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![["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/"]%](/image/4224HobbieLeeniePhoto00132718/0.jpg)
- 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.)
Listen to Audio
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.AudioInt.10.20.20.wav
- Title:
- Oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone
- Date:
- 2020-10-20
- Creator:
- Hobbie, Leenie, Falcone, Jon
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Herb gardening, Herb products, Herbalists, COVID-19 (Disease), Herbs--Therapeutic use, Gardening, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Apprenticeship programs
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Hardy County (W. Va.), Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonIntTranscript102020/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.IntTranscript.10.20.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone
- Date:
- 2020-10-20
- Creator:
- Hobbie, Leenie, Falcone, Jon
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbalists, COVID-19 (Disease), Gardening, Forage plants, Herbs--Utilization, Herb products, Apprenticeship programs, Herb gardening
- Location:
- Hardy County (W. Va.), Hampshire County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00191920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.001.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Portrait of herbalist Leenie Hobbie and apprentice Jon Falcone in Hobbie's garden in Rio, 1 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herb products, Herbalists, Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Apprenticeship programs, Forage plants
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00291920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.002.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Portrait of herbalist Leenie Hobbie and apprentice Jon Falcone in Hobbie's garden in Rio, 2 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herbs--Therapeutic use, Apprenticeship programs, Herb gardening, Herbalists, Herb products, Herbs--Utilization
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00391920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.003.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Portrait of herbalist Leenie Hobbie and apprentice Jon Falcone in Hobbie's garden in Rio, 3 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb gardening, Herbalists, Herb products, Herbs--Utilization
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00491920/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.004.9.19.20
- Title:
- Herbalist Leenie Hobbie shows apprentice Jon Falcone parts of a flower during an apprenticeship session at Hobbie's garden in Rio, 1 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening, Herbalists, Herb products, Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Therapeutic use
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00491920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.004.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Herbalist Leenie Hobbie and apprentice Jon Falcone talk during an apprenticeship session at Hobbie's garden in Rio
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herb products, Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Utilization, Forage plants, Gardening, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb gardening, Herbalists
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00691920/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.006.9.19.20
- Title:
- Herbalist Leenie Hobbie shows apprentice Jon Falcone parts of a flower during an apprenticeship session at Hobbie's garden in Rio, 2 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Apprenticeship programs, Herb products, Gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbalists
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00791920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.007.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Herbalist Leenie Hobbie shows apprentice Jon Falcone parts of a flower during an apprenticeship session at Hobbie's garden in Rio, 3 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herbalists, Herb gardening, Gardening, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Utilization, Forage plants, Herb products
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00891920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.008.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Herbalist Leenie Hobbie digs in her garden during an apprenticeship session with Jon Falcone, 1 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb products, Herbalists, Gardening, Apprenticeship programs, Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
![["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. 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. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/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."]%](/image/4224HobbieLeenieFalconeJonPhoto00991920tif/0.jpg)
- Identifier:
- 4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.009.9.19.20.tif
- Title:
- Herbalist Leenie Hobbie digs in her garden during an apprenticeship session with Jon Falcone, 2 of 3
- Date:
- 2020-09-19
- Creator:
- Elmaleh, Lisa
- Subject:
- Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening, Herb products, Gardening, Herbalists, Herbs--Therapeutic use
- Location:
- Hampshire County (W. Va.)
