Susan McKinney has been announced as the new Executive Director for the Appalachian RC&D Council, based out of Johnson City. For 25 years the Appalachian RC&D Council has united regional cooperation on environmental conservation and agricultural sustainability...
This year our 4th annual Quilt Turning for the Quilt Trail will be Wednesday June 13 in Jonesborough, TN, the storytelling capital of the world! Every quilt has a story: of the heart that designed it, the hands that stitched it, and the family who was warmed...
Volunteers help "Sowing Seeds" grow and bear good fruit! Sowing Seeds is our after-school education program led by Shae Keane and Taylor Malone in downtown Johnson City, mostly at the home base of the Wilson Avenue Food Forest. In the words of Shae, at her dynamic...
On Saturday, April 21st, Field School was held at John Abe Teague’s Farm in Telford. The topic of this session was Sustainable Livestock Management, with a focus on rotational grazing systems. Rotational grazing is an intensive pasture management system that rotates...
The Appalachian RC&D Council is inviting enrollment for Sowing Seeds, its spring 2018 after-school children’s enrichment program in Johnson City. Sowing Seeds is a unique outdoors nature program, which focuses on food and nutrition and creativity; the mission is...
Volunteers make the world go 'round and they make the ARC&D go 'round too. This week is National Volunteer Week. Just last year year alone we tracked 1,500 hours of volunteer time. Much of this was for the Quilt Trail painters and coordinators in downtown...
On Saturday, April 14th, the Field School visited Grand Oak Farm in Jonesborough, TN, owned by Dana York. Dana’s family settled at this property in the 18th century, and she returned to revitalize it after retiring from a distinguished career with the NRCS. 2018 will...
The ARC&D is now hiring for a new Executive Director. For 25 years the ARC&D has united regional cooperation on environmental conservation and agricultural sustainability, and we are looking for the next leader to take our mission forward. Current Executive...
As the average age of American farmers surpasses 60, a growing number of young Americans are leaving desk jobs for the rigors and rewards of farming. A new documentary, Farmers for America, examines young farmers’ challenges and triumphs, and a free public screening...
This Saturday March 24th at 10:30AM, celebrate the coming of Spring at the Mountain Home Food Forest-- Johnson City's "public edible park." This is a fun opportunity to see our Sowing Seeds programming in action, one of the most rewarding programs we get to support....