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Mark Lynn's Gift Ideas 2023
Give Appalachian this holiday season! All year, we've been combing hills and hollers for fantastic gifts, and, dang it, our collection of handmade crafts and small batch foods has never been more exciting.
Mark Lynn's Gift Ideas 2024
Give Appalachian this holiday season! All year, we've been combing hills and hollers for fantastic gifts, and, dang it, our collection of handmade crafts and small batch foods has never been more exciting.
Mark Lynn's 2025 Appalachian Gift Guide
Give Appalachian this holiday season! All year, we've been combing hills and hollers for fantastic gifts, and, dang it, our collection of handmade crafts and small batch foods has never been more exciting.
Bringing Christmas cheer to a wrecked family home place
We bought our family farm in 2021, but the wobbly economy has delayed restoration of its historic farmhouse. This Christmas, though, I just couldn’t stand seeing it dark and grim anymore. I mixed up an old fashioned, grabbed my favorite little Christmas tree, and headed out to the old place.
One Song: "Spitfire" by Sierra Hull
"This song is for my momma and every other Appalachian woman who gets by with a formidable mix of grit and grace." — Mark Lynn Ferguson
Our most-read stories of 2023
2023 was Woodshed's first full year as a magazine! From every corner of Appalachia and beyond, readers have flocked to our articles — especially these ten, our most-read stories of the year.
One Song: American Spirits
Austin Sawyer, the frontman for Drumming Bird and Chattanooga native, deconstructs Southern myths in this new tune.
We’re restoring a forest and returning the American chestnut to our land.
Through a collab with the USDA, my husband and I planted 8,500 trees on our Bedford, Virginia farm. As this new forest grows, it will restore nature’s balance in an area that was clear-cut by my ancestors nearly two centuries ago. Plus it introduces American chestnut hybrids to our land.
Playlist: Hellbilly Hits
Many of these Appalachian musicians were punk before punk was even a thing.
One Song: You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive
At first, Patty Loveless had trouble getting into the song that might end up being remembered as her signature tune — "You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive." She first released it back in 2001 on "Mountain Soul," a deeply personal album of bluegrass and old time tunes that sent her career in a new direction while snagging her a Grammy nomination
Recipe: Farmer's Cheese with Ramps and Herbs
WILD RAMPS. PHOTO BY KRISS LARSON. "First, step back about three feet. I can tell you've been munching those ramps. Second, isn't cheese really hard to make?" It's late spring. By now, I trust you've tiptoed into the woods, maybe...
One Song: Young, Gifted and Black
While Appalachia is best know for bluegrass, it's also given birth to artists like Nina Simone, who blended genres and drew from her wide-ranging life experiences to create her own remarkable sound and this inspiring song.
Mining for love: How a coal mine romance led to a thriving craft business
HANDMADE WOOD UTENSILS FROM STAN AND SUE JENNINGS "To have a comparable job, they would have to drive 20 to 30 miles."— Sue Jennings on jobs created by her woodworking shop in Thorton, W.Va. Stan Jennings remembers the first time...
One Passage: Vicious is My Middle Name
Punk meets Appalachia in "Vicious is my Middle Name" by David Dunn. Read an excerpt and hear what inspired the author to mash-up these two cultures.
Nightfall: Our Appalachian farm in words and photos
I don't know if I should call this clip a poem or prose, but it started with pictures from the Dearing farm in Stewartsville, Virginia.
'ROUND HERE: WYTHEVILLE, VA.
Mark Lynn Ferguson visits Wytheville, Va. his mother's hometown and unravels a wee family mystery while exploring restaurants, galleries, a book store, and more.
Recipe: Smoky Mountain Spice Brew
This surprising chai tea recipe makes even the coldest winter day better.
Get a Free Surprise Sticker with Every Cyber Monday Purchase
Do I get to pick the sticker? Then it wouldn't be a surprise! But don't worry. It will be a sticker from Good Southerner, and they're all a hoot. What are stickers from Good Southerner like? Check out our full collection. If...
