Appalachian Innovators

Lavender Hopes and Realities: Farming Project Doesn’t Go as Planned

We reported earlier this year on an economic development project to grow lavender on former strip mines in West Virginia. After the story was released, we…

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How One Man Is Using Coal to Help Blast Rockets into Space

Brian Joseph from Ohio County, West Virginia, has dedicated his professional life to innovation, reimagining and retooling old materials in the region…

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Pa. Trail Initiative Could Provide Roadmap for Some Struggling W.Va. Towns

There’s a national storyline that’s told about parts of West Virginia and Pennsylvania. It goes something like this: As the steel and coal industries…

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New Wave of Lavender Farmers Hope to Revive Barren Stripmines into Fields of Purple

When you picture the Appalachian Coalfields, you might think of those scenic photographs of mist rising from the mountains. But there are the less…

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