The Appalachian Resource Conservation & Development Council submitted this article Photos by Graham Yelton In the Appalachian Highlands, farming knowledge…
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What Makes Bristol’s Rural King Market So Special?
What Makes Bristol’s Rural King Market So Special? Bristol’s annual Rural King Farmers Market brought together about 26 vendors selling…
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New Abingdon Shop Makes Room for Bulk and Local Goods
Most of the dry goods at Patchwork Provisions are sold by weight. Customers can bring their own containers or choose…
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Inside the Mind of a 23-Year-Old Antique Tractor Expert
At 23, Jackson Fleenor is preserving more than antique tractors. Without setting out to do so, he is also keeping…
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ASAP Farm Tour Expands to 19 Western North Carolina Farms
The September ASAP event will feature rice fields, bison, vineyards, and farms still rebuilding after Hurricane Helene. Visitors to the…
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How Deep Roots Ecostead Makes the Most of One Acre
Most of the herbs grown at Deep Roots Ecostead occupy less than an acre of the nearly 10-acre farm. The…
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At Squabble State, Farm-to-Glass Cider Is Only the Beginning
On a Bristol hillside in the Squabble State, two business partners are combining Virginia apples, a young orchard, disputed-border history,…
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Squabble State Market Brings Vendors Out in the Rain
Rain followed vendors to the July 12 Squabble State pop-up market, but so did shoppers, drawn by hot food, flowers,…
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New USDA Rule Tests The Meaning of Regenerative Farming
A new federal rule promoted as a market-based boost for regenerative agriculture could eventually create premiums for some farmers growing…
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Former Leaf Farms Are Finding New Life in the Region
On a breezy Saturday at the Lebanon, Virginia, Farmers Market, the story of tobacco’s long decline did not begin in…
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