The Appalachian Voice typically looks inward, exploring the intricacies of our region. This time, however, we looked out at the rest of the world to see what Appalachia’s global ties could tell us about the life, history and struggles that…
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Global Connections
Goods we take for granted today, such as spices, sugar, silk and coffee, were once signs of the early global trade system. This collage of accounts from Valle Crucis, N.C.’s Taylor and Moore Store ledger (1861 to 1874) also includes…
TAGS: Appalachian Center Appalachian history Center for Appalachian Studies Global Mountain Regions globalization isolationism Wilma Dunaway
A Double-Edged Sword
By Jesse Wood The expansion of global markets and its effect on Appalachia has been a lopsided, double-edged sword, particularly for the furniture and lumber industries. While exposure to foreign markets has checked inflation and opened the door to an…
TAGS: Appalachian furniture Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Appalachian lumber Appalachian Regional Commission Appalachian Transition Caperton Furniture Export Trade Advisory Council globalization NAFTA
World Market
By Molly Moore Appalachian farms are many things: bucolic, rugged, diverse and productive. But rarely does the word “large” apply. Historically, farm size was not always an indicator of farm success. But today, small farmers aren’t just competing with their…
TAGS: American Tilapia Association Appalachian farms Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project Appalachian Sustainable Development food safety food safety certifications globalization Johnson County High School sustainable agriculture tilapia tobacco buyout tobacco farms
