The simple definition for silvopasture is the intentional integration of trees and livestock. Livestock benefit from having shade and shelter from the elements, and the trees can provide multiple benefits for farmers. These include ecological benefits like conserving soil, slowing runoff, and providing wildlife habitat, and the useful and marketable products produced by trees like fruits, nuts, and timber.

LiKEN Knowledge is proud to publish Getting the Homeplace In Order: Heirs’ Property Toolkit, Kentucky! This 30-page toolkit is a helpful, understandable, and relevant resource for anybody who owns—or will own—shared family land, specifically heirs’ property, in any of the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s 120 counties. Heirs' property, simply put, this is land that is owned by multiple people who have inherited it from a deceased relative. The most important quality of heirs’ proper

What is an Appalachian Christmas? In years past, I remember how joyful Christmas was in my youth. Not so much for the monetary value of presents, but for the feeling that came with the deep, cold snows that would cover the mountains in a soft, white, peaceful, calming blanket.