Podcasts about appalachian sustainable development

Hannah is the Workforce Development Program Manager and Farmer PRIDE Coalition Coordinator at Appalachia Sustainable Development (ASD). She joined ASD as an Americorp VISTA in 2021 and has continued as part of the Groundwork staff ever since. She has a genuine love for farming, gardening, and the community-driven ethics of Appalachia and its people.   In this episode, Christine and Hannah discuss laying the groundwork for workforce development programs and paid skills training for individuals transitioning into the agricultural workforce. Hannah shares stories of her journey in Appalachia and the new initiatives at ASD focusing on building strong support networks for agricultural farmers - from home gardeners to agroforesters. Hannah explains her journey towards building one-on-one relationships with folks and helping them find the resources they need, whether its funding opportunities, mentoring programs, or support systems.    Appalachia is rooted in a long history of mutual aid, with countless stories of people helping others in times of need. In continuing this legacy, Hannah shares stories of how individuals are breaking down barriers in agriculture and transitioning to a just economy through community empowerment and self education. With each lesson, you will learn how Hannah and ASD are meeting people on their level, figuring out where they want to go, and developing lasting pathways to get there.    From building regenerative agricultural practices, to growing equity and inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community - join us as Hannah shares strategies and ideas on how to build inclusive and sustainable communities in Appalachia. Welcome to Yes! We Rise.   “For me, a bright future for Appalachia is one that's rooted in that really ingrained value of what community can be, which is centered on love, centered on joy, and centered on the abilities of the people here to support each other.”   Topics: (8:50) How the Groundwork program provides skills training in Appalachia for folks who have struggled to get a job (14:40) An effective way to imagine the future you'd like to see in your community (19:25) What Hannah sees as the future of Appalachia and what is possible (25:30) How to get over the barrier of land access for individuals who want to get involved in agriculture (36:55) What it looks like to build lasting equity for all community members through programming   Links mentioned: Appalachian Sustainable Development: https://www.asdevelop.org/ Follow ASD on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asdevelop/ Follow ASD on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livingbetterlocally/ The Yes! We Rise podcast is produced by Dialogue + Design Associates: https://www.dialogueanddesign.com Music by Drishti Beats: https://drishtibeats.com/music/ Yes! We Rise podcast on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeRisepodcast Yes! We Rise podcast on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yeswerise/ Find our email list at the website: https://yeswerise.org   Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast so we can continue spreading our message far and wide. Thanks for listening!  

In today's episode, we sit down with Joey: a Virginian who is returning to his culture & roots after betraying Appalachia in pursuit of the Rockies (but he came back, so we'll forgive him)! Joey and Chelsea jam on a vision for food systems that support our communities, reduce waste, and are rooted in shared community building and relationships: transformative, regenerative, sustainable models that contradict capitalism by nature. We surface the concept of radical self-reliance among our communities, and how fresh food offers so many options for ways to act in alignment with revolution. And, because of who we are here at Rednecks Rising, we talk about how critical trauma-informed approaches are to counter-organizing against the recruitment tactics of fascist groups.---More information & further reading from today's conversation:1) LEAP: Local Environmental Agriculture Project - https://www.leapforlocalfood.org/2) Harvest Collective - https://www.thc.coop/)3) Agrarian trust - https://www.agrariantrust.org/blog/cultivating-resiliency-in-roanoke-virginia/4) Appalachian Sustainable Development, West Virginia HIVE - https://wvhive.com/5) Anarcho-syndicalism: https://libcom.org/article/what-anarcho-syndicalism6) Anarcho-syndicalism continued: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism---To support this podcast or find us on social media, check out http://linktr.ee/rednecksrising

