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...
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....
from Emily Bidgood, Executive Director Highlights and many Thank Yous to follow.... What an exciting year for us who have the privilege of working and volunteering through the Appalachian RC&D Council! This year has shown me that by working together with...
Sponsored by: THANK YOU to all the fine and beautiful guests who came to the cauldron Friday November 3rd for our fundraiser dinner event in downtown Johnson City. This was our second year hosting a shared community fundraiser . This post is simply to...
written by Shae Keane & Emily Bidgood -- Food Forest Friday is this week, October 20th! On the corner of an urban residential Johnson City block, a surprising park emerges perched on the edge of the road. Not only is there green space and a little pavilion to...
Build It Up East TN -- Helping East TN Grow! “The mission of Build It Up East TN is to improve the health of our community and economy and preserve our region’s cultural heritage through the promotion of local, sustainably grown food.” Founded in 2011 in...
We are proud to partner with Sheri Cooper, teacher/councelor at Johnson City's Alternative Center, and her Foodtopia program, where kids get hands on training in cooking, gardening and growing for market. Austin is 17-years old and a recent graduate of Science Hill....
Committed to outdoor youth empowerment for 20 years Conservation Camp, 4th graders, 1995
"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...