Find Local Food
Because good food starts with local roots. With a farmers market open 6 days a week there are more ways than ever to get connected with your local farmer. It’s good for your health and good for our community.
Farmers Markets
Discover local food 6 days a week at area Farmers Markets. At farmers markets, not only does your dollar buy the freshest ingredients, but 100% of that dollar goes into the pocket of my neighbor, which means more money staying local.
SNAP-EBT
Discover how using EBT to buy local food, “is a SNAP”. Your guide to which area markets take SNAP and how to make your SNAP benefits go farther with Double Up Food Bucks.
Farm Tour
Discover why agritourism is a critical part of the farm economy. Every year in June, you have the chance to experience how your local food is grown on the Farm Tour. One car pass gains you entry on a self-guided and self-paced tour with demonstrations, tastings, and educational talks.
CSAs
Discover a CSA near you. Though each farm does it differently, a traditional CSA is the purchase of a subscription to a farm at the beginning of the growing season. This allows to farm the capital to invest up front, and ensures you receive a weekly portion of the harvest. This makes it easier to incorporate local fresh food, discover new fruits and veggies, and support your farmer.
Farm & Food Stories
Discover the stories behind the folks who grow and raise food, fiber, and flowers for the region, and their connection with the ARCD. These are posted monthly in the ARCD Food & Farm ENews.
Recipes from Local Chefs
Discover what area chefs love most about local farm products. This is our curated collection from those who are dedicated to supporting local and seasonal, recipes that you can make yourself at home.
Supporting Partners
Farm Fresh Appalachia is the marketing campaign created to promote local food products and all the ways that purchasing local improves our lives, our community and our region. Fresh Fresh involves multiple groups committed to agriculture and tourism in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. Funding for Farm Fresh Appalachia was been supported since 2017 by the USDA through Farmers Market Promotion Program, and Regional Food Systems Program grants.
FarmFresh is supported by a Regional Food Systems grant from the USDA.
Farm Fresh Appalachia Partner Organizations
Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development
Appalachian Sustainable Development
Jonesborough Locally Grown
Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association
Southwest Virginia Tourism
Tennessee Association of Farmers Markets
Additional Supporting Organizations
Radio Bristol
Second Harvest Food Bank
TN Dept of Human Services
UT Ag Extension
VA Tech Cooperative Extension
Nourish Knoxville
Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
Virginia Farmers Market Association
Farm Fresh Appalachia Contact
TN Coordinator, Appalachian RC&D Council: Emily Bidgood | (423) 427-0560