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Rain Needs
“Country Folks Pray for Rain” What clouds and thunder gather;Skies are threat’ning and gray.But the rain falls elsewhere:None comes here…
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More Information about Yesterday’s Cornfield
A view of the Smokies from upper Kirkland Creek Kelly Bennett was standing at a little over 3,000…
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Mountain Cornfield
Southern Appalachian Digital Collections Mountain Cornfield This image looking down a hollow includes a corn crop in the foreground and…
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Calling Doodle Bugs
Matt’s new shed has become a haven for doodle bugs. You can see their small round funnels everywhere…
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Zucchini Bread with Coconut
I have several zucchini bread recipes in my collection and I like them all. Recently I was flipping…
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Pap’s Birthday Was Last Week
Pap plowing his big garden before the first planting Last week, July 16, was Pap’s birthday. We all…
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I Love Cilantro But None of My Family Does
I never cared for the taste of cilantro until a lady at work started bringing in fresh guacamole….
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Growing Basil
“I’ve found basil to be one of the easiest herbs to grow in the garden. One of my…
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Okra is Lady Fingers??
Jing Orange Okra Did you know okra is sometimes called lady’s fingers? I’ve never heard it called that…
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Green Beans in Appalachia
Green beans play a huge role in the food scene of Appalachia. Most folks who garden in the…
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Best Eating in July
Fresh green beans and new potatoes It was the time of the year when tables groaned under the…
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Chocolate Pound Cake
When I first started cooking in Granny’s kitchen one of my favorite cookbooks to use was Cook and…
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Who Will Sing for Me (with Maria Campbell)
Today’s post was written by Paul. The video I’m sharing today is the very first recording that my…
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There are tons of things I could tell you about myself, but all you really need to know is I’m crazy in love with my home in Appalachia-the people, the food, the music, the colorful language, the sustainable lifestyle, the history, the soaring mountains, and the deep dark hollers. I hope you’ll join me as I do my best to celebrate and preserve Appalachia.