Contact: Jack Bailey (304) 766-4109 jbaile19@wvstateu.edu INSTITUTE, W.Va. – West Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service’s monthly Ag Talk Tuesday series continues Tuesday, August 10, at 6 p.m. EST with a discussion of “Agricultural Opportunities in Appalachia – Bridging the Gaps in Food Deserts.”
WVSU Extension Service will be joined by Jason Tartt, Sr. of T&T Organics and McDowell County Farms, who will share his vision for empowering Appalachian communities to regain control of their food systems by reclaiming former mine and timber properties and vacant infrastructure through urban agriculture.
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