February 29, 2020 If you are a farmer offering a CSA program in Northeast TN or Southwest VA and would like a chance to boost your business in 2020, please join us for the 5th Annual Farm Fresh CSA Fair! Farm Fresh Appalachia 5th Annual CSA Fair- what you need to...
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Farm Fresh Appalachia Farm Tours 2020 – Farmer Invitation
Farm Fresh Appalachia Farm Tours 2020 Northeast Tennessee – Saturday, June 20th Southwest Virginia – Saturday, September 26th Applications need to be submitted by March 16, 2020 for Tennessee, and July 2, 2020 for Virginia. If you are a farmer in Northeast Tennessee...
Appalachian RC&D to host Global Communities Partners for Good study tour group from Ukraine
On Thursday, October 24th, the Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council (ARC&D) in partnership with Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership (NeTREP) and the First Tennessee Development District (FTDD) will host a group of local...
Wildfire prevention grants available beginning in August
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Division of Forestry will be providing access to federal grant funding for communities and volunteer fire departments to be better equipped for wildfire. Communities who have developed or are in the process of...
National Farmers Market Week – 2019
National Farmers Market Week August 4 - 10, 2019 Join us and Farmers Markets across the region as we celebrate National Farmers Market Week! Love Farmers Markets as much as we do? Here’s your chance to win some farmers market swag! Visit your favorite markets during...
Why Buy Local?
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...
First Appalachian Farmers Market Association Retreat: A Great Success!
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...
Mentor Farmer Highlight: Gibson Berry Farm
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...
Spring! in TN Farm Tour – Farmer Invitation
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...
Appalachian RC&D Wins Excellence in Environmental Support at Regional Business Excellence Awards
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. Appalachian...