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...
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Food Forest Spring Brunch
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....
Introducing TN Farm Link and AmeriCorps Amy Davis
My name is Amy Davis, and I serve the Appalachian Resource Conservation and Development Council through AmeriCorps VISTA as the Tennessee Farm Link Coordinator. …huh? Let me break it down a bit. My name is Amy Davis. I grew up in the woods of Grainger County,...
Greeneville Quilt Trail Milestone
Greeneville once again outdid itself today and showed that volunteers make the world go 'round and make our communities better and brighter and more vibrant. We've had several outstanding new quilt blocks added to the downtown Quilt Trail in Greeneville this year of...
Youth programs: Food Forest Friday
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...