Balancing Nature and Commerce in Rural Communities and Landscapes:"Thriving, Not Just Surviving" February 4 - February 6, 2013 in ... Read This Post
Communities
On Local Foods and “Change Agents”
For all the talk about the local food economy, it can be difficult sometimes to really imagine what it looks like, in practice, in Appalachia. One of ... Read This Post
Civic Tourism: Tourism for Communities First
I'll admit, even though I love to travel, I'd never heard of "civic tourism" before I saw the information about this upcoming conference. Curious, I ... Read This Post
Mark Your Calendar: Tri-State Farm to Food Conference
From the West Virginia Community Development Hub and the WV Food and Farm Coalition: For the third straight year, farmers, producers, locavores ... Read This Post
“Blueprint Communities” Initiative Expanding in Southern West Virginia
From the West Virginia Community Development Hub: The Blueprint Communities initiative, which helps smaller communities gain their second wind ... Read This Post
An Apple Orchard in the Heart of the Coalfields
Just in time for apple cider, caramel apples, apple fritters and apple pie, our friends at Making Connections visited a successful Harlan County apple ... Read This Post
Drink Local – Appalachian Breweries and Distilleries Making Their Mark
Need something to wash down your Appalachian-raised burger and fries? There are an increasing number of locally-produced beers, wines and liquors to ... Read This Post
Community Development Expert to Speak in Two Kentucky Counties
How can a community go from being one of the poorest rural counties in the poorest state with sparse resources and relative isolation, no body of ... Read This Post
Micro-funding Events to Help WV Entrepreneurs
From the folks at the West Virginia Community Development Hub: Vision Shared will host a series of community based pilot ... Read This Post
More thoughtful commentary on coal transition from the Hazard Herald
The folks at the Hazard Herald have another terrific editorial about economic transition in Appalachia. It's great that a leading Appalachian ... Read This Post
West Liberty’s Recovery Could Mean Bigger, Better Things
The top story in Sunday's Lexington Herald-Leader was about the rebuilding of West Liberty, which is struggling to rebuild after it was decimated ... Read This Post
Video: The Challenge for Small Farmers in Southwest Virginia
Check out this great video from Appalachian Sustainable Development (created by Bread for the World), featuring two farmers from ... Read This Post
