Tag: West Virginia farmer
Feeding the soul: Violet Maston shares love of flowers at Sweet...
At Sweet Violet Farm, in Leroy, West Virginia, Violet Maston is sharing her love of flowers, with more than 50 varieties that she sells to florists and directly to customers.
W.Va. ag hall of fame inductee Bill Ingram reflects on years...
Bill Ingram and his family’s farm, Ingram Farms, of Sistersville, are now a permanent part of West Virginia’s farming history, as one of the 2022 inductees into the West Virginia Agriculture and Forestry Hall of Fame.
Big Wheeling Agrarian Center keeps food local, trains farmers
At the Big Wheeling Agrarian Center, Matt Pounds and several other first generation farmers are building a diversified, “full diet” farm, which will also serve as training grounds for other beginning farmers in the area.
Women in agriculture awardee applies NRCS knowledge to family farm
Katie Fitzsimmons, farmer and Natural Resources Conservation Service district conservationist, is one of four women who recently received the 2021 West Virginia Women in Agriculture award.
