Farming Traditions – Blue Ridge National Heritage Area

William Ritter

William Ritter finds fascination in the traditional music and foodways, particularly from his area in...

Todd Elliott is a champion fiddler, storyteller, and performing artist from Rutherford County, NC, who...

Forty years ago, Henderson County general store owner J. H. Stepp decided to leave the...

Karen Taylor's deep knowledge of the flora of Western North Carolina comes from a lifetime...

Growing up in the Mountain Creek section of Rutherford County, Floyd Sims worked hard as...

Randy Vess grew up in McDowell County, in a family that kept alive many traditional...

Lesa Postell remembers that during her childhood in Jackson County, "Everything was done as a...

Growing up in Haywood County, David Burnette was drawn to the old ways that he...

Appalachian Homestead Farm and Preserve (AAHP) is a nonprofit cultural organization that preserves the 19th-century...

The Smoky Mountain Native Plants Association (SMNPA) is a group of farmers, wildcrafters, naturalists, and...