Growing a Foodvolution

The adventures of a local food advocate in Appalachian Tennessee.

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Homemade kefir thanks to the famous grains from the Buchanans #fermented #homesteading #diy

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Garlic and #local tomatoes about to go in the oven for a proper roasting at #boonestmarket ! Our kitchen is finally ready to go! :)

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#alwaysmoveforward #blacklivesmatter #poorlivesmatter #wewillnotrest #radicallove

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Teaching about hunger at #secondharvest #mlkday #americorps #vista

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One of the hunger trees the freshmen made yesterday #solutionstohunger #criticalthinking #mlkday #americorps #vista

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Return of the chicken. #grandopening #boonestmarket #watchout #buylocal

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So many good feels as the #boonestmarket all #local food store gets ready to open. #buylocal #eatlocal #knowyourfarmer

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#jbolocallygrown grand store debut for #jonesborough #storytelling festival!

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Sometimes you just need to pack your car full with 240lbs of #tomatoes. #buylocal #canningtime #lotsofworkahead

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) produced an infographic about "The female face of farming."

"Women are the backbone of the rural economy, especially in the developing world. Yet they receive only a fraction of the land, credit, inputs (such as improved seeds and fertilizers), agricultural training and information compared to men."

http://www.fao.org/gender/infographic/en/

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Smoky Mountain Living magazine covers the places, events and people of the mountains of western North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia

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Smoky Mountain Living magazine covers the places, events and people of the mountains of western North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia

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Picturing Women Farmers - Modern Farmer

One photographer’s quest to capture the female side of of farming.

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"And I thought that as long as there is really good produce around, it seems unlikely that people will think hostile thoughts. We need to sacrifice our best tomatoes to world peace, and go without ourselves. When a person sees his first good tomato after a long cold winter--well, that person is happy. That person is in a mood to compromise. A little tomato, a little cucumber, maybe some olive oil--come, let us reason together."

Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle

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"We as Appalachians are at a crucial turning point. Now is the time to create a dialogue about what’s next that is as diverse as our culture and people. I look forward to the day when we can begin to answer some of these questions. Until then, I will revel in how amazing the people of my beloved Appalachia truly are and do my part.

Let’s resurrect the walls of our canning sheds, our spring houses and our long lost homesteads so our families, our history and our memories are not forgotten. This is our time and our future, so pull up a chair, because everyone is welcome at this table."

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Melissa Danielle, coordinator of Bed Stuy Bounty, entered the world of food advocacy and food justice after a series of WTF? moments. After seeing the reality of meeting so-called vegans who didn’t eat vegetables, and people who had absolutely no idea where their food was coming from or what they were really eating, she realized she needed to take charge. Soon after, she founded Bed Stuy Bounty, a buying club that prioritizes purchasing local foods. Tune in to hear some of the great things Melissa is currently working on. This program has been sponsored by Fairway Market. Today’s music provided by The California Honeydrops.

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"When you order in bulk you get more value for your dollar, and you’re also minimizing packaging waste." [14:30]

"I think that what helps my members participate in wholeshare is that they’re getting this food at wholesale prices. There’s a very small markup that wholeshare uses." [22:25]

—Melissa Danielle on Just Food Stories

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Essay: A child of Appalachia no longer knows, as an adult, whether he still belongs | Family | Kentucky.com

Why did I feel hesitant saying yes when I was invited to speak at the annual Seedtime on the Cumberland festival in Whitesburg? I don't know if I belong at Seedtime, because I don't know if I'm Appalachian. At least not anymore.

"I don't know whether I'm part of Appalachia anymore, but Appalachia is part of me.

So I will offer what I think are my best stories. I will speak in whatever voice feels natural."

Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2014/05/30/3266514/essay-a-child-of-appalachia-no.html?sp=%2F99%2F131%2F#storylink=cpy