsroom

[Photo above: A family gets ready to take home their Creag Creek Farm Christmas Tree.] Andy and Joyce Brown of Creag Creek Farms  Andy Brown was appointed Executive Director of the Appalachian RC&D Council in July, 2024.  In addition to bringing decades of...
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