Field Reports

Ashford Lavender Days

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS No experience required Must be 18 years or older September – October Day & evening sessions Transportation provided to the planting site Sign up now! Earn money for the B.A.R.N. Community Center! ABCo needs your help planting and watering 40,000 new lavender plants coming to...

by Jocelyn Sheppard0 comments

Ashford Job Fair

LAVENDER JOB FAIR AT ASHFORD APPALACHIAN BOTANICAL IS HIRING! August 29, 2019 / 10 am – 4 pm Organized by the Logan Workforce WV office ABCo is hiring workers to prep fields, plant lavender, and maintain the plants through the fall. The pay is $10 per hour, with overtime available....

by Jocelyn Sheppard0 comments

Boone County VIPs Visit

Appalachian Botanical was lucky enough to have Boone County VIPs visit the Ashford growing site. Lawmakers, movers, and shakers endured the hot, summer sun to see the lavender farm in person. Farm supervisors and managers were present to answer any questions and provide them with more information about growing lavender...

by Chad Foreman0 comments

Commissioner Leonhardt Tours ABCo

WV Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt visited the ABCo farm operations on Oct. 22 with ABCo CTO Marina Sawyer and President Jocelyn Sheppard. As a fellow farmer, the Commissioner appreciated everything he saw, from our newly installed 130-ft high tunnel, to our innovative gravity-fed irrigation system, to our plans to...

by Chad Foreman4 comments

Secretary Gaunch Visits ABCo

WV Secretary of Commerce Ed Gaunch toured the ABCo farm operations on Sept. 25 with ABCo President Jocelyn Sheppard and CTO Marina Sawyer. It was something of a homecoming for the Secretary. He was born in Boone County, grew up in Ridgeview (~5 miles away) and attended Sherman High School....

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