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
- Description:
- 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/
- Subject:
- Herbs--Therapeutic use, Agroforestry, American ginseng industry, Herbs--Utilization, Hemp farmers, American ginseng, Herb products, Forage plants, Farms--West Virginia, Herb gardening
- Rights:
- In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Language:
- English
- Source:
- A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection