Tammy Hannharlan cares about each of her animals - all 54 of them. Of this family, her 21 pigs are the ones who have captured her heart as she continues to take in those that are abandoned after natural disasters.

Damon Krane, a vibrant local activist, shares his years of experience working alongside local organizations fighting for social change in Athens.

The Appalachian Center for Economic Networks (ACEnet) offers small area businesses such as Milo's Whole World Gourmet the training, facilities and networking to get off the ground.

Miguel Evanosky, guitarist and songwriter for the band "Spooktober", grew up on a farm in Hinton, West Virginia, and began playing guitar in his early teens. Recently relocating to Athens for "excitement," Ebanosky lives in a backyard tent and shops for his clothing in "reuse dumpsters."