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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.)
["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. 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."]%

6. 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.001.10.15.20.tif
Title:
2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett
Date:
2020-10-15
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Forage plants, Apprenticeship programs, Agroforestry, American ginseng industry, American ginseng
Location:
Randolph County (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. 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."]%

7. Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett meet at Shady Grove Farm for an apprenticeship session

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.001.6.13.20.tif
Title:
Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett meet at Shady Grove Farm for an apprenticeship session
Date:
2020-06-13
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Agroforestry, Apprenticeship programs, Forage plants, American ginseng industry, American ginseng
Location:
Randolph County (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. 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."]%

8. 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett sort ginseng berries

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.001.8.29.20.tif
Title:
2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett sort ginseng berries
Date:
2020-08-29
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Agroforestry, American ginseng, Forage plants, American ginseng industry
Location:
Randolph County (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. 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."]%

9. 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett examine ginseng plants at Shady Grove Farm, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.001.8.30.20.tif
Title:
2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett examine ginseng plants at Shady Grove Farm, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-08-30
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
American ginseng, Agroforestry, American ginseng industry, Apprenticeship programs, Forage plants
["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. 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."]%

10. Agroforestry apprentice Clara Haizlett gathers ginseng berries at Shady Grove Farm, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.002.8.29.20.tif
Title:
Agroforestry apprentice Clara Haizlett gathers ginseng berries at Shady Grove Farm, 1 of 2
Date:
2020-08-29
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Forage plants, Apprenticeship programs, American ginseng industry, American ginseng, Agroforestry
Location:
Randolph County (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. 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."]%

11. 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett examine ginseng plants at Shady Grove Farm, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.002.8.30.20.tif
Title:
2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants in agroforestry/forest farming Ed Daniels and Clara Haizlett examine ginseng plants at Shady Grove Farm, 2 of 2
Date:
2020-08-30
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, American ginseng, American ginseng industry, Forage plants, Agroforestry
Location:
Randolph County (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. 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."]%

12. Agroforestry apprentice Clara Haizlett gathers ginseng berries at Shady Grove Farm, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.DanielsEdHaizlettClara.Photo.003.8.29.20.tif
Title:
Agroforestry apprentice Clara Haizlett gathers ginseng berries at Shady Grove Farm, 2 of 2
Date:
2020-08-29
Creator:
Daniels, Carole
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, American ginseng, Forage plants, Agroforestry, American ginseng industry
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)