Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report from Virtual Blue Ridge
From the web this week… This is the Blue Ridge Parkway Wildflower Report for the week of June 18. An abundance of rain in the region here in late spring
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Our Latest Mountain Dreams
Virginia Tax holiday— Be prepared for future flood disasters
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
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What We Hold In Our Hands, a slow road reader
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
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Good Food for Good People
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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Song of the Mountains Festival-Smyth County Celebration Gear Up for June Event
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
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Bear sightings on the rise in Va — dailypress.com
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
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The Discovery
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
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At A Theater Near You…”Lunatic Farmer”
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.”
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