Written by Kimber Ray

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Kimber Ray

A native of New Jersey with an environmental policy degree from Rutgers University, Kimber served two terms as our AmeriCorps Communications Associate and the Associate Editor for The Appalachian Voice from 2013-2015 before leaving to pursue permaculture farming in Costa Rica.

Ralph Davis: Exploring Appalachia’s Future

By Nolen Nychay In his 21 years of…

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Johnny Cummings: Small Town with Big Ideals

By Kimber Ray For a small eastern Kentucky…

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Dewayne Barton: Building Opportunity in West Asheville

By Kimber Ray Dewayne Barton isn’t only referring…

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Sara Day Evans: Accelerating Good Business

By Kimber Ray Although the environment and the…

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Anna George: Aquatic Activist

By Peter Boucher When Anna George was a…

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Ada Smith: Giving Voice to Appalachia

By Kimber Ray Amidst the economic and social…

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Advancing a Creative Economy for the Clinch River Valley

By Kimber Ray In the remote coalfields of…

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Charlie Jackson: Bringing Farms to Market

By Peter Boucher Charlie Jackson found a simple…

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Only God Should Move Mountains

By Nolen Nychay For Reverend Ryan Bennett, creation…

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Four Projects on Fourth Creek

By Hallie Carde Bob and Jill Kinser claim…

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