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/

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

Martin County Extension The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service provides practical education you can trust to help people, businesses, and communities solve problems, develop skills, and build a better future. The Martin County Extension Service is very excited to work with the Grow Appalachia Project to enhance food security for the families in our

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

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

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

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,

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,

Laurel County African American Heritage Center The Laurel County African-American Heritage Center works to preserve and honor the lives of African Americans in Laurel County. The Center is housed in an old church that was about to be condemned; it was saved by Wayne Riley and community members. After the church was

Linwood Community Daycare Linwood Learning Adventures and Community Daycare is a nonprofit community owned and operated early learning program. They partner with local families, Episcopal ministries, and the community to enrich and encourage developmental growth for children, with a focus on health and the outdoors. With the opening of the Linwood Library