Coverage of agriculture-related news and issues affecting the Appalachian region, with a focus on sustainable farming, rural development, and the contributions of Black farmers. This category highlights how agriculture shapes the local economy and environment.
By Mavery Davis & Chamear Davis – BBG Agriculture Fellow Recently, something powerful happened in West Virginia. A national Black farmers network—2020 Farmers Cooperative—traveled to Charleston and McDowell County. Not […]
By Matthew Young | Charleston Gazette-Mail The U.S. Department of Agriculture last week pulled the plug on a $300 million national grant program intended to improve access to land and […]
