OUR MISSION IS TO EXPAND OPPORTUNITIES FOR APPALACHIAN YOUTH, SO THEY GROW TO REACH THEIR GREATEST POTENTIAL.
Launched in 2016 on the historic 100-acre Frye farm, our initial hope was to create a small farm market that would provide ten new jobs locally.
Today, our farm project is certified organic and has a bustling produce market and from-scratch bakery that employs 70+ people, including 50+ local high school students.
OUR MODEL
We are the first project of Farms Work Wonders, a non-profit umbrella social enterprise, that creates living classrooms (such as our bakery, market, farm, and soon to be launched restaurant and production kitchen) to provide real-life experiences and generate income.
The nonprofit social enterprise model allows us to address historically negative economic development in Appalachia. Unlike traditional businesses, that often have extracted profits for outside interests, we do things differently. We create opportunities for youth and the broader community through sustainable enterprises and reinvest 100% of the fruits of our labors locally.
