Grow food. Power communities. Renew Appalachia.
Project Everberry applies the EnergiAcres circular energy model: right-sized power whose heat and CO₂ feed community Food Centers, starting at Oglebay in Wheeling, WV.
The same reuse-based approach EnergiAcres is applying to data-center campuses, applied to food, jobs, and resilience across the tri-state region
Three Pillars of Impact
Food security, energy resilience, and economic development move together in the same operating model.
Food & Health
Year-round strawberries, greens, and produce; farm-to-school and pantry partnerships; and an OSU Foods for Health evaluation designed to measure real diet improvements.
Nutrition FocusEnergy & Efficiency
The EnergiAcres circular model: CHP/cogeneration and storage, with heat and CO₂ reused for greenhouses. PSU modeling and optimization target repeatable deployments.
Smart SystemsPeople & Place
Planned paid training, Oglebay agritourism and education, Food Helpers distribution, community kitchens, and small-business incubation.
Community FirstWhy Now?
Aging infrastructure, food insecurity, and vacant industrial assets create a narrow but real window for transformation.
The Challenge
Appalachia faces aging electrical grids, persistent food deserts, and shuttered industrial facilities. Traditional approaches tackle these challenges in isolation—but we see them as interconnected opportunities.
Circular by Design
At the center of Everberry is the EnergiAcres circular energy model. Power is generated close to where it is used, and the heat and CO₂ that are normally wasted are captured and fed to greenhouses. It is the same reuse-based approach EnergiAcres is applying to data-center campuses, where growing demand for reliable power makes heat reuse more valuable, and more urgent, than ever.
Our Approach
We are designing one replicable campus template that adapts to each site's unique needs. Our shared greenhouse design (by LLK), local architecture integration, and open-data philosophy accelerate replication across communities.
Key Innovation: Rather than custom-building each center from scratch, we are developing a common blueprint that allows local customization for site programs, cultural context, and partnership structures.
Equity at the Core
We prioritize underserved census tracts and partner with land-grant extensions to ensure lasting community presence. Our model isn't extractive—it's designed to build local capacity, create quality jobs, and improve health outcomes where they're needed most.
Project Roadmap
From planning to regional transformation—our path forward.
Foundational Planning
CompletePartners aligned; LLK preliminary designs; ARC ARISE planning support secured.
Design & Partnership Development
In ProgressOglebay greenhouse and agritourism design with LLK, architect and contractor budgeting, an Ohio ARC-eligible site search, and heat-reuse partnerships—while we build the public-private coalition needed to fund a first site.
First Site, By Partnership
NextBreak ground at Oglebay as public and private funding partners commit, with Ohio and Pennsylvania sites developing in parallel.
Replication
VisionPublish open toolkits and expand the model to additional Appalachian counties through new partnerships.
Building This Together
Ready to Help Build It?
We are looking for partners on design, sites, and funding for the first Food Centers in WV, OH, and PA.