National Farmers Market Week August 4 - 10, 2019 Join us and Farmers Markets across the region as we celebrate National Farmers Market Week! Love Farmers Markets as much as we do? Here’s your chance to win some farmers market swag! Visit your favorite markets during...
Celebration
Kingsport CSA Fair 2019
Come Out & Meet Your Farmer! 2019 Kingsport CSA Fair Where: Kingsport Farmers Market Pavilion When: March 2 | 10:00 am - 1:00 pm We're excited to bring the CSA Fair series back to the Model City in 2019! This is a wonderful way to connect with local farmers and...
Food Forest Spring Brunch
This Saturday March 24th at 10:30AM, celebrate the coming of Spring at the Mountain Home Food Forest-- Johnson City's "public edible park." This is a fun opportunity to see our Sowing Seeds programming in action, one of the most rewarding programs we get to support....
Thank You 2017
from Emily Bidgood, Executive Director Highlights and many Thank Yous to follow.... What an exciting year for us who have the privilege of working and volunteering through the Appalachian RC&D Council! This year has shown me that by working together with...
ARC&D is awarded $500K to Boost Farm Markets
Appalachian RC&D Council –Awarded $500k to Boost Farmers Markets Across the Region November 30, 2017 Johnson City, TN Farmers Markets in Northeast TN and Southwest Virginia just received a big boost through a grant award of almost half a million dollars under the...
Greeneville Quilt Trail Milestone
Greeneville once again outdid itself today and showed that volunteers make the world go 'round and make our communities better and brighter and more vibrant. We've had several outstanding new quilt blocks added to the downtown Quilt Trail in Greeneville this year of...
Appalachian Fusion 2017 – Thanksgiving
Sponsored by: THANK YOU to all the fine and beautiful guests who came to the cauldron Friday November 3rd for our fundraiser dinner event in downtown Johnson City. This was our second year hosting a shared community fundraiser . This post is simply to...
Youth programs: Food Forest Friday
written by Shae Keane & Emily Bidgood -- Food Forest Friday is this week, October 20th! On the corner of an urban residential Johnson City block, a surprising park emerges perched on the edge of the road. Not only is there green space and a little pavilion to...
Appalachian Fusion fundraiser: Save the Date
Come to the cauldron! Tickets now on sale for our annual fundraiser in downtown Johnson City with proceeds going towards local food and farms for all. This is our second year hosting a shared community fundraiser for the Appalachian RC&D Council and two programs...
Congrats to our 2016-17 Field School Graduates!
Congrats to the graduates of the ‘16/’17 Field School! They are truly Out-standing in Their Fields! We will be celebrating their success with a graduation ceremony and covered dish dinner on Thursday August 10th at 6pm at Grand Oak Farm (2575 Hwy 81-North,...