Accelerating Appalachia

Building Soil and Soul 2019
Appalachia is a world HUB
for sustainable businesses
Food, energy, agriculture, climate and community resilience,
so establishing the world’s first nature-based accelerator
to support these innovators was the natural next step.
Accelerating Appalachia is responding
to success and growing demand

ANNOUNCEMENT: Accelerating Appalachia would like to invite you to learn about our new program to empower farmers to adopt regenerative (climate-smart) agriculture practices, Building Soil Building Equity. Click below to learn more!

Who We Are

Accelerating Appalachia is the first regenerative and just business accelerator program, established in 2013. We attract and incentivize farmers, growers, and agriculture-based businesses in the adoption of regenerative practices. We are committed to resilient regional production and manufacturing in food, fiber, and forest products. We give special consideration to farmers and businesses in the underserved regions of Central/Southern Appalachia and the rural south.

Communities
Our businesses support over 1000 jobs in food, forest products, fiber/textiles and wellness/health. Thousands of acres of farm and forests are in sustainable and regenerative cultivation.
Businesses and Farmers
$20.2 million investment leveraged by our program graduates.
Women
75% of businesses are women-led or co-led. We actively recruit BIPOC-led businesses and farmers.