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Out of the Kitchen: Virginia’s New Food Freedom Law
Virginia home bakers, jam makers, and other small food producers will soon have more room to sell beyond the farmers…
Read MoreUnlocking the Secrets of the Invasive Wild Kudzu Vine
The Miracle, The Monster, The Meal: Rethinking Kudzu in the Appalachian Highlands Few plants are more associated with the modern…
Read MoreSlow Food Tri-Cities is Now an Official Non-Profit
It feels like it was yesterday that I was walking the grounds of Spade & Spoon in Johnson City, admiring…
Read MoreThe Pinnacle of the Bean: Three Generations of Chocolatiers
I don’t know about anyone else, but in my mind, one of the best things God ever put on the…
Read MoreAncient Animal Welfare Still Guides Modern Farmers
Faith in the Soil, Part 3: Ancient Welfare, Modern Pastures Stand next to a conventional feedlot and take a deep…
Read MoreVirginia Tech Secures $3.5M for New Composting Facility
BLACKSBURG, Va. — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has committed nearly $8 million to something most people don’t think…
Read MoreSowing Seeds of Faith: The Mountain Sanctuary
Faith in the Soil: The Biblical Agrarian Movement, Part 2 If you stand on a ridge in the Appalachian Highlands…
Read MoreSowing Seeds of Faith: The New Appalachian Agrarians
Faith in the Soil Series, Part 1 If you observe a modern, large-scale commercial farm today, you will see a…
Read MoreRegional Cleanups: How to Celebrate Earth Day This Year
As the frost melts away and exposes the familiar green of an Appalachian spring, attention turns to the ground beneath…
Read MoreFinding Inspiration in the Rhythms of Mountain Life
Finding Inspiration in the Rhythms of Mountain Life The Rhythm of the Loom Helen sat at her loom on the…
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