Lavender Farming Project Doesn’t Go as Planned Roxy Todd·October 5, 2018A program to retrain veterans and others on how to grow lavender plants on former strip mines has left participants feeling misled and exploited. EconomyFood and Agriculture
Turning Barren Strip Mines into Fields of Purple Roxy Todd·February 23, 2018A new wave of farmers hopes the lavender industry can provide a steady source of income to support them in West Virginia.EconomyFood and Agriculture
A Poet Mines for Meaning in West Virginia’s Complex Energy Past Kara Holsopple·December 23, 2016A new anthology of poems, essays and stories is exploring the impacts of fracking and Appalachia's complicated relationship to its energy heritage.CultureEnergy
