A Better Vision: Working Together For A Sustainable Appalachia

What would a sustainable, re-localized economy look like in Appalachia? How can we create a future that doesn’t depend on fossil fuels or big outside corporations, but instead depends on small businesses and natural materials close at hand?

September 19-21, come to the Appalachian Community Economics conference in the mountains near Abingdon, Va., to explore these questions and spark positive change for Appalachia.

Your skills and tools need to be shared! Maybe you’ve never realized that you can make money pursuing a hobby that you love. Or perhaps there is a grant or service that you didn’t know about. There might be practices or funds just waiting for you to get your hands on them for those solar panels or that business license. This weekend could spark the discussion that brings your farm, garden or forest into a new market.

Come and make new connections. There will be tables for organizations located in a resource section of the conference space, and a demonstration area to show skills and economies that are already working in Appalachian communities.

The conference is the beginning; the end goal is a giant ripple effect from what each group and person is trying to accomplish. Please participate! If you are involved or want to be involved in promoting local Appalachian economies, please contact us at: www.appalachiancommunityeconomics.org.