W.Va. Photographer Joins Team USA For International Competition
A Charleston-based photographer is in Iceland this week taking part in the 2026 World Photographic Cup international photography competition.
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WVU Extension Hopes Free Seeds Grow Community Alongside Food
For the first time in the program’s eight year history, seeds will not be sent through the mail.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsEJ Henderson After The Flood And "Little Seed," Inside Appalachia
After Helene, an Asheville guitar maker grapples with how to help her neighborhood when there’s so much need. A church in West Virginia is helping turn unwanted guns into garden tools. ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGardening With Guns And A Need For Affordable Healthcare This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, a church in the Eastern Panhandle provides a creative way out of gun ownership and a free clinic in Charleston.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe Uses And Benefits Of Rain Barrels In Gardening
When a storm hits, some rainfall enters the soil, but a lot of it collects pollutants and ends up in waterways. By installing rain barrels, farmers and gardeners can collect rainwater and ensure it goes directly to their crops.
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The Rooted East Knoxville Collective Brings New Perspectives To Restorative Foodways Justice
Across the country, poor and largely Black neighborhoods were bulldozed and replaced with new highways and civic centers in the 20th century. That concept is known as urban renewal — and it tore communities apart. Now, one woman in Knoxville, Tennessee, is using food to try to heal generations of damage in a city neighborhood. Folkways Reporter Wendy Welch has more.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGardeners And Farmers At Increased Risk Of Unintended Effects From Increased Herbicide Use
Experts are warning gardeners and farmers to be more aware of the mulch and organic material they add to their soils.
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