by RC&D | Aug 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Environmental Conservation, Newsletter, Newsroom, Press Release, Wildfire Mitigation
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry will be providing access to federal grant funding for communities and volunteer fire departments to be better equipped for wildfire. Communities who have developed or are in the process of...
by Rachel Wheeler | Aug 2, 2019 | Agriculture, Celebration, FarmFreshAppalachia, LocalFood, Newsroom
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...
by Kayla Tucker | May 14, 2019 | Agriculture, Farmacy, FarmFreshAppalachia, LocalFood, Newsroom
You’ve seen the bumper stickers, you’ve heard the pleas, you probably have a t-shirt or a tote bag that attempts to persuade you to shop locally, but what is it all for? Does your purchase really make that much of a difference? If a purchase is impactful, how and...
by Rachel Wheeler | Apr 15, 2019 | AFMA, FarmFreshAppalachia, Newsroom, Press Release
Farmers market managers, representatives, and vendors from across Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia came together in Kingsport for a full day of relationship building and learning at the first ever Appalachian Farmers Market Association (AFMA) Retreat. There...
by RC&D | Apr 8, 2019 | Field School, Newsroom
The Farmer and Rancher Mentorship program (FARM) is accepting applications for a 200 hour on-farm summer internship with a variety of farmers across East TN and Southwest VA. We still have spots open and wanted to highlight the awesome farmers that interns can choose...
by Rachel Wheeler | Apr 3, 2019 | FarmFreshAppalachia, Newsroom
Spring! in Tennessee Farm Tour Saturday, June 22 1-5pm Applications must be submitted by April 17. If you are a farmer in Washington or Greene County TN and would like a chance to boost your business this spring, please join us for the 2nd Annual Farm Fresh Farm...
