Community Nourishment Projects


NEW: Community Nourishment Project in Norton, VA beginning June 2023

Want to get involved? Contact Wendy Welch at director@swvagmec.com


Inman Village, Appalachia, VA
2021 – 2023

Main objectives:

  • to help doctors in training understand and rise to meet the challenges of their future patients regarding food, housing, and transportation
  • to help patients with difficult histories in education and healthcare encounters build trust in the medical community
  • to assist people living at Inman with food budgeting and nutrition education, including safe use of local foodways resources and produce recipes and preservation