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

Sprouting Hope The mission of Sprouting Hope is to feed the community by growing and sharing healthy produce, with a vision of everyone having access to healthy food. All the produce grown at the 13,000 square foot Sprouting Hope garden is either given away to local businesses (a free clinic, soup kitchen, and the

Scott Christian Care Center Oneida, Tennessee 2012 Scott Christian Care Center is a nonprofit that promotes health and wellness for residents of the medically underserved community of Scott County, Tennessee. SCCC provides a free medical clinic, medical assistance, a food bank, household and personal hygiene

Step-by-Step Big Ugly Charleston, West Virginia 2012 The Big Ugly Community Center in southern Lincoln County is the only public building (including grocery stores and schools) for a 30 minute drive in any direction. The Center was developed after a 1993 consolidation drive closed the

Rural Resources Rural Resources, based on a multi-acre farm in Greene County, Tennessee, operates with a mission to connect farms, food, and families through learning experiences around farms and food. Their Farm & Food Training Program for teenagers works with at-risk youth, providing them with agricultural education, food preservation and gardening workshops,

Red Bird Mission Beverly, Kentucky 2010 Since 1921, Red Bird Mission, non-profit, guided by Jesus Christ, creates opportunities for individuals to enrich their lives and positively impact others within the mountains of southeastern Kentucky. Our vision is to build healthy, sustainable communities. Our partnership with

Pine Mountain Settlement School Harlan, Kentucky 2010 Founded in 1913, Pine Mountain Settlement School has served the community by offering experiential place-based education. Agricultural and farm education has traditionally been vital to the programmatic effort of the school, and undoubtedly Grow Appalachia has spurred the

Lincoln Memorial University Lincoln Memorial University was founded in 1897 as a values-based learning community dedicated to providing educational experiences in liberal arts and professional studies. The University’s Organic Garden is housed on the school’s campus and also includes home gardens. The LMU Garden currently consists of 2 greenhouses, 70 raised beds,