From a small farm on Flat Top Mountain in Southern West Virginia, Alleghany Front Almanac brings you a weekly look at the rhythms of the land in the sky above, the soil below, and the hollers all around.
Hosted by Doc of Mavis Farmacy, this calm, Appalachian-rooted program blends:
Farm updates from the ridge
Mountain weather you can actually use
Spaceweather and solar activity and how it affects people, animals, and daily life
Local news and holler gossip
Gardening and livestock tips
Seasonal reflections from the forest edge
Each episode offers a grounded, thoughtful walk through the week mixing folk wisdom, permaculture experience, and a touch of wonder for the natural world. Whether you’re a gardener, a homesteader, or someone who just loves the mountains, this almanac brings the heartbeat of Appalachia straight to your ears.
Recorded at Mavis Farmacy in Southern WV.
Live slowly. Love deeply. Fear nothin’.
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23 Mar 2026
False Spring & Hard Lessons
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9 Mar 2026
White Paws and Peepers
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9 Mar 2026
Mud Season and Farewell to Mercury
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24 Feb 2026
Remembering Who You Were before the Snow
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17 Feb 2026
The Changing of the Guard on the Ridge
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9 Feb 2026
Staying Soft in a Hard Season
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3 Feb 2026
Weathered Ground, Restless Skies
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26 Jan 2026
Staying Upright When Things Shift
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19 Jan 2026
Fire Above, Quiet Below
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12 Jan 2026
Mud, Momentum, and the Work of Integration
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6 Jan 2026
Leaving the Old Year Gently
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29 Dec 2025
After the Longest Night
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23 Dec 2025
A Week That Asked for Steadiness
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15 Dec 2025
Endurance, and the Energy That Carries Us
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8 Dec 2025
Snowfall, Spirits & Small Miracles
This week on the ridge felt like a chapter turning.
We lost Penelope, one of the early Mavis Manor cats, born the same year as Rascal and woven into the first stories of this land. Her passing arrived alongside the first true snow of the season, six or seven inches that softened every sound and brought a thoughtful quiet to the farm.
And then, as if to balance the sorrow, the mountain offered a gift: a timberdoodle standing in the fog behind the barn, tucked in the evergreen thicket we’ve been tending all year. A small miracle. A sign that restoration works.
Meanwhile, the Sun stirred with X-class flare activity, the Christmas Parade prepared to roll out, and winter chores began in earnest.
Episode 4 is a tender one : a winter reflection shaped by snowfall, spirits, and the small wonders that keep us rooted to this place.
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1 Dec 2025
Rascal’s Last Walk on the Ridge and the Stories We All Carry
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27 Nov 2025
Wind, Fog, and the Company We Keep
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23 Nov 2025
Oak Leaves, Cold Air, and a Sky on Fire :
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