Family dairy farms were once plentiful in Athens County but are now facing extinction due to commercial farming. At nearly 80 years old, Bernard and Loretta Allen are one of the few remaining dairy businesses in the county.

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.

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.

Snowville Creamery, a small, locally-owned dairy in Meigs County, has emerged as a prominent part of Athens economy and lifestyle. With proposed changes to dairy laws threatening to wipe out businesses like Snowville, owner Warren Taylor fights to preserve independent production of milk.