Sessions
Appalachia Regional Food Business Center
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM Thu
Adam Hudson from Lavalette, West Virginia, is the Senior Director of Agriculture at Coalfield Development. Adam oversees the Refresh Appalachia program and leads Coalfield in participating and supporting the sustainable and regenerative agriculture sector in Central Appalachia. Adam grew up on a small farm in West Virginia, where he worked alongside his grandfather in the garden and the greenhouses. After earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Natural Resources from Berea College in Kentucky, he moved back to West Virginia and has been working with Coalfield sense the summer of 2017. He has been a leading partner in implementing many federal grants and collaborative projects including the 2023 USDA Regional Food Business Center Program, which established the Appalachia Regional Food Businesses Center. He is one of the current Co-Chairs of the Processing, Aggregation and Distribution working group that is part of the Central Appalachian Network. Adam works to create partnerships and collaborations that foster an inclusive and creative space in order to strengthen agriculture throughout Central Appalachia.