Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens
Dir., Center for Teaching and Learning; Dir. of Faculty Development; Assoc. Prof. of Comp. Lit. at Berea Music - Berea, KY, US
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens's Colleagues at Berea Music
Amy Nichols
Director of Writing Resources, Associate Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning
Ashyya Robinson
Student Engagement Specialist, Emerging Scholars Program-TRIO Student Support Services
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens's Contact Details
859-985-3000
Berea, Kentucky, United States
Berea Music
Leslie Ortquist-Ahrens's Company Details
Through funding and technical assistance, Grow Appalachia has supported hundreds of gardens through dozens of community partnerships in four states; from backyard gardens to community gardens to school and summer camp gardens to greenhouses to mini-farms; producing more than 574,000 pounds of healthy, organic food for thousands of people in its first three years. The gardens are worked by nonprofits, farmers' market entrepreneurs, the elderly, the Girl Scouts, inmates, the disabled, and others who believe a better food system equals better lives. Some participants garden to save money. Others garden to make money.The program seeks both to educate communities and to learn from communities. It works to preserve the past, build hope for the future, and empower Appalachians to live healthy, productive lives.