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Grandpa Kushner's Oak Tree

Appalachian living

Grandpa Kushner's Oak Tree

There are fewer things that perhaps set you up for success in life than the lessons from the oaks in a person's life.

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Learning a Thing or Two

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Learning a Thing or Two

It’s a sad song that has a hard time changing tune, but I’m an optimist so I know things will change--maybe with a few mushroom farms.

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The Pritchard that Gives a Shiitake

Appalachian living farm life

The Pritchard that Gives a Shiitake

At about six six and with a firm handshake I have to crank my neck back to see him, he’s the man that runs the mines and has mined the land we’re turning to farmland.

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Mushrooms for Deer Meat

Appalachian living farm life

Mushrooms for Deer Meat

According to the US Census there are 396 people that live in Hernshaw. I quickly learned in the holler that people know each other by their pickup trucks. One of my favorite trucks is a dark gray Toyota Tacoma.

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Nights in Hernshaw

Appalachian living farm life

Nights in Hernshaw

Working nights in August in cool metal boxes is better than working days in hot metal boxes. We spent hours assembling shelves I’d purchased from an Elder Beerman going out of business, and stringing lights.

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