DESTINATIONS
The Mountain Medicine Trail is a collection of destinations throughout Pocahontas, Randolph, and Tucker Counties in West Virginia that celebrate the medicinal plants native to our West Virginia forests.
WHERE TO STOP
Appalachian Forest Discovery Center - Elkins, WV
Located in the historic Darden Mill in Elkins, the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center invites you to explore the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area’s rich cultural and forest heritage through our exhibits and programming. Alongside our permanent exhibit on Appalachian forest heritage, a new temporary exhibit goes up every year. Our 2022 season exhibit Plants and People: How plants have shaped culture and tradition explores traditional uses of Appalachian botanicals for food, medicine and material, and the folklore and traditions associated with them.
Located in the historic Darden Mill in Elkins, the Appalachian Forest Discovery Center invites you to explore the Appalachian Forest National Heritage Area’s rich cultural and forest heritage through our exhibits and programming. Alongside our permanent exhibit on Appalachian forest heritage, a new temporary exhibit goes up every year. Our 2022 season exhibit Plants and People: How plants have shaped culture and tradition explores traditional uses of Appalachian botanicals for food, medicine and material, and the folklore and traditions associated with them.
WHERE TO SHOP
Little Levels Depot - Hillsboro, WV
Little Levels Depot is a convenience and grocery store in Pocahontas County. In addition to all the convenience store staples the Deport offers a variety of organic and local products including meat, honey, syrups, and fresh produce. The Levels Depot Café offers fresh baked goods and organic coffee and teas.
Little Levels Depot is a convenience and grocery store in Pocahontas County. In addition to all the convenience store staples the Deport offers a variety of organic and local products including meat, honey, syrups, and fresh produce. The Levels Depot Café offers fresh baked goods and organic coffee and teas.
Highland Market - Davis, WV
Highland Market is a local grocer in Davis, WV, committed to the belief that place and food are inherently intertwined, and that it's impossible to meaningfully talk about one without considering the other. The market focuses on "hyper local, freaking delicious food sourced (mostly) within an 80-mile radius."
Highland Market is a local grocer in Davis, WV, committed to the belief that place and food are inherently intertwined, and that it's impossible to meaningfully talk about one without considering the other. The market focuses on "hyper local, freaking delicious food sourced (mostly) within an 80-mile radius."
WHERE TO SLEEP
Shady Grove Botanicals - Pickens / Helvetia, WV
Shady Grove Botanicals is a small, family business offering a variety of herbal products from local, ethically grown and harvested non-timber forest products. They offer local seed and planting stock for at-risk medicinal plants such as ginseng and goldenseal, and produce organically grown vegetables and industrial hemp. Their farm features a primitive and off-grid bunk house for overnight guests.
Shady Grove Botanicals is a small, family business offering a variety of herbal products from local, ethically grown and harvested non-timber forest products. They offer local seed and planting stock for at-risk medicinal plants such as ginseng and goldenseal, and produce organically grown vegetables and industrial hemp. Their farm features a primitive and off-grid bunk house for overnight guests.
Yew Mountain Center - Hillsboro, WV
The Yew Mountain Center (YMC) is on a 500-acre nature preserve among the forests and farms of West Virginia. It is created and run by the local community to be a place for learning about the rich natural and cultural heritage of this Appalachian region and to be a part of the way forward to a prosperous and sustainable future in these mountains and beyond. The 6-bedroom lodge offers accommodations to individuals or groups.
The Yew Mountain Center (YMC) is on a 500-acre nature preserve among the forests and farms of West Virginia. It is created and run by the local community to be a place for learning about the rich natural and cultural heritage of this Appalachian region and to be a part of the way forward to a prosperous and sustainable future in these mountains and beyond. The 6-bedroom lodge offers accommodations to individuals or groups.
