FORT DAVIS - Ron Cox can be seen most any day of the week working outside his shop on State Street, carving spiral markings into slender pecan tree branches, then taking the pieces inside to work his ...

PINE RIVER — Balsam Moon Preserve is offering Broom Making 101 using traditional materials of broomcorn, twine, and wood 1-5 p.m. Feb. 8 at Balsam Moon Preserve, located 10 miles west and south of ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — On Friday, people will have a chance to learn about a significant part of the Appalachian culture — traditional broom-making. The Marble Springs State Historic Site will host an ...

Despite being young and just out of college, Berea craftsman Justin Burton has dedicated himself to the preservation of Appalachian arts and crafts, specifically in the form of broom making. Burton, ...

(CNN/CBS) --Surely, by now you've seen the latest craze ... um, sweeping the internet. Your friends are likely posting videos and pictures showing how they can make brooms stand up all by themselves.

LONG GROVE, Iowa — Bits of straw blew as Daniel Jepsen of Great River Brooms lowered a steel blade and trimmed the uneven ends of a kitchen broom in the making. Jepsen, a farmer in Miles, Iowa, and ...

Growing up just outside of rural Berea, Kentucky, I was spoiled from a young age by the proliferation of beautifully crafted, functional housewares that graced store windows and lined neighbors’ ...

Broomcorn harvesting used to be a major part of the U.S. agriculture industry before being swept away in the 1990s, but one Kentucky craftsperson is looking to bring it back. Artisan broom-maker ...