The latest session of Field School was focused on the legal side of starting and owning a small business. Half of the class was spent discussing the different types of businesses and pros and cons of each, and the rest of the class was lead by two insurance...
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Learning to Live with Wildfire
Hi, my name is Leon Konz, and I am one of three Wildfire Mitigation Specialists that work for the Buffalo-Duck River RC&D in Centerville, Tennessee. We help the Tennessee Division of Forestry (TDF) make homes and communities safer from wildfires— just like the...
Field School Student Blog: Week 1 – Visioning Your Farm
When we moved to our current location two years ago, we did a lot of work on visioning the future of our new farm business. We sat down with our landlady, Lisa Williams, and an employee of Appalachian Sustainable Development, Tamara McNaughton, to work on crafting a...
Field School Session 1: Visioning Your Farm
After months of preparation, we finally got to meet our newest batch of Field School students on Thursday, November 8th at our first session, Visioning Your Farm! Our main speaker for the night was Tamara McNaughton, of TNT Farm N Greenhouse, who shared about her...
Farmer Focus: Erek Napora, Cave Ridge Farm
Erek Napora of Cave Ridge Farm agreed to be the subject of this month’s Farmer Focus. Erek and his wife have been farming together part time for six years. Erek’s background is in biology and environmental studies...
Youth Group with a Fire Prevention Mission
After the devastating wildfires of 2016, Gatlinburg and Sevier County Tennessee are receiving unexpected help from the East Tennessee Homeschoolers (ETH) group. The ETH recently obtained induction into the National Beta Club, a non-profit educational organization that...
Field School Student Blog: Meet Becca and Joe
Hi! We’re Becca and Joe, a farming couple living in Duffield, VA, growing open-pollinated, Certified Naturally Grown produce. Tending the land has always been our number one priority as people, so it only makes sense that it should be the main focus of our life. We’ve...
Farmer Focus: William White
William White has been farming organically for about two years, but his passion for agriculture began well before that. Though he grew up in the suburbs, he says he was always drawn to the mountains, and decided to move...
Appalachian RC&D Council Welcomes New Marketing and Communications Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Kayla Tucker - ARC&D Phone: 423-571-2949 Email: kayla@arcd.com Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council Welcomes Kayla Tucker as Marketing and Communications Director Tucker Brings a Wide Range of Marketing...
One Year of FMPP Success – Qualitative and Quantitative Data Overview 2017-18
One Year of FMPP Success – 2017-18 Qualitative and Quantitative Data Overview As part of our agreement with the USDA and because we enjoy sharing successes, this brief overview of the first year of the Farmers Market Promotion Program is here for your viewing. New...