We talk with Anthony Flaccavento about his work in bridging the rural-urban divide, coming from Baltimore to Appalachia, and why farming keeps him humble. Listen to Everywhere Radio wherever you stream podcasts. Flaccavento is the co-founder of RUBI, the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative. Flaccavento is also farmer and rural development consultant from Abingdon, Virginia in the heart of the Appalachian Coalfields. The Founder of Appalachian Sustainable Development, Flaccavento has focused most of his work over the past four decades on building healthier food systems and more diverse, locally rooted economies in Appalchia and around the world. His consulting firm, SCALE, Inc, works with communities across the nation to evaluate, plan and build healthier farm and food systems and local economies. Flaccavento is the author of Building a Healthy Economy from the Bottom Up: Harnessing Real World Experience for Transformative Change (University Press of Kentucky, 2016), along with “Healthy Food Systems: A Toolkit for Building Value Chains” (self-published) and scores of articles and op-eds. He writes and speaks regularly on rural development, bottom up economics, overcoming the rural-urban divide and and a range of political and cultural issues. He has taught course on these topics at Future Generations University, Emory & Henry College and community colleges. Flaccavento was the Democratic Candidate for the U.S. House in 2018, and remains involved in trying to impact politics and the public debate. He is the co-founder of RUBI, the Rural-Urban Bridge Initiative, through which he works with colleagues to lead public forums and trainings designed to help people understand and begin to overcome the rural-urban divide. He has also compiled The Rural-Urban Divide: A Guidebook to Understanding the Problem and Forging Solutions. He is married to Laurel, a retired public school teacher, and has three terrific grown children.

In today's episode of Stories from Southwest Virginia, we got to sit down and speak with Debbie, Sarah, and Megan of Appalachian Sustainable Development, or ASD for short. ASD has been working since 1995 to aid and support the Appalachian region in the agricultural economy "by supporting local agriculture, exploring new economic opportunities, and connecting people to healthy food." "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." In this episode, we discuss a broad overview of ASD as well as dive deep into their Groundwork initiative and their late bloomers program. We get to hear from these working professionals about various aspects of the organization such as sustainability within the region, building relationships, education, and more. If you would like to learn more about ASD and all the things they offer, be sure to visit their website at: www.asdevelop.org For more information about all things Southwest Virginia, please visit our website at: www.visitswva.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/storiesfromswva/message

In Episode 6 of the We Rise Podcast, Christine Gyovai speaks with Theresa Burriss about the resilience of coal mining communities, building momentum, and the creative way artists are leading change around the globe. Learn about the incredible transformations happening locally and internationally, and what it takes to create something new. Theresa is the Director of Appalachian Studies at Radford University, the Director of the  Appalachian Regional and Rural Study Center, and the Director of Academic Outreach at the Higher Ed Center in Abington for Radford. She is a teacher, a wife, a mother, and a runner. Growing up in Bristol, Tennessee, Theresa attended Emory University in Atlanta for her undergraduate studies, followed by time in DC working on Capitol Hill and a year in law school. After a stroke in 2012, Theresa and her family made the decision to move back to her roots. They live near Bristol and Abingdon, TN on 123 wooded acres preserving the land, fauna, and flora. Links and Resources: Theresa Burriss, Director of:-Appalachian Studies at Radford University -Appalachian Regional and Rural Study Center -Academic Outreach at the Higher Ed Center in Abington Learn more about:-The Harm Reduction Program in the LENOWISCO district of VA-The Southwest Virginia Workforce Development and their R.O.P.E.S. program-Appalachian Sustainable Development and their Groundwork program-Robert Gipe and the Higher Ground Community Theatre -Opportunity Southwest Virginia -Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy -Appalachian Voices Book and Media Resources:-Women in the Mines: Stories of Life and Work by Marat Moore-Rising: Dispatches from the New American Shore by Elizabeth Rush -Planeta Petrila (Official Trailer) Collective Resilience: We Rise is produced by Dialogue + Design Associates, Podcasting For Creatives, with music by Drishti Beats. Follow Collective Resilience: We Rise on Facebook and Instagram. Please rate, review, and subscribe to the podcast so we can continue spreading our message far and wide. Find our email list at the website: www.yeswerise.org. Thanks for listening.

In this episode we talk with Katie Commender, Agroforestry Program Director with Appalachian Sustainable Development. She walk us through all the aspects of agroforestry, forest farming, row cropping and much more. She also, tell about the ongoing effort of ASD and it connection with local forest farmers.

