EDGE is glad to be supported by the USDA through two grants:
Rural Business Development (received 2018) and Rural Economic Development Innovation (received 2019)!
Rural Business Development (received 2018) and Rural Economic Development Innovation (received 2019)!
ATTEND one of our FREE EDGE and SEEDH
sponsored CLASSes on earning income
through agriculture! March - May THIS
SPRING in MCDOWELL COUNTY, WV!!
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Space is limited for classes!
Call (276) 596-4002 or Email econdevgreatereast@gmail.com to reserve your spot!
MARCH
Saturday, March 7: Maple & Other Tree Tapping - Basics and sales opportunities
Part 1: 10 am - Noon. Jack Caffrey Center.
Learn about local $$$ making opportunities & the Basics of tree tapping and making maple syrup- Break (Lunch On Your Own)
Part 2: 1 pm - 3 pm . Berwind, WV - Hands On Tree Tapping with T & T Organics—Agricultural Producers from right here in McDowell County, working with EDGE (www.edge-us.org)
Saturday, March 14: Green House production - Fruits and Vegetables - T &T Organics
Part 1: 10 am - Noon. Jack Caffrey Center. Learn about local $$$ making opportunities and support for getting your own greenhouse through the USDA NRCS program. Part 2: 1 pm - 3 pm . Berwind WV -
Learn the Basics of Greenhouse & High Tunnel & Small Farm Production with
T & T Organics— Agricultural Producers from McDowell County and EDGE (www.edge-us.org)
Saturday, March 28: Chicken Production: Is it right for ME and my land? - Pockerchickory farms
10 am - Noon. Learn the basics of meat chicken production, featuring local $$$ making & production opportunities. Jack Caffrey Center. SEEDH (www.seedh.co) & Pockerchickory Farms (www.pockerchicoryfarms.com)
with Mercer County native Dr. Crystal Cook Marshall
APRIL
Saturday, April 4: Meat Goat Production: Is it right for me and my land? - Pockerchickory Farms
10 am - Noon. $$$ making & production opportunities with live meat goat demo. Jack Caffrey Center. SEEDH (www.seedh.co) & Pockerchickory Farms (www.pockerchicoryfarms.com) with Mercer County native Dr. Crystal Cook Marshall
Tuesday, April 7: Beekeeping: Is it right for me? - Appalachian beekeeping Collective
6 pm - 8 pm - Mark Lilly from Appalachian Beekeeping Collective [working with coalminers to become beekeepers--www.appheadwaters.org] discusses beekeeping basics, $$$ making opportunities,and how to become a sponsored beekeeper for their collective. Jack Caffrey Center.
MAY
Saturday, May 2: FEATURE WORKSHOP!!!! ($2500 value— FREE!)
FIX poor soil & make land profitable with Michigan-based cattle & sheep operator Ben Bartlett
Part 1: 10 am - Noon. Fix soil and turn a profit whether in the mountains or in the hollers
through Holistic Management (www.holisticmangement.org), Jack Caffrey Center.
Part 2: 1 pm - 3pm. Berwind WV.
Examine a mountain site up close & learn the signs to look for to grow your site’s
soil and profit!
A GREAT day of learning for experienced livestock producers & new farmers.
Watch the YouTube video for more about Ben Bartlett.
Saturday, May 9: Growing Mountain Herbs & Products - Sprouting Farms
10 am - Noon . Learn about sales & production opportunities for growing mountain herbs on your land, in high tunnels, or in your backyard. Jack Caffrey Center. With Ruby Daniels of Sprouting Farms, Greenbrier County, WV (www.sproutingfarms.org)
Saturday, March 7: Maple & Other Tree Tapping - Basics and sales opportunities
Part 1: 10 am - Noon. Jack Caffrey Center.
