Catch up with the latest news and announcements from Accelerating Appalachia.
The Building Soil, Building Equity program has the ambitious goal of expanding climate-smart, regenerative agriculture across eight states, training over 400 farmers within five years.
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We’re excited to announce the launch of the Building Soil, Building Equity program (BSBE), our initiative to expand the use of climate-smart, regenerative agriculture across eight states.
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We’re honored to partner with the National Center for Appropriate Technology, who will provide farmers with regenerative climate smart agriculture training.
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The Accelerating Appalachia program brings together mentors, peers, thought leaders and nature-based businesses over 8 weeks in the of 2022.
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We are honored to announce the Nature-Based Businesses selected for Accelerating Appalachia 2019! These businesses are supporting a regenerative economy built on the values of soil and soul.
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The Knoxville Daily Sun covered Accelerating Appalachia’s program Building Soil and Soul, speaking on what it entails in its most recent digital issue.
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In this special partnership with Echoing Green, you’ll discover how you can harness your day-to-day choices to create a collective transformation.
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Of thousands of applicants, our own Sara Day Evans was selected for the Echoing Green fellowship!
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Accelerating Appalachia founder Sara Day Evans was interviewed by Erin Axelrod for The Lift Economy Podcast in an episode fittingly titled “Making America Regenerative Again.”
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Lush Cosmetics North America, the globe’s most ethically sourced cosmetics company has just announced support for our new regenerative business curriculum “Building Soil and Soul”!
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…Fully funded in record time: 6 days! Floyd’s Farm & Home received a $10,000, 0% Kiva loan.
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In its most recent issue of the Next Economy Now Podcast, Lift Economy highlighted Sara Day Evans, Founding Director for Accelerating Appalachia.
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Edible Louisville explores Accelerating Appalachia’s work to promote connectivity in food systems and the promotion of regenerative agriculture.
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These nature-based businesses are about to begin an intensive journey to learn, collaborate and accelerate to expand their customer base, supply chains, peer and mentor network and investment opportunities.
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Tom Martin’s Lexington Herald Leader interviews Sara Day Evans, the founding director of Accelerating Appalachia.
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Listen to Accelerating Appalachia For Sustainable Businesses, an interview hosted by our friends at WWMT and Appalshop.
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Bill Estep’s Lexington Herald Leader covers Accelerating Appalachia’s work in empowering nature-based businesses and entrepreneurs.
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Storm Cloud Media spent some time with us in Appalachia. Watch our featured video to learn more about the heart of Accelerating Appalachia.
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We are excited to partner on HempX Asheville, the first festival in North Carolina with a focus on educating the public on the multiple uses and diversity of products that come from industrial hemp.
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The 2015 Accelerating Appalachia nature-based businesses will be presenting at the Pitch Party in Asheville on May 14th.
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We are proud of this incredible group of graduates in food, farming, eco-services, seeds, botanical essences, natural building and games!
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In 2014 the Capital Institute published its Field Guide for a Regenerative Economy and featured Accelerating Appalachia as a leader in the field of nature-based business support.
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Accelerating Appalachia is honored to be featured in a new organizational trailer by the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE).
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This triple bottom line of “people, place, prosperity” can only move forward if we engage in solutions and support for good businesses in the private sector.
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On November 12-13, Accelerating Appalachia founder Sara Day Evans will be speaking alongside international thought leaders and local change makers at Neighborhood Economics.
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We’re excited to be featured in a new Climate Listening Project for our work accelerating sustainable businesses in Western North Carolina.
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Smiling Hara Tempeh, LLC in North Carolina is campaigning to create the first-ever Hempeh, soy-free tempeh, with hemp from Kentucky’s Growing Warriors.
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Accelerating Appalachia’s founder, Sara Day Evans, has been selected to represent Appalachia in BALLE’s Local Economy Fellowship.
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At SOCAP14 in San Francisco, 2500 entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and community leaders from across the globe are coming together to discuss breaking new ground in social impact and Igniting Vibrant Communities.
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Accelerating Appalachia founder is proud to be invited to be a BALLE Fellow and participate in the BALLE Conference in California.
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