Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 3 of 5

Identifier:

4224.HarlessMarion.Photo.003.5.31.18

Title:

Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless leads an herb walk at the state fairgrounds during the 2019 New Story Conference, 3 of 5

Date:

2018-05-31

Creator:

Hilliard, Emily

Description:

Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless of Kerens, West Virginia, is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Harless led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/

Subject:

Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herb products, Herbalists, Forage plants

Rights:

In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted

Location:

Lewisburg (W. Va.)

Format:

image/tiff

Source:

A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection