Participation Type
Poster
Session Title
Growing Appalachia: Local Foods & Community Development in Knox County, Kentucky
Session Abstract or Summary
This poster highlights the work of the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Gardening Program, the Knox County Farmers’ Market, and the “Local Foods, Local Places” grant program. The Lend-A-Hand Center is a nondenominational community service organization in Walker, Kentucky, that was started in 1958 by Irma Gall and Peggy Kemner (ASA Helen M. Lewis Community Service Award Recipients). Grow Appalachia is a program begun in 2009 administered by Berea College to promote gardening and local food systems in Appalachia. The Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Project was begun in 2014 to break down barriers to gardening and build community, addressing food security issues in Knox County through providing resources and technical assistance for home and community gardens. The Knox County Farmers’ Market was also begun in 2014 and was successfully established as an important community institution in Barbourville. Also in 2014 Barbourville was one of 26 communities nationwide selected to participate in the federally funded “Local Foods, Local Places” program. This poster details the development and success of these programs and looks to future local foods initiatives in the area.
Presentation #1 Title
Growing Appalachia: Local Foods & Community Development in Knox County, Kentucky
Presentation #1 Abstract or Summary
This poster highlights the work of the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Gardening Program, the Knox County Farmers’ Market, and the “Local Foods, Local Places” grant program. The Lend-A-Hand Center is a nondenominational community service organization in Walker, Kentucky, that was started in 1958 by Irma Gall and Peggy Kemner (ASA Helen M. Lewis Community Service Award Recipients). Grow Appalachia is a program begun in 2009 administered by Berea College to promote gardening and local food systems in Appalachia. The Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Project was begun in 2014 to break down barriers to gardening and build community, addressing food security issues in Knox County through providing resources and technical assistance for home and community gardens. The Knox County Farmers’ Market was also begun in 2014 and was successfully established as an important community institution in Barbourville. Also in 2014 Barbourville was one of 26 communities nationwide selected to participate in the federally funded “Local Foods, Local Places” program. This poster details the development and success of these programs and looks to future local foods initiatives in the area.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #1
Kathryn Engle is a doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Kentucky. Engle completed an MA in Appalachian Studies from Appalachian State University in 2013. She currently serves as a co-chair of Young Appalachian Leaders and Learners (Y’ALL) and coordinates the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia community gardening program in Knox County, Kentucky, and is a founding board member of the Knox County Farmers' Market.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #2
Hannah Bingham is a student at the University of Kentucky and interned with the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Gardening Program in 2014 and 2015.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #3
Alex Jones is a student at Union College and has helped with the Knox County Farmers' Market.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #4
Angel Hill is a student at Eastern Kentucky University and interned with the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Gardening Program in 2015.
At-A-Glance Bio- Presenter #5
John Medlock lives in Corbin, Kentucky, and interned with the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Gardening Program in 2015.
Growing Appalachia: Local Foods & Community Development in Knox County, Kentucky
This poster highlights the work of the Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Gardening Program, the Knox County Farmers’ Market, and the “Local Foods, Local Places” grant program. The Lend-A-Hand Center is a nondenominational community service organization in Walker, Kentucky, that was started in 1958 by Irma Gall and Peggy Kemner (ASA Helen M. Lewis Community Service Award Recipients). Grow Appalachia is a program begun in 2009 administered by Berea College to promote gardening and local food systems in Appalachia. The Lend-A-Hand Center Grow Appalachia Project was begun in 2014 to break down barriers to gardening and build community, addressing food security issues in Knox County through providing resources and technical assistance for home and community gardens. The Knox County Farmers’ Market was also begun in 2014 and was successfully established as an important community institution in Barbourville. Also in 2014 Barbourville was one of 26 communities nationwide selected to participate in the federally funded “Local Foods, Local Places” program. This poster details the development and success of these programs and looks to future local foods initiatives in the area.
