by Kayla Tucker | Feb 18, 2020 | Newsroom
Community Supported Agriculture gets its name honestly. CSA means that the community is very literally buying in to support local agriculture directly at the beginning of the season or year. Supporting your local farmers is good practice at any time of year, but your...
by RC&D | Feb 13, 2020 | Newsroom
Market Manager Retreat: 2020 Open to all farmers market managers and representatives, the Farm Fresh Appalachia Market Manager Retreat is a low-cost way to network with your peers in the region, and expand your knowledge on incentive programs, marketing, state...
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 Kayla Tucker | Nov 18, 2019 | Newsroom
POSITION HAS BEEN FILLED ARCD is looking for a curious, independent, and hard working person to be an AmeriCorps Service Member to serve as our Sustainable Agriculture Program Assistant. The AmeriCorps Member will help ARCD to advance local food and sustainable...
by Kayla Tucker | Nov 14, 2019 | Agriculture, Field School, Newsroom, Press Release
Lexy Close On Friday evening, November 15, at the Washington County Soil Conservation District awards banquet in Sulphur Springs, ARCD Project Director Lexy Close will be named the 2019 Educator of the Year for her work training beginning farmers in the region. ...
by Susan McKinney | Nov 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Newsletter, Newsroom
On October 24, Appalachian RC&D Council hosted a tour for a study group from the Ukraine for the day. DOBRE (Decentralization Offering Better Results and Efficiency) had been in the States to attend the International City/County Management Association (ICMA)...
