Boys Home of Virginia Boys Home of Virginia is a nonprofit organization that provides education, housing, and caring adult supervision to young men ages 6-17 whose lives have been negatively impacted by poverty or family instability. Our mission is to help each student strive toward becoming a productive member of society by developing

Riddle-Yates Community Garden Cincinnati, Ohio 2013 Building community through gardening, education and environmental stewardship. We work with neighborhood residents to create community gardens, providing training and technical support for growing fruits and vegetables to create sustainable projects for the entire Greater Cincinnati region. We bring

Owsley County Farm-to-School Booneville, Kentucky 2013 The Owsley County Farm to School program will be administered by the Owsley County Farmers' Market for 2024. The program will continue to work with the Owsley County Board of Education to use the community gardens on the school

Martin County Extension Inez, Kentucky 2019-2022, 2024 The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in Martin County is proud to work with our citizens to overcome food insecurity and introduce new gardening practices. Learn More Recent Posts

Magoffin County Extension Salyersville, Kentucky 2015, 2017 Magoffin County Extension returned to the Grow Appalachia family for the 2017 growing season after previously working with families as a site in 2015. The Magoffin County Extension office is part of the University of Kentucky and Kentucky

Henderson Settlement Frakes, Kentucky 2010-2013, 2019-2023 Henderson Settlement was established in 1925 and continues to serve the community in many ministry areas. Its service area includes parts of Bell, Knox, & Whitley counties in Kentucky and Claiborne & Campbell counties in Tennessee. In 2019, Henderson

Wolfe County Extension Nestled in between the Red River Gorge and Natural Bridge State Park, the Wolfe County Grow Appalachia site, in conjunction with the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service in Wolfe County, empowers families to grow fruits and vegetables for home consumption to improve family health and increase food security. They will

Wise County Unit - Virginia Cooperative Extension Wise, Virginia 2015, 2017 Wise County Extension in southwest Virginia is part of the land-grant extension program in the commonwealth of Virginia, through Virginia Tech and Virginia State University. Wise County Grow Appalachia is a new site to

Williamson Health and Wellness Center The Williamson Health and Wellness Center, as part of the Sustainable Williamson initiative, oversees a substantial community garden, a Mobile Farmers Market, and a partnership with Growing Warriors to introduce veterans into agriculture and farming in Mingo County and surrounding areas. The veterans utilize high tunnel space

St. Vincent Mission David, Kentucky 2011-2015, 2017 St. Vincent Mission is a community of people in Appalachia dedicated to sharing the expression of Christian Values. We believe that all persons have a God-ordained right to the basic needs of life in order to meet their