North Georgia Students for Appalachia

03/05/2014

Join the North Georgia Students for Appalachia today at noon to learn how to screen print! We'll be making artistic seed packets to
help SAGAS distribute heirloom seeds to the gardening community. Hope to see you at 12pm!

02/25/2014

Back early in February, four of our student members wrote a reader’s theater, “Tater Eyes and 'Possum Houses,” and performed at Walters State College in Morristown, TN at the Mildred Haun Conference. The performance is a part of the project, Saving Appalachian Gardens and Stories, an initiative that preserves and promotes agro-biodiversity in the Southern Appalachians. Students collect, grow, bank, and share heirloom seeds and related stories.

01/30/2014

Y'ALL! The North Georgia Students for Appalachia are attending this story telling performance this Saturday at the Sautee Nacoochee Center! How exciting! If you would like to carpool come to the Vickery House at 5:00pm, or meet us at the Sautee Nacoochee Center early so we can tour the pottery museum and the slave cabin! Bring ya friends!

01/15/2014

Knit Bombing went swell today at the first club meeting of spring! While some people took the time to learn how to cast on, others finished a few rows of knitting! Soon we'll be "bombing" the Vickery House fence! Thanks to those who came out and to Cat for being patient while teaching us! Our next meeting will be the first Monday of February (the 3rd), and we're planning a trip to the Sautee Nacoochee Center that week as well for a storytelling event! Email [email protected] for more info!

01/14/2014

Don't forget to join us tomorrow at the Vickery House during the meeting hour!

12/04/2013

Tomorrow morning, twelve students, professors, and community volunteers depart for Washington, D.C. to present this semester's research to the Appalachian Regional Commission and the Appalachian Teaching Project. This is the culmination of all their hard work, the event they have been striving for all semester. Wish them luck!

11/05/2013

As a student of Appalachian Studies at the University of North Georgia, I can attest to the vital importance and far-reaching benefits of an Appalachian Studies Center. An Appalachian Studies Center serves as a bridge between the community and an ever-growing university, connecting students with the place and community that they thrive within. It is committed to service learning opportunities, encouraging students to engage in hands-on projects that benefit both the university and the community. Appalachian Studies is a novel academic field and therefore presents career-defining opportunities for student scholarship.
Our Appalachian Studies Center at the University of North Georgia is the reason that I, as an undergraduate, am published in a peer-reviewed journal, and the reason that I, as an undergraduate, have presented at two national conferences and one international conference. There is great academic value in having such an interdisciplinary institution. It not only teaches students collaboration, but allows them the opportunity to place their studies in a broader context that extends not only beyond their subject or school, but provides a regional and even global context for their education. Radford University, your institution and your students will suffer a great loss if you do not reinstate your Appalachian Studies Center.

November 5, 2013 Dear President Kyle and Provost Minner: As the Appalachian Studies Association’s president (2013-14), I am writing to share the...

11/04/2013

Hey folks,
Remember, this Wednesday during the meeting hour (12-1pm) will be the monthly meeting for the North Georgia Students for Appalachia! Please feel free to drop by and help us brainstorm for our monthly event for November.

10/30/2013

Thanks to everyone who came out for the Ghost Story Slam last night. It was a great success! Special thanks to Rosann Kent, Wind Chapman, and Archie Gilreath for volunteering to tell stories. Our next club meeting will take place next Wednesday at the Vickery House during the meeting hour. Please stop by and tell us what you thought about the Story Slam and help us brainstorm for more fun Appalachian events!

10/25/2013

Thanks to everyone who came out to help us carve pumpkins last night! Come out again on Tuesday for some great ghost stories!

10/23/2013

10/19/2013

Make sure to request a 2014 Seed Savers Exchange catalog! Your best source for non-GMO, heirloom and open-pollinated seeds. This edition features a new batch of varieties from our Preservation Collection, an expanded selection of organic seed, and great educational material. All seed sales support our non-profit mission to preserve our agricultural heritage :)
Tell your friends! http://www.seedsavers.org/Catalog.html