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 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
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 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 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 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
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
GreenHouse17
GreenHouse17 Formerly known as the Bluegrass Domestic Violence Program, GreenHouse 17 is a 40-acre domestic violence shelter and advocacy agency dedicated to ending intimate partner abuse and its impact on families and communities. In 2014, GreenHouse 17 dedicated a commercial kitchen that has launched an entrepreneurship and apprenticeship program that residents of
First Baptist Church Corbin
First Baptist Church Corbin First Baptist Church is a community that celebrates the goodness of God’s creation and the Christian call to steward it properly. To that end, the Mustard Seed Garden at First Baptist Church was planted in the spring of 2016 to serve as a resource for educating the community
Breathitt County Extension
Breathitt County Extension Since 1914, Cooperative Extension in Kentucky has become the most comprehensive outreach and education program at the University of Kentucky. The Breathitt County Extension office has been a partner site with Grow Appalachia since 2013 and partners with the Robinson Center for Appalachian Resources Sustainability (RCARS) to grow a