Recent Stories
ASD’s T-shirt Artwork Contest
Dear Friends, We’re excited to announce that we are seeking artwork from the community which will be used to produce the first-ever ASD T-shirt! Artwork will be voted on in June for T-shirt production to be completed shortly thereafter. The winner will be given credit in various ways – Facebook posts, website, press release, etc. [...]
OSM VISTAs and the Appalachian Coal Country Team Need Your Help!
You have no doubt noticed the numerous times our OSM/VISTAs, Katie Commender (upper) and Heather Jeffreys (lower), have been mentioned in our newsletters, on Facebook, and even featured in the newspaper and on TV. Heather and Katie are ASD’s first VISTAs and they have made a tremendous difference in our capacity, bringing much needed enthusiasm, [...]
In 2012, Appalachian Sustainable Development’s Healthy Families ~ Family Farms donated over 105,000 pounds of fresh, local produce to Feeding America Southwest Virginia
Healthy Families ~ Family Farms (HFFF), donated over 105,000 pounds of fresh, local produce to Feeding America Southwest, Virginia’s Abingdon branch. Joan Blevins and Jessica Brown of Feeding America reported that the produce received from Healthy Families ~ Family Farms was distributed at 31 sites in 11 counties in southwest Virginia. The 2012 donation is [...]
