This post has been contributed by Sarah Misyak, a graduate student in the department of Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise at Virginia Tech. My career at Virginia Tech has been long and varied. I began with exercise and health promotion,…
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Upcoming Regional Events and Resources: December
Webinars December 11: Connecting Beginning Farmers to Farmers Markets – A Virginia Beginning Farmer & Rancher Coalition Program webinar | To participate in this webinar, please go to: http://connect.ag.vt.edu/access2farmersmarket/ at 3:00 pm EST December 12: Food Banks as Regional “Good Food”…
Meet the Management Team: Graduate Research Assistants
Jessica Crum, West Virginia University I grew up on a dairy farm in Frederick, Maryland. I completed my undergrad at West Virginia University in Agribusiness Management and Rural Development. After graduation I worked as a government contractor, but returned a…
Upcoming Regional Events and Resources: November
Job Opportunities The West Virginia Food & Farm Coalition seeks a dynamic and committed individual to help build and support West Virginia’s rapidly growing local food system in the position of Program Coordinator. View the full job description. The NIFA…
Whole Measures and Practices for Transforming Communities
This post was contributed by Phil D’Adamo-Damery, a graduate research assistant with the Appalachian Foodshed Project. In August, I had the opportunity to attend a three-day workshop put on by the individuals from the Center for Whole Communities, the…
Crowdfunding to Build Financial Capital
This post was contributed by Sarah Misyak, a graduate student at Virginia Tech and a member of the AFP management team. This week’s post is exploring another creative way to grow a food systems-related business, following last week’s post on…
Building Small Businesses Through Online Marketplaces and Creative Funding Sources
This post was contributed by Sarah Misyak, a graduate student at Virginia Tech and a member of the AFP management team. The AFP is working with partners from across the food system in West Virginia and the Appalachian region of…
Meet the Management Team: Project Associates
Nikki D’Adamo-Damery Virginia Tech Department of Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise Appalachian Foodshed Project Deputy Director Nikki D’Adamo-Damery is the Deputy Project Director for the AFP and is housed within the Human Nutrition, Foods & Exercise department at Virginia…
Upcoming Regional Opportunities and Resources
This is a brief list of some of the opportunities and resources around the region. Please leave a comment or email us at afp@vt.edu if you know of any additional opportunities, resources, and/or events which may be of interest to…
Improving Soil Health & Enhancing Food Security
“The soil is the great connector of our lives, the source and destination of it all.” – Wendell Berry Farmers are increasingly asked to not only provide high yields for growing populations, but also to ensure production of environmental services…