Last week, a post by Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein teed off an exchange about rural versus urban living, subsidies and government spending, and ... Read This Post
Stories
Encouragement for New Gardeners
We're getting our spring planting underway, and judging from the interest in local foods lately think you might be too! Colleen Vanderlinden ... Read This Post
Local Food Networks Growing in Appalachia
On Friday, March 11, local foods producers, advocates and policymakers from all over West Virginia and beyond gathered at Fairmont State University ... Read This Post
Will ‘Hiking’ the Trail in 4 Minutes Draw Visitors to Appalachia?
While much of the Appalachian Trail doesn't run through Central Appalachia directly, the AT serves as a testament to the larger region's ... Read This Post
Report Says Ohio is Green Jobs Hotspot
From EarthTechling and Enterprise Appalachia, a story on Ohio's green jobs creation success to date and future potential. Passing the ... Read This Post
Student Series: Appalachian Artisan Center Revitalizes Community
The fourth installment in our student series. Appalachian Artisan Center Revitalizes Community by Jessica Durham Producing a wealth of ... Read This Post
Daily Yonder: How’re You ‘Being,’ Rural?…Not So Well
Julie Ardery and Bill Bishop at Daily Yonder have a thought-provoking piece on the results of Gallup's 'well-being' survey. We ... Read This Post
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College to Host Green Energy Summit
From SKCTC's announcement: Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College will sponsor a Green Energy Summit slated for Wednesday March 16 ... Read This Post
Scholarships Available: Heartwood Forest Council
The Alliance for Appalachia is pleased to announce that we will be offering scholarships for Appalachian citizens to attend this year's 21st ... Read This Post
Student Series: Investing in Appalachia
A third feature in our student series: Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation: Investing in Appalachia by Robert Chandler Like much of ... Read This Post
Eastern Kentucky Community Teams: Taking Transition into Their Own Hands
Beth Curlin Weber shares the projects funded by the 2010 Flex-E Grants for eastern Kentucky in the proceedings from this past year's Brushy Fork ... Read This Post
Student Series: Building Sustainability in Appalachia
Another story in our Student Series: Land, People and Development in Appalachia. Building Sustainability in Appalachia by Derek Miles The region ... Read This Post