Appalachian Sustainable Development’s “Ask an Agroforester” Webinar Series is an opportunity for us to come together for a deep dive into detailed information about specific Agroforestry topics. Bring your questions for our regional Agroforestry heroes!
Since 1995, Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) has been working to propel our mission to build a thriving regional food and agriculture system that creates healthy communities, respects the planet, and cultivates profitable opportunities for Appalachians.
In the beginning ASD focused exclusively on 15 counties in northeast TN and southwest VA. Today our work has expanded to include partners in WV, eastern KY and southeast OH.
$30 MILLION
sold through Appalachian
Harvest for local farmers since 2001
145,000 LBS
of food grown by Grow Your Own
families since 2012
80 raised beds
installed at local schools, youth clubs,
and childcare centers
$58,071
in Virginia Fresh Match incentives
redeemed in SWVA since 2018
4,409 acres
of forest land conserved through
forest farming since 2018
123,000 food boxes
distributed since June 2020
30 associates
trained since launch of Groundwork in 2020
32 FARM mentors
hosted 35 Beginning Farmers in the
FARM program
28 new farm startups
through agriculture education programs
