Organic produce can fetch a nice premium at grocery stores and Farmer's Markets, while also being better for farm workers and the environment. But ... Read This Post
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Tonight on WMMT’s Mountain Talk: Farmers’ Markets and Local Ag in Appalachia
Tonight on WMMT's weekly Mountain Talk public affairs show there will be a discussion about farmers’ markets and growing a local food ... Read This Post
West Virginians Win UK’s “Re-Imaging Appalachia” Photo Contest
West Virginians swept the field at the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center's Re-Imaging Appalachia photography competition with their ... Read This Post
Saving Appalachian Hemlocks: Efforts in Tennessee and Kentucky
Tennessee's WBIR-10 station highlights a new effort by UT scientists to save the region's hemlock trees from the invasive wooly ... Read This Post
Kentucky FarmStart Program Helps Beginning Farmers
The University of Kentucky and Kentucky State University have teamed up to help beginning farmers navigate the business and science of farming. ... Read This Post
See the “Re-Imaging Appalachia” Photography Contest Finalists
Back in March, we posted about the University of Kentucky Appalachian Center's "Re-Imaging Appalachia" photography contest. Intended to ... Read This Post
New York Times Covers Harlan’s Own “Talking Dirt”
This article originally appeared in the New York Times on May 14--we are glad to see the national press celebrate Appalachian culture publicly. ... Read This Post
West Virginia Pols Don’t Shy from the Facts of Life — The Hard Talk about Gas and Coal
West Virginia politicians are beginning some tough, but essential, conversations about extraction in the Mountain State and the need to plan for the ... Read This Post
Don’t Give Up on Mountain Youth!
This article originally appeared in the Hazard Herald on May 11. by Ivy Brashear Oh, United States Census: You are such a cruel truth-revealing ... Read This Post
The Federation of Appalachian Housing Enterprises to host ENERGY STAR Version 3 Workshop
Our partners at FAHE are pleased to announce a workshop on ENERGY STAR Version 3 in Charleston, WV on May 12: Time: May 12, 10 AM until 4 ... Read This Post
Share Your Story! StoryCorps in Whitesburg, KY
Driving to work in the mornings allows lots of time for listening to the radio. Most days its the mornings news roundup informing me of what I ... Read This Post
Food Hubs Creating Economic Opportunity
Food hubs - centers of aggregation, distribution and marketing of food from small and medium-sized farms - are growing across the country. And intial ... Read This Post
