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["Tony Coffman is the owner of Coffmans Metals, LLC in Birch River, West Virginia, which specializing in the buying and selling of ginseng and other wild herbs and roots, scrap metal, recyclables, and furs. A licensed ginseng dealer, Coffman began digging ginseng when he was a teenager for extra pocket money. Coffman inherited the business in 1987 from his grandfather Guy Coffman.These photos and related interviews were conducted in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals 2020 festival program on American ginseng. Learn more: https://festival.si.edu/blog/west-virginia-ginseng-trade"]%

1. Dried wild herbs harvested in West Virginia and sold to Coffman's Metals in Birch river

Identifier:
4224.CoffmansMetalsGinseng.Photo.004.9.15.19
Title:
Dried wild herbs harvested in West Virginia and sold to Coffman's Metals in Birch river
Date:
2019-09-15
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Forage plants, American ginseng industry
Location:
Nicholas County (W. Va.), Birch River (W. Va.)
["Tony Coffman is the owner of Coffmans Metals, LLC in Birch River, West Virginia, which specializing in the buying and selling of ginseng and other wild herbs and roots, scrap metal, recyclables, and furs. A licensed ginseng dealer, Coffman began digging ginseng when he was a teenager for extra pocket money. Coffman inherited the business in 1987 from his grandfather Guy Coffman.These photos and related interviews were conducted in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals 2020 festival program on American ginseng. Learn more: https://festival.si.edu/blog/west-virginia-ginseng-trade"]%

2. Dried herbs in bags sold to Coffman's Metals in Birch River

Identifier:
4224.CoffmansMetalsGinseng.Photo.005.9.15.19
Title:
Dried herbs in bags sold to Coffman's Metals in Birch River
Date:
2019-09-15
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
American ginseng industry, Forage plants
Location:
Birch River (W. Va.), Nicholas County (W. Va.)
["Tony Coffman is the owner of Coffmans Metals, LLC in Birch River, West Virginia, which specializing in the buying and selling of ginseng and other wild herbs and roots, scrap metal, recyclables, and furs. A licensed ginseng dealer, Coffman began digging ginseng when he was a teenager for extra pocket money. Coffman inherited the business in 1987 from his grandfather Guy Coffman.These photos and related interviews were conducted in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals 2020 festival program on American ginseng. Learn more: https://festival.si.edu/blog/west-virginia-ginseng-trade"]%

3. Dried goldenseal harvested in West Virginia and sold to Coffman's Metals in Birch River

Identifier:
4224.CoffmansMetalsGinseng.Photo.006.9.15.19
Title:
Dried goldenseal harvested in West Virginia and sold to Coffman's Metals in Birch River
Date:
2019-09-15
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
American ginseng industry, Forage plants
Location:
Birch River (W. Va.), Hardy County (W. Va.)
["A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, Ed Daniels and his wife Carole own and operate Shady Grove Farm in Randolph County where they grow ginseng, goldenseal, ramps, cohosh, and industrial hemp, among other plants. In this interview, Ed and Carole talk about their forest farming and seed saving practice, the hopes for their farm, and Eds family tradition of medicinal herbs. Ed Daniels is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, leading an apprenticeship with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/Shady Grove Botanicals: https://www.shadygrovebotanicals.com/"]%

4. Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.Photo.001.9.3.19
Title:
Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbs--Utilization, Herb products, American ginseng industry, Herb gardening, Agroforestry, Forage plants, Farms--West Virginia, American ginseng
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, Ed Daniels and his wife Carole own and operate Shady Grove Farm in Randolph County where they grow ginseng, goldenseal, ramps, cohosh, and industrial hemp, among other plants. In this interview, Ed and Carole talk about their forest farming and seed saving practice, the hopes for their farm, and Eds family tradition of medicinal herbs. Ed Daniels is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, leading an apprenticeship with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/Shady Grove Botanicals: https://www.shadygrovebotanicals.com/"]%

5. Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.Photo.002.9.3.19
Title:
Carole and Ed Daniels of Shady Grove Botanicals at their Randolph County farm, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening, Farms--West Virginia, American ginseng, Forage plants, Herb products, American ginseng industry, Agroforestry
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless of Kerens, West Virginia, is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Harless led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

6. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 1 of 5

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarion.Photo.001.5.31.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 1 of 5
Date:
2018-05-31
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Forage plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb gardening, Herbalists, Herbs--Utilization
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless of Kerens, West Virginia, is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Harless led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

7. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 2 of 5

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarion.Photo.002.5.31.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 2 of 5
Date:
2018-05-31
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbalists, Herb gardening, Forage plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbs--Utilization
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless of Kerens, West Virginia, is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Harless led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

8. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 3 of 5

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarion.Photo.003.5.31.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 3 of 5
Date:
2018-05-31
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb products, Herbalists, Forage plants
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless of Kerens, West Virginia, is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Harless led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

9. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 5 of 5

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarion.Photo.005.5.31.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 5 of 5
Date:
2018-05-31
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbalists, Herb gardening
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless of Kerens, West Virginia, is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Harless led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

10. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless at the West Virginia State Fairgrounds during the 2018 New Story Conference

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarion.Photo.006.5.31.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless at the West Virginia State Fairgrounds during the 2018 New Story Conference
Date:
2018-05-31
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb gardening, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herbalists, Herb products
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)
["The Swiss community of Helvetia, West Virginia began hosting its annual ramp supper sometime between 1946-1948 (Helvetia native Ernest Hofer who has been working at the supper for at least 40 years, wasnt sure of the exact date). The event is a fundraiser, benefiting the Helvetia Community Hall Association and the Farm Womens Club. For weeks prior, volunteers, including local 4-H kids, work to wash and freeze 60 bushels of ramps, some of which are dug and donated by locals, and the rest are bought from a digger. On the Friday before the event, male volunteers gather outside to cook 400 lbs. of potatoes in iron kettles over a wood fire, while drinking homemade wine. Women volunteers work in the kitchen, cutting 300 lbs. of ham, making cornbread, cooking Navy beans, and defrosting ramps. The Helvetia Ramp Supper is always held the last Saturday in April and draws visitors from across the state and region. The dinner includes fried and fresh ramps, beans, ham, fried potatoes, applesauce, cornbread, coleslaw, drink, and dessert, which guests eat at long tables in the basement of the Helvetia Community Hall. After dinner, a square dance is held upstairs. The documentation of the Helvetia Ramp Supper is part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/Also see Emily Hilliards piece on Helvetias seasonal celebrations, including the Ramp Supper, via The Bitter Southerner: https://bittersoutherner.com/my-year-in-helvetia-west-virginia and read her piece on the Ramp Supper via the West Virginia Folklife blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/05/27/rampfingerprints/For more information, visit: http://www.helvetiawv.com/Events/Helvetia_Ramps/Helvetia_Ramps.htm"]%

11. Bags of frozen ramps defrosting for the Helvetia Ramp Supper, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.HelvetiaRampSupper.Photo.021.4.28.16
Title:
Bags of frozen ramps defrosting for the Helvetia Ramp Supper, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-04-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wild leek, Festivals, Forage plants, foodways, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie (b. December 28, 1960, Alexandria, VA) is an herbalist in Kirby (Rio post office box) in Hampshire County, West Virginia. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. Hobbie is a 2020-2021 participant in the West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, teaching traditional Appalachian herbalism to apprentice Jon Falcone.See the West Virginia Folklife Program's profile of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/"]%

12. Herbalist Leenie Hobbie in her home in Kirby

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenie.Photo.001.3.27.18
Title:
Herbalist Leenie Hobbie in her home in Kirby
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbalists, Herb products, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb gardening
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)