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...
by Kayla Tucker | Mar 28, 2019 | Newsroom, Press Release
JOHNSON CITY, TN — On Thursday, March 28th, Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council was awarded First Place in Excellence in Environmental Support at the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce’s Regional Business Excellence Awards Ceremony....
by Rachel Wheeler | Mar 21, 2019 | AFMA, Newsroom, Workshop
Appalachian Farmers Market Association – Spring Retreat – April 12, 2019 ** Register by April 5th! ** Join Farmers Market Managers and Vendors from across the region for a full day of relationship building and brainstorming Farmers Market best practices...
