by RC&D | Feb 7, 2018 | Newsroom, Volunteer
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,... by Rachel Wheeler | Sep 8, 2017 | Agriculture, Newsroom
This past May I found myself enjoying a cup of fresh mint tea and talking shop (or field in this case), with a retiring farmer just over the TN/NC stateline in the Bee Log community of Yancy County, NC. His 32 acre mountain farm, along Bald Mountain Creek, is a... by RC&D | Aug 25, 2015 | Newsletter, Newsroom
The Blountville Farmers Market is offering a Farm to Fork Dinner august 29th at 6:30pm. The Mayor of the county is allowing us to close the street in front of the courthouse so we can put a long white table in the street for an open air 6 course dinner. We... by RC&D | Jun 16, 2015 | Agriculture, Newsroom, Workshop
A traveling series of workshops for agricultural producers on extending the growing season is being offered across northeast Tennessee, sponsored by the Appalachian RC&D Council and AccelNOW. Due to our moderate climate, cold-hardy produce (such as lettuce,... by RC&D | May 20, 2015 | Agriculture, Newsletter, Newsroom
East Tennessee welcomes the community’s first indoor and year round farmers market, the Boone Street Market. BSM exclusively sells local food products from farmers and small processors located within 100 miles of the Jonesborough store location. Luckily, this region...