Bits and Pieces

West Virginia Farmers' Connections Guide 2004
	The second edition of the WV Farmers' Connections Guide published by the West Virginia AgrAbility Project is available on line at http://www.cedwvu.org/programs/agrability/connections/connectionshome.html. This guide is a resource for farmers and farm families in West Virginia. It contains contact information about both state and national resources related to agriculture including livestock, food and products, assistive technology, equipment dealers, and grange.
The AgrAbility Project is a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funded program established to assist farmers and farm families who, because of occupational and personal accidents or illnesses, need to find ways to accommodate their farms or farm equipment in order to remain active in agriculture.

Retired SCS employee writes about Childhood Days on Farm

The spring 2005 issue of Goldenseal has an article by retired SCS employee John Cooper titled Young Days on our Stone Lick Farm describing his childhood in Gilmer County. John, a former district conservationist in Mason Co, retired in the late 70’s. Sam Sheets, District Conservationist in Spencer, commented “When I was a young Soil Conservationist, John had the reputation of having one of the best if not the best public relations program in the state. He was both an excellent photographer and writer and had weekly feature articles about people he was working with at the time”.

Goldenseal is the magazine of West Virginia traditional life, is produced by the Division of Culture and History and takes its stories from the recollections of West Virginians living throughout the state. The website is http://www.wvculture.org/index.aspx

Publications are again available

Publications are again available from the National NRCS Publications Distribution Center. The most popular request this past winter was Ponds—Planning, Design, and Construction. A box was sent to  Morgantown. Contact Carol Lagodich  want copies sent to you.

National NRCS Publications Distribution Center Taking Telephone Orders

April 14, 2005 - The 1-888-LANDCARE (National NRCS Publications Distribution Center) office moved during December 2004, however our online publications order web page remains unavailable as it is being re-designed. We hope to be back online soon to take publication orders.

If you need publications while the web site is down, please place a telephone order by calling 1-888-LANDCARE. Orders can also be placed by sending an email request to: Venessa.Alvarado@ia.usda.gov

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