Faith in the Soil: The Biblical Agrarian Movement, Part 2 If you stand on a ridge in the Appalachian Highlands…
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Sowing 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…
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A Family’s Leap of Faith: The Old Morris Farm Story
Photos Courtesy of Old Morris Farm, LLC We met Eric and Lesley Guerra at Vintage Market Days a few months…
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Rustic Roots Lavender Opens for a New Spring Season
You immediately feel the contrast between the sharp, cold spring wind and the warm, lively activity of the farm’s seasonal…
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Why We Absolutely Love This Surprising Maker Space
The Creative Pulse of Tennessee’s Oldest Town: Discovering Mill Spring Makers Market Every time I get to Jonesborough, Tennessee, I…
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A Fresh Look at Bristol’s Own Big Red Apple Shed
Today, I found myself pulling up to 594 Highway 126 in Bristol, Tennessee, just in time for the grand reopening…
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Finding Fungi Magic in an Abingdon Basement
As I walked through the Abingdon Farmers Market in early March, looking for a particular farmer to interview, I completely…
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The Pakalachian: Two Culinary Worlds on One Amazing Plate
The Commons and the Uncommon If you have ever been to the Commons in Abingdon, you will notice that there…
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The Unexpected Magic of Appalachian Gourd Art
First Encounters with Gourd Art I had never heard of gourd art until I moved to Bristol, Virginia, and passed…
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Brewing Sustainable Magic in the Blue Ridge Hills
A Serendipitous Encounter at the Market Every once in a while, I go to a market expecting to just browse,…
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