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♪ ♪ - there's so much negativity surrounding this place that no one ever focuses on the positive. they see us as ignorant or hillbillies. - overdose capital of the east coast. - there's really more here than just poverty and illiteracy and drugs. there's a lot of good people here. - when you walk on this field, you better have tunnel vision. don't look left. don't look right. you look at that scoreboard, and that shit burn in your heart, you understand me? we got some ground to make up, but once we make that ground up, we'll take off. let's go! [applause, cheers] [upbeat rock mus...

[ cheering ] ♪ >> robie: this place was a boomin'. you couldn't get through this town down there. but it's dead now. about eight or ten coal mines shut down at one time. >> coach: let's go! it's the same halftime speech every single week. >> quentin: there is so much negativity surrounding this place that no one ever focuses on the positive. they see us as ignorant or hillbillies. >> daniel whitt: overdose capital of the east coast. >> quentin: but there's more here than just poverty and illiteracy and drugs. there's a lot of good people here. >> coach: when you walk on this field,...

In new york city that were harvested in west virginia, and what's west virginia seeing from that? probably a guy that got about 2 bucks a pound. - it becomes just another extractive industry. - right. - like coal or timber. and you sort of start to see that with foods. - that's the story of west virginia. - yeah. - chef mike costello and partner amy dawson are looking to keep that culture alive and appreciated and paying off locally for the region it originated in. [upbeat music] lost creek farm is their place. ♪ ♪ and the nucleus of that effort is the garden. ♪ ♪ [pensive music] - we ...

“lost creek farm” is their place. and the nucleus of that effort is the garden. >> amy: we have two different varieties that we are picking today. the one are the logan giants. >> lou: this seed is logan giant seed. they're an heirloom strain of beans and i've had these seeds for 40 years. i've saved these for 40 years. >> mike: this guy down at the end of the table, lou, is in his 90's, he said it's important for somebody to carry on these traditions, and gave me his stock of heirloom beans this year. >> anthony: this is what heirloom looks like outside of holy foods. fat horse beans, can...

Selling for $30 a pound in new york city that we're harvesting in west virginia, and what's west virginia seeing from that? probably a guy that got about $2 a pound. >> emily hillard: it becomes just another extractive industry like coal or timber. and you sort of start to see that -- >> anthony: that's the story of west virginia. >> emily: yeah. >> anthony: chef mike costello and partner amy dawson are looking to keep that culture alive and appreciate it, and paying off locally for the region it originated in. “lost creek farm” is their place. and the nucleus of that effort is the garden....