This month, we’re exploring why broadband is so important to rural communities. No one quite answers that question like Dr. Roberto Gallardo, an ... Read This Post
Just Transition
The next big wave of blue-collar jobs is here: Coding
It's not likely that most people would put the words "coding" and "blue collar" in the same sentence, but that misperception could change in the ... Read This Post
Transition in Action: Broadband
Broadband Internet is a necessity in today's world. It is becoming increasingly important as more and more basic services, including healthcare and ... Read This Post
“A Just Transition: Creating a New Economy in Eastern Kentucky”
A new video about Just Transition in Appalachia has recently been released. This one comes to us from The Chorus Foundation (one of the Mountain ... Read This Post
Breaking Beans: Food Before it was a “System”
Community Farm Alliance's Breaking Beans project has a new story to share, this time about foodways in Appalachia that were happening before it was ... Read This Post
Stories from the Mountains: Stay in Clay
By Donna Daniels In the city of Manchester in Clay County, Kentucky, a restored swinging bridge symbolizes a path to a future that honors the past. ... Read This Post
Transition in Action: Evan Smith, Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center
Who are you, and what’s your role at your organization? I’m Evan Barret Smith a staff attorney at Appalachian Citizens’ Law Center. How does your ... Read This Post
Appalachia is a borderland: Lessons from the third annual Appalachian Food Summit
Food is the great equalizer. That wasn't the official theme of this year's Appalachian Food Summit, but it should be what most attendees walked away ... Read This Post
Transition in Action: An Unofficial Appalachian Transition Timeline
Economic transition in eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia is nothing new. Our economy has had to shift many times over the years as industries ... Read This Post
Transition in Action: What is ‘Appalachian Transition?’
The Mountain Association for Community and Economic Development – and many others – believe eastern Kentucky and Central Appalachia are experiencing ... Read This Post
New Blog Series, ‘Transition in Action,’ to Launch this Month
We here at Renew Appalachia have always been committed to highlighting the great economic transition work that's happening across the Central ... Read This Post
Community Members hope to revitalize Route 7
Route 7 Antique Alley and Route 7 Artisan Fellowship are teaming up in eastern Kentucky, working across county lines, and hoping to make ... Read This Post