Appalachian Sustainable Development works with local farmers, landowners and families, other non-profits, corporate partners, individual donors and stakeholders to improve the health of all segments of the population in the region and works to ensure that sustainable agriculture and land use are driving forces in the regional economy. Appalachian Harvest, their food hub opened its doors to help local farmers connect to wholesale retail markets. They secure retail orders from grocers like Whole Foods and Ingles Markets, provide aggregation and distribution support as well as offer training in food safety and handling and organic certification. The Learning Landscapes program sets the stage to teach children ages K-12 where their food comes from. With a desire to introduce Appalachian children to fresh food, they also began a outdoor garden classroom educational program. Initially designed to support STEM, SOL and TCAP’s this program has evolved to address food insecurity and now includes a larger focus on food production (so children can take food home), nutrition education and cooking classes. Lastly, Grow Your Own empowers families in need grow food in home based gardens. By providing educational workshops, seeds, tools, plants and garden partners…families have grown more than 45,000 pounds of food to feed themselves.

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Appalachian Sustainable Development

Appalachian Sustainable Development

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