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 London, Kentucky 2010-2022, 2024 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

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

Hospitality House Hospitality House of Boone is a multi-faceted crisis agency serving seven counties in western North Carolina, assisting its residents with job training, shelter, mentorship programs, healthy cooking classes, afterschool tutoring for children, counseling, and more. The gardens were established in 2011 as a way to increase access to fresh fruits, vegetables, and

Community Food Initiatives Community Food Initiatives’ programs include community gardens, garden and culinary workshops, seed saving locally, school gardens, a youth entrepreneurship program through the local housing authority, and a Donation Station that collects, purchases, and distributes food from the farmers market and produce auctions to food pantries and social service agencies in town.

Highland Educational Project The Highland Educational Project (HEP) is an outreach mission of the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, serving families in the county for over 70 years. Services include home rehabilitation, a Reading Camp for children, a food pantry, and is one of only two remaining Red Cross Shelters in the