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
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
Johnson County Extension
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/
Central Services – Grow Morristown
Central Services - Grow Morristown Morristown, Tennessee 2020 For over 50 years, Central Services has been a reliable provider of safety net services to residents of Hamblen County. As a community-funded nonprofit organization, we have consistently met the evolving needs of our community through various
Boys Home of Virginia
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
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
Henderson Settlement
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
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
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
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