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Posted by GVadmin on May 9, 2014

Sprouting Farms Project

Enabling beginning farmers by providing affordable land, communal resources, equipment and experienced mentors. Sprouting Farms: Appalachian Croft, Resource, and Training Center (Sprouting Farms) is an innovative approach to enhancing local food systems within the rural Appalachian context. Sprouting Farms includes six main components to address these challenges: (1) a Resource Sharing Program for...

Posted by astroud on Jun 18, 2012

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...

Posted by astroud on Jun 18, 2012

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.

Posted by astroud on Jun 28, 2012

Why 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...