2025

Elaine watches as Sam and Eli decorate Botetourt County’s smallest Christmas tree.

Gifts of the Land: Pine and Apple Trees for Christmas

A county’s tiniest yule tree? How one family builds arbor and holiday traditions.
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Singing in the Garden: Dam, Dam, Dam

"An adult beaver may consume … roughly the amount of bark and smaller branches obtained from a two-inch diameter tree every two days." — Jim Parkhurst, Virginia Cooperative Extension
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From the Editor: Christmases Long Ago

What’s in a photo and what’s not
Kurt and Gail atop Cascade Mountain, Adirondacks New York, July 22

Kurt’s Hikes: The Last Dispatch

As I conclude my tenure with Blue Ridge Country magazine, which began with its founding in 1988, I will not conclude the weekly woods walks with The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All.
The Fork and Plough name reflects the professions of the owners — chef and farmer.

Fork and Plough: Neighborly and Nimble

At this Greenville, South Carolina, eatery, the menu changes literally every day, based on what’s available locally.

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Behind Blue Ridge Country

Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

CALENDAR OF EVENTS