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Agricultural Livelihoods In Harlan County: A Case Study Approach Of Two Farms, Heather Kinney
Agricultural Livelihoods In Harlan County: A Case Study Approach Of Two Farms, Heather Kinney
Theses and Dissertations--Community & Leadership Development
This thesis explores agricultural livelihoods in Harlan County with two case studies in order to challenge dominant narratives about Eastern Kentucky. Harlan County, and Appalachia more broadly, is often written about in terms of its relationship to extractive industries. Absentee landownership in Appalachia has been well documented, especially in the case of coal counties. However, the relationship between extraction and agricultural livelihoods in Appalachia warrants more attention. The story of agricultural livelihoods in the region is often pushed to the periphery much like the practices of “hillside” farming. While geography makes much of the land unsuitable for farming in Harlan …