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Agri-therapy promotes healing through the act of digging in the dirt.

Growing Peace

At the Veterans Healing Farm in Western North Carolina, veterans are discovering the therapeutic power of dirt.
Wayah Bald in the Nantahala National Forest near Franklin, North Carolina. From the photographer: “Captured on a brisk autumn day with peak foliage.”

Fabulous Fall Foliage: A Photo Essay

Our contributing photographers’ love of the mountains is on display in their wonderful work.
Three minis, Midnight, Mama (who is blind) and daughter Candy enjoy a beautiful spring morning in the orchard paddock in front of Elegius Mini Equine Sanctuary.

Healing and Hope

Doctors Joe and Koressa Malcolm hoped for something horse-related in retirement. Instead, they have found themselves in new careers of rescue, care and adoption.
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Creating a Place of Peace

Former nurse Kathi Jensen is riding high with East Tennessee horseback getaway.
This property was the home of Velmer Bailey, the last occupant of Lost Cove.

Hills, Hollers & Hard Goodbyes: Ghost Towns of Appalachia

From self-reliant settlements to company-built coal villages, these vanished communities speak to the complex history of the mountain South.

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