About the Greenbrier Valley Local Foods Initiative
The Greenbrier Valley Local Foods Initiative was started in 2010 as an initiative of the Greenbrier Economic Development Corporation is a regional economic development organization created by the state of West Virginia to assist communities in Pocahontas, Greenbrier, and Monroe Counties; the Greenbrier Valley. The GVEDC assumed “local foods systems development” as a main program focus in 2011. The...
Resources
We have an abundance of resources in the Greenbrier Valley, such as workshops, events and grant opportunities. To find what you’re looking for, click on a topic below the “Resources” tab.
Local Food News
Read about the most recent food news in the Greenbrier Valley.
Why Buy Local?
What is the big deal all about? Why should we buy local? First off, what does Local mean? Talk of local food is everywhere. But what does it mean? How local is local? Local is shorthand for an idea that doesn’t have a firm definition. Unlike organic standards, which entail specific legal definitions, inspection processes, and labels, local means different things to different people, depending on...
PAD Project
Greenbrier Valley PAD Producer Meeting 26 September 2013 Time Agenda Item 6:00 – 6:30 Registration, Networking, Refreshments 6:30 - 6:45 Welcome, Agenda Overview, Introductions Welcome from Steve Weir, Greenbrier Valley EDC Review meeting objectives & agenda Introductions 6:45 – 7:10 PAD Center: Why, What, Where (Quincy Gray McMichael Lewis, Greenbrier Valley Local Foods...
Who We Are
Ramping Up Wild Edible Growth
With the arrival of the wild ramp hunting season, and morel season around the corner, the Greenbrier Valley is buzzing with excitement for the prospect of wild edibles. The Appalachian region is renowned throughout...
Read More…….Garden Plot Re-designing & Planning…….
Remember, it’s better to be proud of a small garden than to be frustrated with a big one! With the arrival of spring comes the opportunity for lush regrowth, and re-design of your garden plots. When planning the...
Read MoreUpcoming Events & Spring Planting
For today’s blog post on seed planting, upcoming events, and the new...
Read MoreBeckley Local Food Expo
(Above: Farm Panel At the Local Foods Expo) The staff at Greenbrier...
Read MoreEmbrace “The Beast:” Black Soldier Fly Larvae as Tool, Food, and Fuel (CFSA 2013)
(Black Soldier Fly Production Workshop, 2013 Carolina Farm Stewardship...
Read MoreFoodshed Futures (CFSA 2013)
Foodshed Futures (Food Policy and Foodsheds Workshop, 2013 Carolina Farm...
Read MoreSchools Kick Off the Year with Local Sweet Corn
Last week Greenbrier and Mercer County Schools served students sweet corn grown...
Read MorePartnering with Greenbrier Valley Local Foods
