Data nerds, rejoice! The USDA's Economic Research Service has released its interactive map of Rural and Small-Town America. Click on any county ... Read This Post
Communities
Moving Forward In The Mountains – Growing Appalachia 2012
From our partners at Kentuckians for the Commonwealth: Approximately 80 people ranging from the novice gardener to commercial farmers to people ... Read This Post
Two Stories on Bottom-Up Community Development
As rural areas try to find innovative ways to reinvent or revitalize their communities, we've got two great stories about how this is happening ... Read This Post
Webinar Opportunity on Rural Wealth Creation
The Southern Rural Development Center is offering a webinar called "Rural Wealth Creation: Concepts, Strategies and Measures" on May 1 at ... Read This Post
Grassroots energy: Trimble County woman campaigns to shed light on rural energy cooperative
Louisville news magazine LEO Weekly profiles Sonia McElroy, a member of the Trimble Rural Electric Cooperative who is the first member to run for the ... Read This Post
Future Filmmakers of Appalachia: Apply for AMI’s Summer Documentary Institute
Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute (AMI) is taking applications for its 2012 Summer Documentary Institute, being held June 11 through July 27 ... Read This Post
Help swells for former nun seeking to grow Claiborne County institute
From the Knoxville News Sentinel, a positive story about a growing community center in a former coal town in East Tennessee: by Georgiana ... Read This Post
Trading and Saving: Appalachian Seed Swap
It was great to read this lively blog post by Joyce at Friends Drift Inn, reflecting on the importance Appalachian heirlooms seeds after a successful ... Read This Post
Community LINK Grant Applications Due April 9
From the West Virginia Community Development Hub: Community applications for the 2012-2013 Campus-Community LINK program are requested by ... Read This Post
ARC Co-Chair: “Promise of Local Food Economy”
A few hundred Appalachian local food advocates (myself included) are in Asheville, NC right now for the Appalachian Regional Commission's (ARC) ... Read This Post
“Local Dollars, Local Sense” Talks Community Investment
From our friends at ACENet and Rural Action: The Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) and Rural Action will sponsor a community ... Read This Post
Talking Dirt at EKU April 9th
We wanted to spread the word about this great event ($5 donation suggested) at Eastern on April 9th -- bring yoru friends! “The Higher Ground ... Read This Post
