Hannah Ferguson is Dwelling on Positive Energy at D.O.P.E. Cider House & Winery in Youngstown, Ohio. The first Black female cidery owner in the state is blazing new trails, but hopes her story will be commonplace in years to come.

Andy Conrad is the fifth generation to tap his family’s maple trees near the small town of Minerva in eastern Ohio. He and wife Amanda own Sandy Springs Brewing Company, a charming brewery in downtown Minerva with its own on-site Airbnbs, and each spring they brew Happy Sappy Imperial Amber Ale with maple sap from his family’s grove, maple syrup, cinnamon, and clove. The connection to these Conrad family trees runs deep.