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Appalachian Acres in Tallmansville, West Virginia, is owned and operated by Donnie Tenney and Lorelie Nicolas-Tenney. On September 28, 2017, they gathered with family and friends, including Nicolas-Tenney's mother Liz Villegas, seedsaver and farmer Charlie Radabaugh (of Radabaugh Farm in Buckhannon, WV), and seedsaver, farmer, and chef Mike Costello (of Lost Creek Farm in Lost Creek, WV), to harvest, process and boil sorghum into syrup.

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The tops of the sorghum stalks are cut before the stalks are pressed for syrup

Identifier:
4224.AppalachianAcresSorghum.Photo.048.9.28.17
Title:
The tops of the sorghum stalks are cut before the stalks are pressed for syrup
Date:
2017-09-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Appalachian Acres in Tallmansville, West Virginia, is owned and operated by Donnie Tenney and Lorelie Nicolas-Tenney. On September 28, 2017, they gathered with family and friends, including Nicolas-Tenney's mother Liz Villegas, seedsaver and farmer Charlie Radabaugh (of Radabaugh Farm in Buckhannon, WV), and seedsaver, farmer, and chef Mike Costello (of Lost Creek Farm in Lost Creek, WV), to harvest, process and boil sorghum into syrup.
Subject:
foodways, Sorghum syrup, Food habits, Farms--West Virginia, and Sorghum as food
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Upshur County (W. Va.)
Format:
image/tiff
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection