Appalachian RC&D Council, Johnson City
The mission of the Appalachian RC&D Council is to improve rural economy in Northeast Tennessee through conservation of natural resources and enhanced educational opportunities.
The Field School annual calendar of workshops for beginning farmers has just been released and application forms are available at www.arcd.org/index2.php/field-school. The Field School is a 10-session series (November 2016 through August 2017) that provides you with...
Many thanks to those who joined us in sunny Greeneville, TN, August 10-13th for the 2016 National Quilt Trail Gathering! Together we learned a lot and created valuable connections across the country and Canada. We made new friends and shared our love for the Quilt...
"Sowing Seed, helping feed, inspiring youth to take the lead...." A multi-partner educational journey for youth in urban Johnson City has begun! Project partners Appalachian RC&D Council, Build It Up East TN, Science Hill Alternative Center Foodtopia Market...
Join us and get wrapped up in the Quilt Trail this summer! August 10th-13th is a Summer Celebration of the Quilt Trail, hosted by Greeneville/Greene County! With quilt shows, artist lectures, the world premiere of "Pieced Together", a Farm Dinner and a Motor Coach...
The Quilt Trail comes to you! Wednesday, July 20th, at 11:30am, you are invited to sit back and be taken to a different time and place through story. Quilt stories. Tickets: $40 - purchase online here, as seating is limited to 60 people. Includes a seasonal summer...
Field School session #8: Food Processing and Safety By Shae Keane On June 16th, the Field School’s beginning farmers gathered yet again for a workshop that some commented was the most valuable of all workshops thus far: Farm-to-Consumer Food Safety. Thanks to two...
Here is the Envirothon Report for 2016....but stayed tuned for later this summer because there's more news to come.... Read on..... Winged Deer Park was the site of the...
Thank you to everyone that came out to Kingsport for the Quilt Turning event. The April 28th Quilt Turning event at First Broad Street Methodist Church in downtown Kingsport was a success. This storytelling event featured the quilts behind the quilt barns of...
Field School Session #6: Marketing & Branding Your Farm Camille Cody, Jonesborough, writes this post about April's session of the Field School. Camille is Farm Manager at Serenity Knoll Farm. She is responsible for a 5-acre hilltop diverse vegetable operation...