Appalachian Institute for Mountain Studies
Community Services Non Profits
Why pick this one
Appalachian Institute for Mountain Studies combines permaculture education with a Southern heirloom seed collection, grow-out projects, and nearly 100 oral histories.
Best for
- People seeking heirloom seed preservation and exchange programs
- Gardeners interested in Southern Appalachian crop biodiversity
- Participants seeking permaculture courses, workshops, or on-farm immersions
- Researchers studying environmental anthropology, agroecology, or biocultural diversity
- People interested in oral histories connected to Southern heirloom varieties
Look elsewhere if
- People seeking emergency home-repair or other urgent commercial services
- People seeking conventional agricultural supply or large-scale industrial farming services
Specialties
- Southern heirloom seed preservation
- Local seed-saving and exchange networks
- In situ conservation of plant genetic resources
- Permaculture design courses
- Agroecology and sustainable agriculture education
- Southern seed oral histories
What makes them different
- Southern Seed Legacy began in 1996 to conserve Southern plant genetic resources and cultural knowledge
- The organization houses a seed collection serving as a backup for endangered crop varieties and a cultural memory bank
- Executive Director James Veteto has collected over 1,000 seeds and nearly 100 oral histories
- The organization grows 50–120 heirloom varieties each gardening season
- AIMS has hosted orchard education involving more than 90 heirloom apple varieties
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 120 Prairie Sky Ln, Burnsville, NC 28714
- Website
- https://southernseedlegacy.wordpress.com/
Services
- Environmental anthropology research
- Sustainable development education
- Permaculture classes and workshops
- On-farm immersions
- Seed grow-out projects
- Community food-system programs
- Heirloom seed collection and distribution