Appalachia Regional Food Business Center

Our Region

The Appalachia Regional Food Business Center serves the following states and counties. Full States: Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee
Partial States: Pennsylvania, (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Butler, Cambria, Clarion, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, Mercer, Somerset, Venango, Washington, & Westmoreland Counties) Virginia (Alleghany, Bath, Bland, Botetourt , Buchanan, Carroll, Craig, Dickenson, Floyd, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Montgomery, Patrick, Pulaski, Rockbridge, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington, Wise & Wythe Counties), Maryland (Allegany, Garrett & Washington Counties)

For other Food Business Center geographies, visit the USDA Regional Food Business Center Program website.

Our Promise

The Appalachia Regional Food Business Center will support a more resilient, diverse, and competitive food system throughout all of Appalachia. Our Center will support producers by providing localized assistance to access local and regional supply chains, provide the technical assistance needed to access new markets, and assist small- and mid-sized producers in overcoming barriers to market access, with a focus on underserved farmers and food businesses.

With a long-standing commitment to the farms and food businesses in the region, the Appalachia Regional Food Business Center will work to foster a more robust, equitable, and sustainable food economy that benefits business owners, stakeholders, and consumers throughout the entire region.

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