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National service members help divert books from waste stream
Written by Seth Kern, AmeriCorps member with Zero Waste
On a mission to rejuvenate Fleming Township’s environment, the Rural Action Zero Waste team spearheaded a significant ... Read More
Coalfield Development to host press event for cultivating local food economies on August 17
HUNTINGTON, WV – Coalfield Development is excited to announce a press event in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scheduled to take place ... Read More
Southwest Borderlands
by Eleanor Reagan
The Southwest of the United States is a land of unparalleled beauty and diversity, and at the very core of its identity lies ... Read More
Cultivating Tradition, Empowering Indigenous Agriculture
by Eleanor Reagan
The San Xavier Farm Coop, located outside Tuscon, Arizona, is establishing a grain mill to further strengthen their commitment to revitalize the ... Read More
Reflections on Tucson: A City of Gastronomy
by Jessy Swisher
In May, 2022, I visited several iconic sites that are part of the heritage grain revolution in Tucson, Arizona, a UNESCO designated “Read More
Rural Action and Solid Ground School come together to teach lessons in phenology
By Amy Nicolai, Rural Action Environmental Education AmeriCorps Member
During the 2021–’22 and 2022–’23 school years, Solid Ground School and Rural Action’s Environmental Education ... Read More
Member feature: Ted Bernard recounts career, involvement in Rural Action’s roots
Rural Action member Ted Bernard has been with Rural Action since the beginning — through a friendship with Carol Kuhre, he helped the organization transition ... Read More
Alice Ross recognized for her commitment to community
Rural Action awarded Tuscarawas County resident Alice Ross with its 2023 Volunteer Sustainability Award at its annual meeting on June 6.
Nominated by Leadership and Service ... Read More
Truetown Groundbreaking recap
On June 29, True Pigments broke ground on the first phase of its acid mine drainage (AMD) treatment and pigment production facility near Millfield, Ohio.
The ... Read More
AmeriCorps and Rural Action help preserve Athens County history in Kilvert
In early April, a crew of AmeriCorps and Rural Action staff from the Zero Waste, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Forestry programs were tasked with clearing out ... Read More
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