One idea for reinvigorating rural Appalachia is a modern-day Homestead Act to restore local land ownership and spur ecological and economic renewal. (Photo of reclaimed coal strip mine by Office of ...

Introduction In 2016, I proposed in the Daily Yonder an Appalachian Homestead Act—a plan to redistribute land from bankrupt coal companies and absentee owners to local residents for housing, farming, ...

For years, long before even our marriage was a certainty, my future husband, Ian, and I dreamed of Big Laurel Learning Center. Ian had been on numerous week-long visits and to summer camp sessions at ...

Getting back to basics has become a popular lifestyle, and on May 5 and 6, the third annual Great Appalachian Homesteading Conference in Cookeville will give ample opportunities to learn more about ...

In her new book, “Incomer,” Bonnie Proudfoot uses poetry to explore what it was like to make Central Appalachia her home.

One of the most enduring stereotypes in the United States is that country people are unsophisticated, ignorant, and stuck in the past. You can tell a stereotype has been around a while when it has ...

› What: Great Appalachian Homesteading Conference.› When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. CDT Saturday, April 2.› Where: Cumberland County Fairgrounds, 1398 Livingston Road ...

“A 21st-century Homestead Act offers compelling advantages for political leaders…For conservatives, it emphasizes individual responsibility, property ownership, and free market solutions…For ...