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["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."]

37. Herbalist Leenie Hobbie teaches apprentice Jon Falcone about passionflower (Passiflora incarnate), which is native to West Virginia

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Photo.021.9.19.20.tif
Title:
Herbalist Leenie Hobbie teaches apprentice Jon Falcone about passionflower (Passiflora incarnate), which is native to West Virginia
Date:
2020-09-19
Creator:
Elmaleh, Lisa
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Herbalists, Gardening, Herb products, Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening, and Herbs--Therapeutic use
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)