Jacalyn Carfagno

Jacalyn Carfagno has been a journalist for more than three decades, writing about business and economics, land use and development, food and culture, among many other topics. She has received state, regional and national awards and recognition for her writing and editing. She is a freelancer for the Kentucky Lantern.

The singer-songwriter reflects on art and activism as her personal collection finds a home alongside bell hooks’ and Jean Ritchie’s.
By Jacalyn Carfagno
Janis Ian on the "Johnny Carson Show," Aug. 9, 1967. (Photo by Gilbert, courtesy of Janis Ian)
Like kudzu, bush honeysuckle was promoted for conservation use because it is good at covering bare ground quickly. Unfortunately, it's too good.
By Jacalyn Carfagno
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Rural Kentuckians and city chefs are building a new market for beef in Wendell Berry country.
By Jacalyn Carfagno
man and son watching cows