Author Talk: The Farm at Black Mountain College by David Silver
Deep-dive author talk on the little-known farms at Black Mountain College’s Blue Ridge and Lake Eden campuses—student-run operations that cut costs, built community, and fed the school during World War II. Explores ties to local farmers and the Asheville Farm School (now Warren Wilson College).
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