Walking into Mountain Music Exchange in Pikeville, Ky., is a bit jarring. From the outside, the shop on Highway 23 looks nondescript enough. There’s ... Read This Post
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Climate justice funder shares why his foundation supports, funds just transition
The role of philanthropy in any just transition is critical. Getting funding for a program can mean whether or not that program continues to exist, or ... Read This Post
Appalachian Food Summit wins 2015 John Egerton Prize
Food is very important in Appalachia. Not that food isn't important everywhere. But Appalachians are distinctly connected to their food as a cultural ... Read This Post
Of 36 newly announced POWER Initiative grant awards, Central Appalachia will receive 22
The Obama Administration announced yesterday new federal grants totaling more than $14 million for partnerships in 12 states and tribal nations. The ... Read This Post
IG2BYITM Conference reaffirms one Appalachian’s hope for the future
It's been nearly two weeks since the It's Good 2 Be Young in the Mountains conference in Harlan, Ky., and still it's ripples are growing outward. ... Read This Post
Local support for POWER+ Plan growing like wildfire
Support for the POWER+ Plan is picking up steam in Central Appalachia, as several localities have now passed resolutions in support of the plan. The ... Read This Post
MACED’s statement about the U.S. Department of the Interior’s new stream protection rule
The U.S. Department of the Interior released new rules for the protection of streams from the impact of surface mining - rules which haven't been ... Read This Post
People who are poor should be central in SOAR leadership
Former War on Poverty anti-poverty worker, Robert W. Shaffer has some advice about how to improve upon past efforts at economic transition in eastern ... Read This Post
Economic transition advice from a seasoned EKY grassroots leader
Gwenda Johnson has some advice for modern-day eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia about how we move our economy forward, and she talked about it ... Read This Post
AML white paper gives recommendations to make program work better for Central Appalachia’s economic transition
UPDATE, 7-9-15: The full text of the AML white paper can now be downloaded at the link to the press release. Scroll to the bottom for the link to ... Read This Post
More news of local food success in Kentucky
Kentucky leads the way in federally funded local foods projects at 1,659. That latest number comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, along with ... Read This Post
Study: Most Americans could be fed by locally grown food; Big news for Central Appalachian local foods movement
A new University of California study has revealed that most areas of the U.S. could feed between 80 to 100 percent of the local population with food ... Read This Post
