About

Allegheny Mountain Institute (AMI) is a 501c3 nonprofit organization working to cultivate healthy communities through food and education. AMI’s flagship program is an 18-month Fellowship that fully sponsors, trains, and empowers Fellows to become teachers and advocates for a food system that is socially, environmentally, and economically just. Selected Fellows spend six months in experiential, residential Farm and Food Study at AMI’s Allegheny Farm Campus in western Highland County, followed by a Community Action Year, applying their training in partnership with regional non-profit organizations. AMI also operates a hospital farm in partnership with Augusta Health and school farm in partnership with Waynesboro City Schools. Upcoming educational workshops and events can be found at: https://www.amifellows.org/classes-and-events