Save the Children - Whitley County Whitley County, Kentucky 2025 Save the Children is a nonprofit organization whose US Programs focuses on bringing literacy best practices and food security to families most at risk in rural America. In the past, Save the Children has partnered

Rooted East Knoxville Collective East Knoxville, TN 2025 Rooted East is an urban agriculture, food and land justice collective committed to addressing food apartheid in East Knoxville by means of agricultural education, skills training, community building, and collaborative partnerships that are aimed at shifting toward

Leslie County Extension Leslie County, Kentucky 2025 The Leslie County Extension Office, part of the University of Kentucky's Cooperative Extension Service, plays a crucial role in fostering community development through education and outreach programs. This office serves as a vital resource for residents, offering a

The Food Literacy Project Louisville, Kentucky 2024 Using food and farming as vehicles for personal growth and social change, the Food Literacy Project engages young people through highly effective farm-based food, nutrition, and environmental education; leadership; employment; and community and civic engagement experiences. These experiences

Northfork Local Food Hyden, Kentucky 2023 In the spring of 2015, the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky engaged community stakeholders in a community assessment and planning around the nexus of food, health, and the economy. During this process, it was recognized that our community would benefit

Grow Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, Tennessee 2023 Grow Oak Ridge is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization connecting locally grown food with the public through farmers markets, community gardens, and education in Anderson County, Tennessee. Learn More Recent Posts

Grow Sustainab-Lee (Lee Co. Cooperative Extension) Pennington Gap, VA 2022 Grow Sustainab-Lee is an initiative for the Lee County Virginia Extension Master Gardener program in cooperation with the Lee County Extension Office. This is our fourth year working in collaboration with Grow Appalachia and we

Woodland Community Land Trust Clairfield, Tennessee 2022 The Woodland Community Land Trust was incorporated in 1977, making it the second oldest Community Land Trust established in the United States. Our mission is to acquire a land base that will allow for diversified housing options, sustainable

Community Matters Cincinnati, Ohio 2022 Community Matters exists to create a thriving and more just community by removing barriers to opportunity. Community Matters works closely in partnership with residents of the Lower Price Hill neighborhood in Cincinnati, Ohio, and we believe that all people can

Johnson County Cooperative Extension Johnson County Extension in eastern Kentucky is part of the land-grant extension program in Kentucky, through the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment Cooperative Extension Service. Johnson County Extension Grow Appalachia is a new site to the program for 2021. To learn more: https://johnson.ca.uky.edu/