Building a thriving regional food and ag system that creates healthy communities, respects the planet and cultivates profitable opportunities for Appalachians
NE Tennessee/SW Virginia
Joined June 2012
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#ICYMI: @ASDevelop1 was recently awarded funding from GO Virginia for their two-year initiative called Mobilizing the Supply Chain for Critical Infrastructure.
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The Appalachian Studies Association and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs at Western Carolina University is pleased to invite you to a free Zoom event. This webinar recalibrates race as a continuous and central topic of life in Appalachia.
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For decades, ARC partners like @ASDevelop1 have created economic opportunities for local farmers 📈 During #COVID19, ASD is supplying fruits, veggies & other food products for distribution to families in need via @USDA's Farmers to Families program 🥕🍎 bit.ly/2WtGa4r
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#RealEstate developers and #community members alike appreciate the added value of #agrihoods that are established around #vegetablegardens and small #farms. buff.ly/2YxTar9
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Black farmers lost 12M acres over the past century, largely due to systemic racism. "The dispossession of black farmland resulted in the loss of hundreds of billions of dollars of wealth. This estimate is conservative…it could reach into the trillions." theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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Thanks to @ASDevelop1, Ms. White, and Ms. Eaton for preparing our community garden!
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From the classroom to the farm to the boardroom, women in agriculture are helping to pave the way for a better future - see the impact #WomenInAg are having in your state ow.ly/in4g30joVqn #agriculture
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We have a unique opportunity to make major investments in the protection of Virginia’s natural resources that will yield benefits for generations to come—that’s why I'm putting forward a budget package that addresses water quality and advances our land conservation efforts.
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🚨Breaking🚨The Senate has just passed the #FarmBill, which will provide economic support for rural America.
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Suddenly the Farm Bill is moving very quickly! Tune in to watch the Senate vote.
HAPPENING NOW - Senate farm bill vote. Watch live: c-span.org/video/?455654-2/u…
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Because we could use some good news. "More women today are in leadership positions in farming & ag. In addition there's been a surge of women starting their own small farms, which has likely tipped the scale in women's favor when it comes to compensation." cnb.cx/2SGnQl9
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“Food is a political act once you open your eyes to all of the systems that influence food workers & food production.” @AubreyNPRFood talks to @foodtank about her reporting on intersection of public policy, health & food. #foodpolicy
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Get a sneak peek at some of the HOMEGROWN Concessions® we'll have available at #FarmAid2018 next weekend! farmaid.org/press-release/fa…
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Our visit with dairy farmers Joe Greenbacker and his daughter Melissa was an emotional one. They told us about selling off their dairy herd this past spring. Melissa said, “Four months ago… instagram.com/p/BnE5CPhBHPs/… – at Connecticut, USA
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If you want to talk health, you have to talk income & wealth. Watch how @farmallianceKY is working with farmers and advancing #healthequity across #Kentucky. #FarmersMarketWeek
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Community Banks are pivotal to the overall health and financial success in rural America as they provide an overwhelming share of credit to local farmers. #GoLocal #BankLocally
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#WCW: Margaret Stoughton Abell, the first female to earn a bachelor degree in forestry from Iowa State University and the first female #forester at the U.S. Forest Services. She worked at the Bent Creek campus of the Appalachian Forest Experimental Station. 🌲🌳 #CAGISto #STEM
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The grass is greener where you water it. - Dogbert #WednesdayWisdom
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Good news for Johnson City: The @ARCgov just awarded @CoJCTN $400,000 to invest in water infrastructure.