Pumpkins! Skip the big box stores and hit the the trail to find competitive prices (seriously...) and beautiful selection of just right size, color, and character jack-o-lantern. Here's the scoop on where to seek your gourds on the Trail this year. As always, please...
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Netherland Inn Quilt Show 2014
Friday-Saturday, September 26-27, 2014, 10:00am - 4:00pm both days Admission $5.00 Heritage Quilts, Antique Clothing (including some from the Netherland Family), Artisans/Crafters, Downtown Quilt Trail Information. Food: Soup Beans, Cornbread, Hotdogs, Desserts,...
Snowballing Greeneville
By Linnie Greene, Greeneville, and the Downtown Greeneville Quilt Trail Committee Greeneville-Greene County Public Library Quilt Square Unveiling The “Snowball” 8’x8’ quilt square will be unveiled at the Greeneville-Greene County Public Library located at 210 North...
Recipes for Using Your Local Produce
After spending the waning summer days working in your garden, or at your local farmers' market, picking up your CSA basket, or visiting one of Appalachian Sustainable Development's or Asheville Sustiainable Agriculture Project's Farm Tours, you may need some...
Calendar of Events
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Local Student Goes from Gardener to Market Vendor in a Season
Veronica Limeberry of the ARC&D Council caught up with local student and avid gardener, Ben Schaller, to hear his insights on learning to grow his own food and navigating the channels of direct-sale at local farmers market in this audio interview. You can listen...
ARC&D Hosts Filmmaker for Local Food Shorts
This summer we had the opportunity to host a filmmaker, Eleanor Goodrich, through AmeriCorps VISTA Corporation for National and Community Service. Eleanor spent 10 weeks producing and directing two short films, along with a 30-second spot, on local food in the...
Welcome to the First Issue of Our Newsletter!
Welcome to the Appalachian RC&D’s first edition of the local food and agriculture newsletter. So much exciting work is going on with local food and agriculture in our region! Our goal is to help organize these exciting developments and provide you with a quarterly...
Calendar of Events for Producers
September September 8: SproUTing Growers Workshop Series begins through the Greene County UT Extension September 9: Google+ Hangout with Deputy Secretary Harden on "What the Farm Bill Means for New Farmers", 3pm September 20-21: Asheville Sustainable Agriculture...
UT Extension and NRCS Programs
Local Resources for Growers through the UT Agriculture Extension and NRCS Services, by Veronica Limeberry Even though the summer season continues on and you may have more tomatoes than you could ever imagine what to do with, fall and winter are creeping up on us. That...