by Kayla Tucker | Nov 13, 2018 | Agriculture, Newsletter, Newsroom
Erek Napora of Cave Ridge Farm agreed to be the subject of this month’s Farmer Focus. Erek and his wife have been farming together part time for six years. Erek’s background is in biology and environmental studies while his wife Megan grew up on a historical farm in...
by Rachel Wheeler | Sep 12, 2018 | Agriculture, CSA, FarmFreshAppalachia, LocalFood, Newsletter, Newsroom
Celebrating One Year of Farmers Market Promotion! Photo Credit: Laura Beth Davidson, Grand Oak Farm/Washington Co. TN Thank you to everyone involved in building community and making this first year so grand! The ever patient and positive Appalachian RC&D team and...
by Rachel Wheeler | Aug 9, 2018 | Agriculture, FarmFreshAppalachia, LocalFood, Newsroom
If you have ever wondered what it would be like to live in a world where the people truly cared about each other and each others’ well being, find a local farmers market. — Casey Campbell, Lindley Farms Creamery (Snow Camp, NC) Y’all, it’s National Farmers...
by Amy Davis | Apr 25, 2018 | Agriculture, Field School, Newsroom, Workshop
On Saturday, April 21st, Field School was held at John Abe Teague’s Farm in Telford. The topic of this session was Sustainable Livestock Management, with a focus on rotational grazing systems. Rotational grazing is an intensive pasture management system that rotates...
by RC&D | Apr 17, 2018 | Agriculture, Newsroom, Volunteer
Volunteers make the world go ’round and they make the ARC&D go ’round too. This week is National Volunteer Week. Just last year year alone we tracked 1,500 hours of volunteer time. Much of this was for the Quilt Trail painters and coordinators in...
by Amy Davis | Apr 16, 2018 | Agriculture, Field School, Newsroom, Workshop
On Saturday, April 14th, the Field School visited Grand Oak Farm in Jonesborough, TN, owned by Dana York. Dana’s family settled at this property in the 18th century, and she returned to revitalize it after retiring from a distinguished career with the NRCS. 2018 will...
