YOU
can help Rural
Resources receive a
$300K
grant to rebuild!
After fire blazed through the Rural Resources primary office
and programming space in 2009, the staff began working out of a tiny
construction trailer with no indoor plumbing.
Ever resourceful and committed, they have cheerfully carried
on their mission to connect farms, food and families, while working to advance
food security and nutrition, environmental sustainability and local food
markets within the community.
In spite of the devasting loss, they have continued and
touch the lives of children with the Farm Day Camp, the Farm and Food Teen
Training Program and by bringing farming and food into local classrooms.
Other Rural Resources programs to serve the
community include the Four Seasons Grazing Club to encourage better forage
production and grazing management, the Mobile Farmers’ Market and the Food
Security Task Force.
Imagine what could be accomplished with an adequate
facility! The Rural Resources team has. In fact, they have more than
imagined. With the help of an architect, they have created plans for a new,
multipurpose Farm and Food Training Center that would house a certified
teaching kitchen, classrooms, office space and a community meeting room.
But to make this dream a reality, Rural Resources needs your
help. The organization is eligible to receive a $300,000 grant from the
Appalachian Regional Commission for the construction of the new facility, with
the stipulation that they raise a local match of $100,000 by June
Donations can be made on the website by clicking on the Capital
Campaign link. Donations can also be made by printing and mailing the pledge card. Consider asking your employer if they will make a
matching gift.
Rural Resources has tenaciously clung to their mission and
worked to make our community stronger. With your help to fund the multipurpose Farm and Food Training Center, Rural Resources
can continue to serve the community even more effectively in the future.
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