Morgan Hornsby

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Austyn Gaffney |Morgan Hornsby

Share The forest behind Ryan Huish’s home doesn’t look like a traditional farm, but beneath the bright green canopy in southwest Virginia, he’s nurturing a thriving garden of medicinal herbs.On a warm afternoon in April, Dr. Huish, a biology professor at the University of Virginia’s College at Wise, led a troop of students along a footpath that wove through part of his family’s 60-acre property near Duffield.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Austyn Gaffney |Morgan Hornsby

50 States, 50 FixesFarmers have banded together to make the market for herbal supplements and remedies, part of Appalachia's cultural heritage, more sustainable and more profitable. 50 States, 50 FixesFarmers have banded together to make the market for herbal supplements and remedies, part of Appalachia's cultural heritage, more sustainable and more profitable. Credit...