Allegheny Mountain School (AMS) was founded in 2011 to train and support young adults committed to sustainable food and community development.  Beginning on May 1, AMS Fellows will spend 6 months (Phase I) in residence on Allegheny Mountain; followed by one year in the service of Partner Organizations (Phase II) along the Route 250 corridor of the two Virginias.  Our goal for this year of service is that each AMS Fellow will touch the lives of at least ten families through teaching gardening and building sustainable local food programs. AMS Fellows are trained in a variety of farm skills, from organic gardening to permaculture site design, preserving food, carpentry skills and small animal husbandry.  AMS Fellows will learn to become community builders and leaders as they work to strengthen connections to our local food system in neighborhoods and schools.