Somero's Broom + Cure Machine takes the problem of manual-application in the bull floating, brooming, and curing process and solves it with a machine-application. Built on a hybrid of an S-15R (upper) ...

In a small workshop tucked into the Appalachian Mountains, a centuries-old craft continues to thrive.

Broomcorn harvesting used to be a major part of the U.S. agriculture industry before being swept away in the 1990s, but one Kentucky craftsperson is looking to bring it back. Artisan broom-maker ...

Berea College’s broomcraft program carries on an American craft tradition that’s rarely practiced today Liz Logan | Contributing Writer The brooms that are made at Berea College, in the Appalachian ...

Broom Maker Ron DuMoulin shows how he binds the broom corn by hand stitching it. (Photo by Kristi R. Garabrandt) WELLSVILLE — Ron DuMoulin, also known as The Village Broom Maker, discovered his ...

KIRBY, W.Va. (AP) - In 2017, West Virginia Public Broadcasting featured one of West Virginia’s last remaining broom makers; Kanawha County resident Jim Shaffer. The story ended with a question: would ...