🪨♻️🪻From coal mines to lavender fields.
In West Virginia, Appalachian Botanicals is transforming reclaimed mining land into a 40 acre lavender farm. The crop was chosen for its ability to absorb heavy metals from the soil, helping rehabilitate land once damaged by coal extraction. The flowers are turned into essential oils, creams, honey, and sanitizer, while leftover biomass becomes compost and new cuttings expand the fields.
Beyond environmental repair, the farm employs former coal miners and people rebuilding their lives, proving restoration can drive economic renewal.
Could projects like this reshape how we restore damaged land?
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