West Virginia AgrAbility: Making Agriculture Accessible to All

By Matt Browning According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 200,000 farmers, ranchers and agricultural workers acquire occupational injuries each year that limit their ability to perform essential work tasks. The West Virginia AgrAbility program exists to assist these farmers and their family members with education and resources, ensuring our state’s farmers…

Using the Past to Educate the Future

By Shannon Lester Nestled in the hills of Southern West Virginia, Heritage Farm Museum & Village connects early Appalachian settlers’ survival ingenuity and ancestral problem solving with today’s technology to empower a brighter future. Home to more than 15 hand-hewn log structures—including indoor event space for up to 200 people, five log cabin inns, a…