By Claire Stuart
 
When Maggie Keeler started volunteering at the Peter Burr Living History Farm in Shenandoah Junction some 13 years ago, she didn’t know she was related to the builder of the historic home—although she did know there was a Burr somewhere in her family history. Subsequent research uncovered the fact that her “5th-great grandfather’s” [...]

By Claire Stuart
There is no doubt about where nurse Michelle Gold-man, executive director of the Eastern Panhandle Free Clinic, stands on health care. “It’s a moral issue,” she said, “for a nation to take care of its citi-zens. It’s not just a nice thing to do. It’s a life-and-death thing. We decided that everyone is [...]

By Claire Stuart
“I love my kitchen, and I love what I do,” says Cheryl Webb, nutrition supervisor at the Ranson Senior Center. “When I came here, my goal was to feed everybody. I want to be sure that everybody gets to have a hot, nutritious meal, regardless of their income. For some people, it’s their [...]

A Visit to the National Center for Cool and Cold Water Aquaculture
by Claire Stuart
With all of the emphasis on healthy eating in recent years, fish has become an important part of the diets of millions of people. Research that will help to bring healthy, productive fish to the table is going on right here in [...]

Barbara Bergman’s studio is full of colorful Peruvian textiles and bags of wool, fond mementoes of the years her family spent in that country. They are also part of her current efforts to help Shipibo Indian women preserve their traditional handcrafts while earning a living. When her oldest son proposed a family vacation in Peru [...]