ASAP is offering a limited number of scholarships for farmers located within our Appalachian Grown region to attend the Business of Farming Conference:
1. New and Beginning Farmer Scholarship: For anyone who has operated a farm for less than ten years, to support the next generation of farmers. (Update: All New and Beginning Farmer Scholarships have been awarded as of 2/22/21).
2. Racial Equity Scholarship: For Black, Indigenous and other People of Color (BIPOC), to support more diversity, equity, and inclusion in the Appalachian Grown Network.
The scholarship award covers 100% of the registration cost and can be used for ONE person from your farm that has not attended in the past. Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a first come, first serve basis.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicants must currently be farming or seriously pursuing farming as a profession, and must reside within an Appalachian Grown county (see below).
APPALACHIAN GROWN COUNTIES:
NORTH CAROLINA: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain,Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancey
GEORGIA: Fannin, Franklin, Gilmer, Habersham, Lumpkin, Pickens, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, White
SOUTH CAROLINA: Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg
TENNESSEE: Blount, Bradley, Carter, Cocke, Greene, Jefferson, Johnson, Knox, Monroe, Polk, Sevier, Sullivan, Unicoi, Washington
VIRGINIA: Carroll, Grayson, Scott, Smyth, Washington, Wythe
To learn more about becoming an Appalachian Grown certified farm go to
www.appalachiangrown.org or contact ASAP at 828-236-1282.
Applicants will be notified of their application status within five business days. If you have questions about this form contact Events Coordinator Amy DeCamp at
adecamp@asapconnections.org.
