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From the news… With the start of hurricane season fast approaching, families and businesses across the Commonwealth of Virginia are being asked to take steps now to protect their properties from flooding. While it is rare for a hurricane or tropical storm to make it past the scenic mountains of Southwest Virginia or southern West Virginia, flooding associated with the
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I received my copy of Fred First’s new book “What We Hold In Our Hands, a slow road reader” this week. I’ve been walking along the slow road Fred writes about, one essay at a time. Contemplating the muse that led to each of the individual pieces…Enjoying the visions of nature as seen through his eyes. Listening to his take on the
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CSA fosters relationships between farmers and retail consumers. Consumers purchase shares at the start of the growing season and are paid back in produce at harvest time.
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A world-class line-up of bluegrass and Americana bands and musicians are scheduled to appear on stage at the Third Annual Song of the Mountains Festival-Smyth County Celebration at the beautiful Davis Valley Winery’s amphitheatre in Groseclose, Virginia June 25th through 27th. The Davis Valley Winery is just off exit 54 of Interstate 81 near Marion, Virginia. “It is hard to
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RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says a growing bear population makes the spring and summer months ripe for bear sightings. Officials say they are already getting numerous calls about sightings across Virginia. The highest concentrations of sightings usually occur in the Blue Ridge and Alleghany Mountains and around the Great Dismal Swamp. After bears come
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On our 2004 vacation to northwestern North Carolina we made a day trip north into southwestern Virgina. We drove part of the time on the Blue Ridge Parkway and part of the time on the two lane country roads of the area. We only made it as far north as Mabry Mill that year and the day was overcast and rainy. I managed to
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At this rate Joel Salatin might just be a household name yet… SWOOPE, Va. — The white metal sign over the desk at Polyface Farm reads, “Joel Salatin: Lunatic Farmer.” Salatin is proud of that label. “I’m a third-generation lunatic,” he boasts while standing in his lush, green central Virginia fields. Brown chickens strut and peck around his feet. “I
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Via Facebook Group Blue Ridge Parkway What a perfect weekend for the Blue Ridge Parkway! All concession facilities – Peaks of Otter Lodge, Crabtree Falls, Mabry Mill, Bluffs, and the Pisgah Inn — are open on Saturday to take care of your hungries after your favorite hike or activity. The apple trees are in full bloom at the Moses Cone Estate
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The Blue Ridge Parkway today, is in many ways, what it has been for all its years – a ribbon of highway along the high Appalachian ridges of the Southeast, and a gateway to the discovery of ways of life that thrives along its pristine miles. The Blue Ridge Parkway is a ribbon of road that weaves through the region’s
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Stumbling through my news reader I came across a reference and a video of Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. I have been aware of the work Joel is doing for a while. His success with Polyface is an inspiration that will become more important as we go forward in the coming years. The following video isn’t the one that started
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