Paid Internships Available with Build It Up

Farming/ Gardening Food Forest Internship $8/hr- 20 hrs/ week For young adults 18-24 years old Supporting youth development and job skills training in local food & agriculture, & food justice Build It Up East TN Build It Up East TN (BIU) is now looking for...

Rural Resources Debuts Kids Only Farmers Market

Rural Resources has just debuted a farmer’s market designed especially for children.  The purpose of this market is to educate children about the importance of shopping at our local farmer’s markets.   The children’s market has been set up twice this summer at the...

Coop Interest Group Conducts Market Study

The Johnson City Food Co-Op Interest Group, Chaired by Jodi Jones, started its work in December, 2014, with the mission: “to engage preliminary actions toward a cooperative downtown food store that would provide quality local and bulk foods as well as...

Experience a Taste of Appalachia This Summer

Taste of Appalachia is a summer series of farm to table events that showcase some of the restaurants and grocery stores in the region that purchase products from local farmers for their menus and stores.  ToA was created through a Local Food Promotion Program grant...