Rural Resources is all about LOCAL FOOD! Based in the agricultural heart-land of rural, Appalachian, East Tennessee we are connecting local farms and food with families! Our region has traditionally been one of small scale subsitance farms where nearly every family milked a cow, kept some chickens, and grew a garden. But, in recent generations, we've seen a growing disconnect between our families and the food we eat. The results are an aging farming popluation and a new culture of diet related health illness that includes obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, and more.
We want to change all that! Using our community farm as home base and our Mobile Farmers' Market to connect local farms with YOU we want to help you experience where your food comes from: growing it, cooking it, and/or eating it! We are involving youth in the experience and working with local growers to promote and distribute real, nutritious, food to families all around our hometown of Greeneville, TN and beyond! Do you want to be a part of teaching or learning? Growing produce for the community? Or, do you just want to sink your teeth into a juicy tomato with real taste? If your answer is yes, we want to connect with you! Contact us or check out all the ways you can purchase local food!
We are excited about this food adventure! We invite you to join the fun...GROW IT, COOK IT, EAT IT! Know Farms! Know Food!
Ramps (Wild Leeks) Workshop to be held at Rural Resources
Are you looking for something to grow on your forestland in addition to timber? Production of non-timber forest products, known commonly as NTFPs, has a long history of helping forest landowners generate income from their land. Ramps, also know as spring onions or wild leeks, are one of the region's most popular native species of NTFPs. Rural Resources, in partnership with Appalachian Sustainable Development, will host the Ramps Workshop at Rural Resources on Saturday, February 25 from 10:00am-noon.
The popularity of this early spring delicacy, celebrated at festivals and featured in restaurants, has resulted in overharvesting where ramps are historically found. Workshop participants will learn how both bulbs and seed are propagated during an on-site demonstration. We will explore ramp cultivation and marketing, and other NTFP opportunities including goldenseal, ginseng, pawpaws, shiitake mushrooms and elderberries.
The workshop is free, but registration is required. To register, please contact Rural Resources or call us 423.636.8171. You can also contact ASD at 276-623-1121 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information.
Please include your name, email address, phone number, county of residence, and acreage in your RSVP.
We're all about involving Youth with Local Food!
The Rural Resources Farm and Food Teen Training Program teaches at-risk youth in the Greeneville area to grow, eat, cook, and sell healthy local foods! Along the way, they learn leadership skills, give back to community, and even create and run their own businesses.
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