Although there is some overlap with Southern cooking, traditional Appalachian cuisine centers on fresh and foraged foods and ...

This week, we look back at 2025. We met some fascinating people, like Aaron Dowdy of country rock band Fust. Also, central ...

In an age of increasingly shifting demographics, Democrats and Republicans alike have scrambled to win overlooked parts of the country. Appalachia often falls between the cracks. Being from ...

Esther Renee Adams, "Mamaw," was laid to rest in her own home. In the mountains of eastern Kentucky, such "country wakes" could last for days. Shelby Lee Adams Esther Renee Adams was born on her ...

We explore the rich and enduring tradition of storytelling in Appalachia. We explore the rich and enduring tradition of storytelling in Appalachia. Lee Hunsaker, creator of Hoot and Holler, discusses ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft Emma Cieslik Isolation is a part of life in the Appalachian Mountains, and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — A new initiative from nonprofit Advantage Valley is looking to bring growth to local food producers in Appalachia. The organization’s Taste of Appalachia program looks to ...

Purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Argues that since the conception of Appalachia as a distinctly different region from the rest of the South and the United States, the foods ...

Sawmill Gravy with Cornmeal Here's the thing. When you think about logging camp food from the late 1800s, you probably don't ...

I was on a walking tour with Dr. Joseph Fox along Asheville’s Black Cultural Heritage Trail. We stopped in front of the YMI Cultural Center, one of the first Black community centers in the country. We ...

Candles in farmhouse windows can shine a long way on dark nights in the Blue Ridge Mountains. That light was especially symbolic at Christmas when settlers in frontier Appalachia — many of them ...