Learn about local $$$ making opportunities & the Basics of tree tapping and making maple syrup- Break (Lunch On Your Own)
Part 2: 1 pm - 3 pm . Berwind, WV - Hands On Tree Tapping with T & T Organics—Agricultural Producers from right here in McDowell County, working with EDGE (www.edge-us.org)
Saturday, March 14: Green House production - Fruits and Vegetables - T &T Organics
Part 1: 10 am - Noon. Jack Caffrey Center. Learn about local $$$ making opportunities and support for getting your own greenhouse through the USDA NRCS program. Part 2: 1 pm - 3 pm . Berwind WV -
Learn the Basics of Greenhouse & High Tunnel & Small Farm Production with
T & T Organics— Agricultural Producers from McDowell County and EDGE (www.edge-us.org)
Saturday, March 28: Chicken Production: Is it right for ME and my land? - Pockerchickory farms
10 am - Noon. Learn the basics of meat chicken production, featuring local $$$ making & production opportunities. Jack Caffrey Center. SEEDH (www.seedh.co) & Pockerchickory Farms (www.pockerchicoryfarms.com)
with Mercer County native Dr. Crystal Cook Marshall
APRIL
Saturday, April 4: Meat Goat Production: Is it right for me and my land? - Pockerchickory Farms
10 am - Noon. $$$ making & production opportunities with live meat goat demo. Jack Caffrey Center. SEEDH (www.seedh.co) & Pockerchickory Farms (www.pockerchicoryfarms.com) with Mercer County native Dr. Crystal Cook Marshall
Tuesday, April 7: Beekeeping: Is it right for me? - Appalachian beekeeping Collective
6 pm - 8 pm - Mark Lilly from Appalachian Beekeeping Collective [working with coalminers to become beekeepers--www.appheadwaters.org] discusses beekeeping basics, $$$ making opportunities,and how to become a sponsored beekeeper for their collective. Jack Caffrey Center.
MAY
Saturday, May 2: FEATURE WORKSHOP!!!! ($2500 value— FREE!)
FIX poor soil & make land profitable with Michigan-based cattle & sheep operator Ben Bartlett
Part 1: 10 am - Noon. Fix soil and turn a profit whether in the mountains or in the hollers
through Holistic Management (www.holisticmangement.org), Jack Caffrey Center.
Part 2: 1 pm - 3pm. Berwind WV.
Examine a mountain site up close & learn the signs to look for to grow your site’s
soil and profit!
A GREAT day of learning for experienced livestock producers & new farmers.
Watch the YouTube video for more about Ben Bartlett.
Saturday, May 9: Growing Mountain Herbs & Products - Sprouting Farms
10 am - Noon . Learn about sales & production opportunities for growing mountain herbs on your land, in high tunnels, or in your backyard. Jack Caffrey Center. With Ruby Daniels of Sprouting Farms, Greenbrier County, WV (www.sproutingfarms.org)
What we do
EDGE develops work and entrepreneurial forces through adapting and proving models for
education, innovation, and incubation.
With a core in research and with active systems for feedback,
EDGE adapts education, innovation, and incubation models for site and population specific needs toward success.
education, innovation, and incubation.
With a core in research and with active systems for feedback,
EDGE adapts education, innovation, and incubation models for site and population specific needs toward success.
VISIONEconomic Development Greater East (EDGE) envisions vibrant land-based, tourist, creative, and trade sectors in the greater Eastern United States supported through a thriving work and entrepreneurial force. |
core missionEDGE curates and cultivates the greater East’s economic edge through education, entrepreneurship, and innovation in land-based (ag+) and creative industries, tourism, and the trades. EDGE provides essential regional coordination across counties and state borders to address cross-regional economic development, economic sector support, and the socioeconomic needs for economic sector upgrowth and resilience. |
food & healthEconomic Development Greater East (EDGE) also combats the many dilemmas accompanying food deserts including food access, food security, loss of heritage foodways and skills, and issues of nutrition and health. |
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regional upgrowthMulti-species Grazing Apprenticeship
In development, EDGE's multi-species grazing apprenticeship is a multi-year training program producing the necessary grassfed and pastured livestock and poultry managers and entrepreneurs essential for regional upgrowth in this rapidly expanding segment of US and international meat production and sales. It builds on our regional heritage as a pasture-based region and also builds soil and farmers for a robust sector of scale. Learn more at this link.
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regional entrepreneurshipLand-Based Production Education
Leading with product development in livestock and pastured poultry, sustainable maple syrup, liquor production, and botanicals (in consideration), EDGE provides cottage and artisanal education and support for budding entrepreneurs in these and other land-based growth industries. The ultimate goal of EDGE's education program is to cultivate and steward entrepreneurs toward increasing their capacity for scale and sufficient family income. Once entrepreneurs reach a crossroads toward scale, EDGE assists with readiness for broad launch or for facilitating association with a producers cooperative.
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removing barriers to successRegional Collaborations
With deep knowledge of sustainable food and land-based production skills at its center, EDGE coordinates regional efforts in entrepreneurship as well as in addressing regional barriers to work- and entrepreneurial force development such as food deserts, food insecurity, health disparities, and gaps in civic, public, and private sector understanding of the macro potential for land-based industry of scale in our region. Follow this link for more information on our current collaborative projects.
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EDGE is a federally recognized nonprofit, 501 (c) (3).
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