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["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/"]%

1. Transcript of oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEd.IntTranscript.9.3.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Carole Daniels and Ed Daniels
Date:
2019-09-03
Creator:
Daniels, Ed, Daniels, Carole
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Therapeutic use, Agroforestry, American ginseng industry, Herbs--Utilization, Hemp farmers, American ginseng, Herb products, Forage plants, Farms--West Virginia, Herb gardening
["Ed Daniels of Mill Creek is leading a 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship in agroforestry/forest farming with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, 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. Haizlett, who was an intern in The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritages American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots project, plans to start a forest farm on her familys land in Brooke County.In this interview, which was a remote site visit for their apprenticeship, they discuss their respective work, apprenticeship sessions, and hopes for the future of the agroforestry tradition. Learn more about their apprenticeship: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/"]%

2. Transcript of oral history of Carole Daniels, Ed Daniels, and Clara Haizlett

Identifier:
4224.DanielsCaroleDanielsEdHaizlettClara.IntTranscript.9.16.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Carole Daniels, Ed Daniels, and Clara Haizlett
Date:
2020-09-16
Creator:
Haizlett, Clara, Daniels, Ed, Daniels, Carole
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Traditional medicine, Agroforestry, American ginseng, Hemp farmers, Herbs--Therapeutic use, American ginseng industry, Apprenticeship programs, Herb products, Farms--West Virginia, Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization
Location:
Brooke County (W. Va.), Wellsburg (W. Va.)
["Ed Daniels of Mill Creek is leading an apprenticeship in agroforestry/forest farming with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. A ginseng digger and cultivator since he was young, 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. See our feature on Haizletts apprenticeship with Daniels here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/Learn more about Ed and Carole Daniels Shady Grove Botanicals here: https://www.shadygrovebotanicals.com/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]%

3. Artist profile of Ed Daniels

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEd.ArtistProfile.10.6.20
Title:
Artist profile of Ed Daniels
Date:
2020-10-16
Creator:
Daniels, Ed
Contributor:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Herb gardening, Herb products, American ginseng, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Hemp farmers, Farms--West Virginia, American ginseng industry, Agroforestry, Herbs--Utilization, Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Ed Daniels of Mill Creek is leading an apprenticeship in agroforestry/forest farming with Clara Haizlett of Wellsburg. Haizlett, who was an intern in The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritages American Ginseng: Local Knowledge, Global Roots project, plans to start a forest farm on her familys land in Brooke County.See our feature on Haizletts apprenticeship with Daniels here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/21/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-ed-daniels-clara-haizlett-agroforestry-forest-farming/Learn more about Ed and Carole Daniels Shady Grove Botanicals here: https://www.shadygrovebotanicals.com/Learn more about Clara Haizletts work here: https://www.clarahaizlett.com/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]%

4. Artist profile of Clara Haizlett

Identifier:
4224.HaizlettClara.ArtistProfile.10.6.20
Title:
Artist profile of Clara Haizlett
Date:
2020-10-06
Creator:
Haizlett, Clara
Subject:
Herb gardening, Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Utilization, Hemp farmers, American ginseng, Herb products, Herbs--Therapeutic use, American ginseng industry, Farms--West Virginia, Agroforestry
Location:
Brooke County (W. Va.), Wellsburg (W. Va.)
["For the past 6 years, Sandy Mashburn (b. January 20th, 1954, Albertville, AL) and her husband Tommy Mashburn come to West Virginia for 3 months from August-October to hunt root, including ginseng, may apple, yellow root, and black cohosh. They sell the foraged root and other plant parts to Tony Coffman at Coffmans Metals in Birch River, West Virginia. In this short interview, Sandy speaks about how they first started coming to West Virginia, her husbands digging hobby, how the price of ginseng has changed, and more.This interview and other materials were collected in collaboration with the Smithsonian Folklife Festivals 2020 festival program on American ginseng. Learn more: https://festival.si.edu/blog/west-virginia-ginseng-trade"]%

5. Transcript of oral history of Sandy Mashburn

Identifier:
4224.MashburnSandy.IntTranscript.9.16.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sandy Mashburn
Date:
2019-09-16
Creator:
Mashburn, Sandy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Utilization, Forage plants, American ginseng, American ginseng industry
Location:
Birch River (W. Va.)