How has Covid-19 impacted farmers and rural economic development in central Appalachia? Kathlyn Terry-Baker, Executive Director of Appalachian Sustainable Development, shares about the work of the southwest Virginia based non-profit and the perspectives of the growers and partners they work with. Subscribe to the podcast and learn more about Unleash Generosity at www.unleashgenerosity.org or find us on Facebook, Instagram, … Continue reading "Episode 7: Appalachian Sustainable Development, Guest-Kathlyn Terry-Baker"

How has Covid-19 impacted farmers and rural economic development in central Appalachia? Kathlyn Terry-Baker, Executive Director of Appalachian Sustainable Development, shares about the work of the southwest Virginia based non-profit and the perspectives of the growers and partners they work with. Subscribe to the podcast and learn more about Unleash Generosity at www.unleashgenerosity.org or find us on Facebook, Instagram, … Continue reading "Episode 7: Appalachian Sustainable Development, Guest-Kathlyn Terry-Baker"

Farming opportunities are plentiful in the Appalachian mountains if you look to the herbs and edible plants found in our abundant forests. Appalachian Harvest, a rural food hub run by Appalachian Sustainable Development, recently launched an Herb Hub in Duffield, VA, designed to help forest farmers earn more money on their herbs. The Hub offers equipment for processing herbs and will help farmers connect to national markets where they can receive higher pay for their product. WMMT's Rachel Garringer visited the Hub soon after it opened in October.

The theme of this episode is transitions and transformations. Here are two people who see changes on the ground and are helping direct them toward a more flourishing outcome. My first guest ever on this program, when it was called Religion For Life, is Anthony Flaccavento. He returns to discuss his book, "Building A Healthy Economy From the Bottom Up: Harnessing Real-World Experience for Transformative Change." In 1995 he founded Appalachian Sustainable Development and is now the president of SCALE Inc., a private consulting business that supports ecologically healthy economics. In this book he provides examples of locally-based economies that are thriving all over the country. At the same time, he says that we are losing the battle at the policy levels both locally and nationally. His book is a call to action for entrepreneurs, scholars, policymakers, community activists and all citizens to re-think economy and act for a way of justice and commonsense from the bottom-up. Deshna Ubeda is the director of Progressive Christianity Dot Org. She is directing The Embrace Festival, May, 4, 5, and 6 in Portland. Similar to Burning Man, Beloved, and Wild Goose, the Embrace Festival will feature presentations, art, music, dance, community and food for the purpose of building sacred community and inspiring social transformation. Here is its vision: "In May 2017, people from all over the world will gather in Portland, Oregon to share knowledge and wisdom, learn from each other, celebrate, be inspired, and find the tools needed to create and enliven local movements within our communities. Together we will explore sacred oneness, Christ Consciousness, Buddha Nature, eco-spirituality, social justice and the way of universal and personal transformation that honors the Divine in all."

Appalachian Sustainable Development and Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmers’ Coalition members talk about the income generating potential of forest farming in the region, and describe the whys, hows, and whens of cultivating medicinal herbs, edible mushrooms, and more that is found under the forest canopy. They also discuss the development of the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub in Duffield, VA that will allow forest farmers to clean, dry, package, and potentially sell their product to a worldwide market. Find out how to become involved at www.appalachianforestfarmers.org.

Host Kelli Hansel Haywood speaks with representatives of Appalachian Sustainable Development and the Appalachian Beginning Forest Farmers' Coalition about the possibilities of creating an income from forest farming in Appalachia. They discuss the whys, hows, and whens of cultivating medicinal herbs, edible mushrooms, and more under the forest canopy. The group gives details on upcoming workshops so that you can become involved. Also, highlighted is the progress of creating the Appalachian Harvest Herb Hub in Duffield, Virginia that will allow farmers to clean, dry, package, and potentially sell their product to a worldwide market. www.appalachianforestfarmers.org

Guest Anthony Flaccavento, organic farmer, founder of Appalachian Sustainable Development, national thought-leader on sustainability, and author of Building a Healthy Economy from the Bottom Up: Harnessing Real-World Experience for Transformative Change, describes a road map for achieving ecologically healthy economiesBottom Up Economy