In a time when everything feels heavy — from current events to stretched budgets — one Somerset farm invites visitors to slow down this summer. As ... Read This Post
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Growing Up Wild: How Red Oaks Forest School Connects Children to Nature
Imagine a school set in the forest, where children can learn by following animal tracks, looking under logs and ... Read This Post
Learn with an Expert: Social Media Marketing
In 2026, we launched a free monthly workshop series for small businesses based in Eastern Kentucky called Learn with an Expert. This series also ... Read This Post
Portal 31 Underground Museum Gets Updated Online Presence
Deep in the mountains of Harlan County, the entrance to “Portal 31” stands, a mine where generations of miners have worked. Shuttered ... Read This Post
Gift Guide to Support Eastern Kentucky Businesses
Celebrate creativity and the spirit of Kentucky with this gift guide featuring local makers, artists, and small businesses that the Mountain ... Read This Post
Estate and Disaster Planning for Small Businesses
Running a small business comes with daily challenges, but few owners stop to think about what would happen if they were no longer able to run their ... Read This Post
Holistic Spiritual Small Business comes to Ashland, Kentucky
In Ashland, Kentucky, a small business is offering something rare in rural Appalachia: a space for holistic spiritual healing. Spiritual So Simple, ... Read This Post
Faith in Action: 57 Years of Service at St. Vincent Mission
From what was once a coal camp’s swimming pool in Floyd County, Kentucky, Saint Vincent Mission has served Appalachians since 1968. The nonprofit got ... Read This Post
From Grandfather to Granddaughter: The Next Chapter of Opell Meats
On Bear Creek Road in Catlettsburg, Kentucky, a small butcher shop has stood the test of time, serving farmers and families for over fifty years. What ... Read This Post
Trading Traffic for Tractors: The Journey to Red Haven Farm
If you’d told Sandy Ross and Martin Caruana 10 years ago that they’d be raising pigs, hosting agate-hunting tours, and debating the finer points of ... Read This Post
How this Appalachian Author Turned Her Stories into a Thriving Business
For years, Diane Taylor Roberts held onto a manuscript filled with deeply personal short stories about growing up in Appalachia, specifically Whitley ... Read This Post
Crowdfunding 101
Many small business owners have unique ways of patching together the funds to get their business started. Katie Startzman of Berea, Kentucky may be ... Read This Post
