Justyn "Doc" Marchese

Justyn Marchese is a permaculturist, state-certified master gardener, and the executive director of the Mavis Institute on Flat Top Mountain at Flat Top, West Virginia.

The Pumpkin—a West Virginia tradition steeped in lore

Agriculture Justyn "Doc" Marchese - October 19, 2022

FLAT TOP, W.Va. — With the exception of corn, perhaps no vegetable is as all-American as the pumpkin. Carved...

Sunflowers among West Virginia's traditional garden plants

Agriculture Justyn "Doc" Marchese - September 14, 2019

The sunflower has long been one of the most familiar garden plants in West Virginia, and many of its...

Queen Anne's Lace a notable West Virginia wildflower

Agriculture Justyn "Doc" Marchese - August 5, 2019

A common West Virginia wildflower, though not an American native, Queen Anne’s Lace appears to have traveled ahead of...

West Virginia remedy, elderberry revered by Celts, Native Americans

Agriculture Justyn "Doc" Marchese - June 28, 2019

One of my favorite Appalachian shrubs is blooming as I write—American Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis). Elderberry has long been regarded...

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