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November 2022

Trevor Saville contrasts corn grown normally (left ear) with some grown in a sustainable fashion through his drip irrigation method (right ear).

Good Corn, Clean Streams, Varied Forests

Trevor Saville has transformed the land his family has owned since the 1700s toward good stewardship both upon it and beyond.
Skittles was my beloved therapy dog, bringing joy or comfort to whomever met her. She visited Hospice, the local hospital, nursing homes, and a summer camp for sick children. She died this past May.

Doggies in the Snow: A Photo Essay

Freezy-bark thanks to our readers for the great canine winter-fun photos, and our regrets for those we couldn’t fit in. Captions, edited for space and clarity, are from the owners.
Sourwood leaves are edible and the blooms attract honeybees.

November’s Wild Edible: Sourwood

The sourwood is only found in Eastern North America and is most abundant in the Blue Ridge – making it a quintessential Southern Appalachians tree.
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The Mountain Q&A – Alex Gibson: Facing Appalshop’s Future

Alex Gibson is executive director of Appalshop—home to the largest body of creative work on Appalachia in the world. He’s taking the Whitesburg, Kentucky, nonprofit into its next 50 years as an arts, culture and media education center.
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