BRWIA is dedicated to empowering women and their families with resources, education and skills related to farming to overcome economic and social disparities that create barriers and make their children a population at-risk.
Based in Boone, North Carolina, BRWIA serves members across the High Country of the state.
Blue Ridge Women in Agriculture began as a grassroots project of Watauga County Extension by women tired of hearing "that can't be done." We are seeking to create working partnerships with groups who have related goals in agricultural endeavors, present entrepreneurial and sustainable agriculture workshops, and organize planning and research for a Community Food Assessment.
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Cratis D. Williams/James Brown Service Award
A wonderful thing happened this weekend. I wanted to let you know that at the annual Appalachian Studies Association Conference (attended by more than 800 members this year), Pat Beaver received the ASA's highest honor, the Cratis D. Williams/James Brown Service Award. This award is given to an individual who has made exemplary contributions to Appalachia. That the award itself is named for Cratis Williams makes it an especially high honor for Pat and for ASU.
It's not the first time an ASU faculty member has received this award: Howard Dorgan was the recipient in 2000, and Jerry Williamson, in 2001.
