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WVU to celebrate organic farming with field day

MORGANTOWN—West Virginia University is celebrating organic farming with hands-on activities, workshops, farm tours and more through this year's Organic Farm Field Day. The field day will be held from 2-7 p.m. Aug. 28 at the WVU Organic Farm. From livestock production techniques to ...

'I've found three-legged frogs out there'

Click to listen to this story MORGANTOWN — Standing at the confluence where a tributary feeds into West Run, Dr. Jason Hubbart motions to the right where flowing water appears milky-white. He motions to the left, where deep red and orange sludge covers every crevice in the ...

Postcast Special Episode: West Run Watershed

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Volume 2, Episode 4 – Call of the Northwoods, Part 2

Listen now! Listen to "Volume 2, Episode 4 – Call of the Northwoods, Part 2" on Spreaker. Welcome to the season finale of Volume 2. In this episode, which doubles as part 2 of Andrew's conversation with A.J. DeRosa of Northwoods Collective and Project Upland, the two talk ...

Volume 2, Episode 3 – Call of the Northwoods, Part 1

Listen now! Listen to "Volume 2, Episode 4 – Call of the Northwoods, Part 1" on Spreaker. Episode 3 is here, and with it comes a call from the Northwoods. Northwoods Collective, that is. I sit down with A.J. DeRosa, creative director of NWC and Project Upland, an ...

Seed shortage leads farmers to rely on one another

MORGANTOWN—Concern over food shortages and difficulty getting to grocery stores due to COVID-19 caused many West Virginians to turn to local farmers, and in turn, local farmers had to turn to one another. The Coronavirus pandemic increased demand for food, subsequently putting vegetable ...