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.
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
Embrace “The Beast:” Black Soldier Fly Larvae as Tool, Food, and Fuel (CFSA 2013)
(Black Soldier Fly Production Workshop, 2013 Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Durham, North Carolina; 16 November) Saturday morning found the CFSA Outdoor Workshop Space...
Read MoreFoodshed Futures (CFSA 2013)
Foodshed Futures (Food Policy and Foodsheds Workshop, 2013 Carolina Farm Stewardship Association Sustainable Agriculture Conference, Durham, North Carolina; 15 November) As one eager participant, Jack, asked aloud...
Read MoreSchools Kick Off the Year with Local Sweet Corn
Last week Greenbrier and Mercer County Schools served students sweet corn grown...
Read MoreAttention Produce Growers: Please join us for a facilitated meeting to discuss the possible development of a Processing, Aggregation and Distribution (PAD) project in the Greenbrier Valley!
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Read MorePAD Producer Meeting Announcement
The Greenbrier Valley Local Foods (GVLFI) will host a facilitated meeting for...
Read MoreGreenbrier Valley Grown™ in the News
Read the story at the WVVA site here LEWISBURG, W. Va (WVVA)– Soon you...
Read MoreAnnouncing the Launch of Greenbrier Valley Grown
Join the Greenbrier Valley Local Foods Initiative as we announce the launch of...
Read MorePartnering with Greenbrier Valley Local Foods
