Sarah Melotte

The Trust for Civic Life is a new funding collaborative that will support the “ordinary” activities that build stronger communities.

The food and stories in Ronni Lundy’s book “Victuals: An Appalachian Journey, with Recipes” affirm the region’s past and present in vivid color.

The most straightforward route for some women to enter agriculture may still be to marry a man who farms, says one researcher. But scholars and community groups are exploring more equitable solutions.