About
Who We Are
The Nourish West Virginia Initiative integrates agriculture and health to cultivate food system innovation in the Mountain State, guided by our shared vision to cultivate resilient, healthy food systems. Based at the West Virginia University Institute for Community and Rural Health, Nourish runs a portfolio of programs and research, provides education and training opportunities, and convenes collaborative work supported by strong local, regional and national expertise.
Mission
To improve the health and economic prosperity of Central Appalachia through food system innovation. We do this by engaging anchor institutions, improving farmland access, and increasing agricultural workforce development using the tools of research, education, outreach, and convening.
Funders
The Nourish West Virginia Initiative and its work is supported by funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. We gratefully acknowledge each of the sponsoring USDA programs that make this important work possible.
Farm Service Agency
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Land, Capital, Market Access Program, project award no. 2021-67038-34158, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agriculture and Food Research Initiative – Education & Workforce Development
This work is supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Education and Workforce Development Program, project award no. 2021-67038-34158, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
Agricultural Marketing Service
Funding for the following projects was made possible by a grant/cooperative agreement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA.
Mountains to Metropolis: Connecting West Virginia Value-Added Products to Regional Markets (sponsoring program: USDA AMS Farmers Market Promotion Program)
Reframing an Equitable Local Food System and Ensuring Living Wages for Appalachian Farmers (sponsoring program: USDA AMS Regional Food System Partnership)
Partners
University
State
Community-Based Groups