Farms General Meet Local Farmers on the Northeast Tennessee Farm Tour Aaron Creighton Jun 8, 2026 0Hit the Road June 13 for the 7th Annual Northeast Tennessee Farm Tour The 7th Annual Northeast Tennessee Farm Tour… Read More
Featured History The Folklore and Facts of the Old Farmer’s Almanac Aaron Creighton Jun 6, 2026 0The Quirky, Enduring Legacy of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Walk into a hardware store or feed-and-seed in the Appalachian Highlands… Read More
Featured Government NCDEQ Funds Recycling Repairs & New Facilities Caleb Musser Jun 3, 2026 0On June 2, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality announced $25 million in grants to 16 local governments across… Read More
General Weather Beyond the Green: Virginia’s Drought Persists Under the Surface Josh Mason May 29, 2026 0Recent storms have greened pastures and fields across Virginia, but state drought officials say the rain has not ended the… Read More
Featured General A New Future for 253,000 Acres of Appalachian Woodlands Caleb Musser May 28, 2026 0A 253,000-acre conservation project across Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky is opening land for recreation, supporting timber and solar development, and… Read More
General Health Mullein in Appalachia: The Velvet Weed with a Story Aaron Creighton May 27, 2026 0Mullein in the yard, on the roadside, and in Appalachian memory A Plant That Found Me Online Recently, I started… Read More
Farms Featured The Best of Local Agriculture at Mount Airy Farm Fest Aaron Creighton May 20, 2026 0The road into Mount Airy does part of the storytelling before you ever reach town. Come down through the Blue… Read More
Foodways Try This Wacky Cake: A Beautiful WWII Era Creation Kathryn Jacobson May 17, 2026 0My Mom’s mom made this cake during World War II. It is a common recipe of the time, and its… Read More
Foodways General Out of the Kitchen: Virginia’s New Food Freedom Law Caleb Musser May 14, 2026 0Virginia home bakers, jam makers, and other small food producers will soon have more room to sell beyond the farmers… Read More
Foodways General Unlocking the Secrets of the Invasive Wild Kudzu Vine Mary McLeod May 14, 2026 0The Miracle, The Monster, The Meal: Rethinking Kudzu in the Appalachian Highlands Few plants are more associated with the modern… Read More
General Weather Beyond the Green: Virginia’s Drought Persists Under the Surface Josh Mason May 29, 2026