ARTICLE by Willie Davis: In 1999, after a hard day of working as a freelance electrician, Elijah Collett turned on his computer. His son was teaching him how to use the Internet, but aside from a few religious websites, he didn’t have much interest in it. That evening, however, he decided to try his hand […]
ARTICLE by Willie Davis: In 1931, the Williamson, West Virginia Chamber of Commerce released a booklet celebrating the town. The cover shows, embedded within a cartoon heart, a photograph of the Williamson skyline. We see a bustling, industrious town perched above the Tug River with a railroad shifting coal cars to and from the rest […]
August 9th marked the opening day of the Floyd County Farmersâ Market. Now in its second year, the market has relocated from downtown Prestonsburg to out on the side of Route 114, just past the Mountain Arts Center. Â In a particularly difficult growing season, growers and customers alike were excited to be there. The Floyd […]
Nestled at the base of Powell Mountain in Lee County, Virginia, sits a small farm that has become a staple of the growing local food economy in southwest Virginia. It’s owned by Kirsty Zahnke, who bought the land and began farming here just under a decade ago. Kirsti calls her farm Farmlife. It’s about 25 […]
