Founded in 2000, Appalachian Harvest is one of the oldest rural food hubs in the United States. We work with farmers/producers, buyers, and consumers to support the local and regional food and agriculture economies. Which category are you?
We are your reliable source for top-quality beef, produce, and value-added goods.
We’re one of the oldest regional food hubs in the country and we’re dedicated to bringing you the best products, supported by the best customer service. Contact our sales team to talk specifics!
Produce: Broccoli, peppers, tomatoes, apples, peaches, lettuce, pumpkins, and more, plus organic – we have it. And our fleet of refrigerated trucks and skilled food-handling staff ensure it gets to you on time and in top condition.
Beef: Our locally raised and processed beef has been USDA inspected and our cattlemen adhere to Quality Beef Standards. Along with prime cuts and ground beef options, our staff can work with you on custom cuts and needs.
Value-Added Goods: From Apple Butter to Pickled Baby Beets, we have a full line of flavorful value-added products that includes pickled veggies, jams, salsas, and salad dressings – primarily sourced from Central Appalachian farmers and canned in a USDA facility in Southwest Virginia.
Why Choose Us?
<1% Rejection Rate We train our growers on how to grade produce in the field, and we grade again on site at the food hub. This double inspection ensures only the best arrives on your dock.
On Time Delivery With multiple refrigerated 18-wheelers and box trailers, we can service buyers of various sizes along multiple routes. Plus, we love to backhaul and improve our carbon footprint.
Serious About Food Safety Our entire staff is rigorously trained on food safety regulations. At every touch point – from the farmer’s delivery to the customer’s table – we’re ensuring industry-level best practices for food handling, shipping, and recall.
A Brand with a Bigger Purpose. Appalachian Harvest is a social enterprise of Appalachian Sustainable Development, a nonprofit working to grow a stronger Appalachia. Supporting farmers is our mission, and that means we will always work harder to earn and keep your business.
Are you ready to learn more? Call 276-623-1121 and ask for: Brittany Woodby, Regional Sales and Marketing Manager Bonne Eubanks, Account Manager Or send an email to sales@asdevelop.org
If you’re a small to midsize grower or producer looking for new markets to sell your goods, we can help.
Since 2000, our Food Hub has helped growers and producers just like you connect to markets – and profits – through our suite of creative business solutions.
Aggregation and Distribution: Combining your products with the products from other growers gives us greater selling power. Plus, our fleet of refrigerated trucks and skilled food-handling staff ensure your products get to market on time and in top condition.
Market Development and an Experienced Sales Team: Our dedicated Sales Team has one goal, and that’s to sell your products. We have existing retail and wholesale clients throughout Central Appalachia and the mid-Atlantic, and are always working to add more.
Training: Growers who sell through Appalachian Harvest must be certified in Good Agricultural Practice (GAP). If you’re not GAP Certified, we’ll train you plus provide ongoing support as you implement GAP practices – all free of charge. We also provide other trainings, like Pesticide Application and Organic training.
Technical Assistance: We offer support from planting to harvest and everything in between. This may include laying plastic, pest/disease issues, harvesting and packing for wholesales customers.
Equipment use: We have shared-used produce washers, a Plastic Mulch Layer, some refrigeration, and Automatic Dump Trailer available for use by growers local to Duffield, VA.
Easy Entry with Food Boxes: We pack an average of 1,500 food boxes a week to distribute to area food pantries, and we’re always in need of local produce and value-added products for the boxes. They’re a great starting point – talk to us to learn more.
Season Extension: As a nonprofit, we can help connect you to grants to fund season extension features (like high tunnels) for your farm. Ask us about it!
Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub: In 2017, the Food Hub expanded to include an Herb Hub, which offers many of these same services to medicinal herb growers.
Consider us your one-stop shop for growing your farm business.
We’ve sold more than $37 million for local producers since 2001.
Our nonprofit goal is to grow a stronger Appalachia through agriculture. We succeed when you succeed!
Not sure if you’re quite ready to work with Appalachian Harvest? Our Producer Pathwaysurvey will help guide you to the programs that are best suited to you.
Ready to talk? Call276-431-3385 and speak to: Adam Pendleton, Appalachian Harvest General Manager Roger Garrett, Facility Manager
When you buy appalachian harvest products, you support local farmers.
Appalachian Harvest Beef
Appalachian Harvest Beef is beefin’ good for so many reasons. Just to name a few – it is:
Lean, nutritious, high quality, and tender
Straight from farmers in Central Appalachia
Sustainably and humanely raised
Better for you and the planet
USDA inspected and Beef Quality Assurance certified
You’ll find Appalachian Harvest Beef at these locations:
Food Country USA 42158 US-58 Duffield, VA 24244
Blue Hills Community Market 238 W Main Street Abingdon, VA 24210
To learn more about our beef, click here.Plus, be on the lookout for our AH Beef Pop-Up Markets – coming soon!
Appalachian Harvest Value-Added Products
We offer jams, fruit butters, salsas, and pickled goodies through the following retailers:
Blue Hills Community Market 238 W Main Street Abingdon, VA 24210
Following the federal deregulation of tobacco production in the late 1990s, many local farmers found their incomes drastically reduced and wanted alternative crops to capitalize on their experience and existing resources. Appalachian Harvest Food Hub began as a way to help growers by transitioning them from tobacco to produce, allowing them to remain on their family farms. Today, we work with farmers and producers in VA, TN, KY, NC, and OH, and our food distribution corridor includes TN, KY, WV, VA, MD, NC, SC, and GA.
Supporting Appalachia
Appalachian Sustainable Development, along with our partners Coalfield Development and the Appalachian Center for Economic Networks, have been working together for 30+ years as part of the Central Appalachian Network (CAN). In 2016, we came together to launch the Central Appalachian Food Corridor to help underserved agricultural producers and food processors access markets at a regional level. Over the years, we have welcomed new partners and rebranded our effort as Supporting Appalachia.
The Supporting Appalachia partnership encourages collaboration by leveraging our Appalachian food hubs and processing centers’ production, processing, and distribution capacity. For more information, visit SupportingAppalachia.org.
