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Selected coverage, institutional recognition and conversations about an agricultural future for Appalachia.

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Television · CNN

Featured on W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America

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Documentary · PBS · The Food Principle

Part 4: Roots Rising

The episode visits Jason in McDowell County — his return home, farm work and the possibility of agriculture as a community and economic driver.

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Interview · Positively West Virginia · June 18, 2026

Jason Tartt: T&T Organics

Jason — a U.S. Army veteran farming for more than 13 years — shares how agriculture can drive economic opportunity, improve health outcomes and reconnect people with the land and traditions that have sustained Appalachia.

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In conversation.

Podcast · Black By God: The West Virginian
There’s a Farmer on the Flag
Crystal Good · December 26, 2025

A conversation filmed at Miss Ruby’s Corner Market, hosted by Mavery Davis — cooperative economics, food sovereignty, beekeeping, youth learning and food-processing infrastructure.

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Podcast · Apple Podcasts
#169 — Bringing Black Agriculture to Appalachia
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Podcast · Bumps in the Road
Farming in the Coalfields and Mountain Farming

EDGE co-founder Jason Tartt discusses farming in the coalfields and mountain farming.

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In print & online.

Feature · The Real WV / Black By God
What T&T Organic Farms Is Showing Us About Land Access in McDowell County
June 23, 2026
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Opinion · Black By God: The West Virginian
McDowell County Deserves More Than Studies and Drive-By Journalism
By Jason Tartt, Sr. · October 2, 2025

Jason challenges portrayals that reduce McDowell County to hardship, and calls for durable partnerships and a fuller account of community capability.

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Workforce & Heritage · Inside Appalachia / Black By God
Farmer Grows Workforce Training Program in Former Coal Camp
Tiara Brown · June 19, 2025 (WVPB) · June 24, 2025 (BBG)

How agricultural training and production intersect with the history of the Berwind/Hartwell Black coal camp.

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Agriculture · Black By God: The West Virginian
From New Business Models to Global Expansion: Growth Opportunities for Black Farmers in West Virginia
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Magazine · YES! — The Growth Issue
Capitalism, Community, Equity
August 31, 2023
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Food Systems · Bread for the World
On the EDGE of Food System Transformation in West Virginia
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University · WVU Today
Seedy Talks with Jason B. Tartt Sr.
October 25, 2022
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Recognition

On the record.

“Jason’s work at the crossroads of farming, education, and community development continues to gain national recognition — from a PBS spotlight to being named a Finalist for West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year.”
— Invest Appalachia, October 21, 2025
Leadership Spotlight · Invest Appalachia
Jason Tartt on How Appalachia Is Seen — and What’s Missing
October 21, 2025

Features Jason’s work as farmer, entrepreneur and EDGE co-founder, and his role on the Community Advisory Council. Also notes his selection as a West Virginia Conservation Farm of the Year finalist.

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Institutional Record · Invest Appalachia
Community Advisory Council
November 2022 update

Names Jason Tartt Sr., owner of T&T Organics and co-founder of EDGE, among Community Advisory Council members.

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