by Jules Smith | Feb 15, 2018 | eSprout
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) was invited to participate in McCullough Fellows program at the University of North Carolina-Asheville (UNCA). The McCullough Fellowship Program offers intensive mentoring to undergraduate students at UNCA engaged in...
by Jules Smith | Feb 15, 2018 | eSprout
Abraham Lincoln, the rail splitter, who spent his early years growing up in Kentucky, is also well known in the Carolinas. His mother, Nancy Hanks married Tom Lincoln of North Carolina and soon after moved to Kentucky, first settling near Hodgen’s Mill, where...
by Jules Smith | Jan 16, 2018 | eSprout
This program was a great success and has already sold out. Look for this opportunity again in February 2019. Beginning this February, The American Chestnut Foundation will once again be selling pure American seedlings in bundles of 10, 25, and 50. Purchases can be...
by Jules Smith | Jan 16, 2018 | eSprout
Prior to joining TACF, David worked at the University of North Carolina at Asheville (UNC-Asheville) in various roles in the office of University Advancement. During that time, David oversaw and managed the foundations endowments, worked with various elected...
by Jules Smith | Jan 16, 2018 | eSprout
TACF is a Living Wage Employer certified through nonprofit Just Economics. In 2018, the living wage rate in Western North Carolina is $13.00/hr or $11.50/hr with employer provided health insurance. We are one of 400+ employers certified in the Asheville region. We...
by Jules Smith | Dec 14, 2017 | eSprout
On November 3, seventeen students of Dr. Jay Bolin’s conservation ecology class at Catawba College replanted the Frog Hollow Orchard outside of Salisbury, NC. Cody Fulk of The Land Trust for Central North Carolina (LTCNC) manages orchard. The Land Trust uses the...
