Old-fashioned growing techniques and our love affair with simplicity make Amish produce a score. “My wife loves this,” says Charlie. He and his wife drive up from Huntsville, Alabama a couple times each year to refill their stock of hand-shelled peas. “There is nothing like those peas,” he says, just as his wife runs over…
You may have visited Charleston during the summer when the air hangs heavy like spanish moss and the beaches are lined with visitors flocking to the city to soak up the sun. However, the spring offers a new set of opportunities for visitors and locals alike. Due largely in part to beautiful weather and…
Hunting elk on New Mexico public land I walk briskly but cautiously, traversing the rugged desert mountain. I listen for the hair-raising sound of rattles as my boots land, knowing this mountain’s grassy slopes and scree piles hold their fair share of banded rock rattlesnakes. Although beautifully marked with grey and black bands, I don’t…
Even the most casual observer notices that the military is characterized by a sense of order. Each branch is highly organized and every individual has a mission. After service, veterans often relate to this type of environment. Similarly, bees live in meticulously structured habitats. A local veteran developed a way for these two groups—veterans and…
Though often overlooked, fresh garlic is abundant at many summer and early fall local farmers markets. We take garlic for granted. It’s reliably in the grocery store year-round and doesn’t look much different from season to season. But according to Cher Smith of Bugtussle Farm, in Gamaliel, Kentucky, which offers CSA shares in Nashville, Tennessee,…
