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25 Years of Rhythm and Roots at the Birthplace of Country Music
Twenty-five years ago, a small festival dedicated to the music forged from the hills of the Blue Ridge Mountains took
September 14, 2026
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To us, they’re an afternoon snack, good for slicing over cereal or baking into a special dessert. To our mountain ancestors, apples were subsistence foods, and they raised a host of varieties that ripened from early summer through late fall...
The stand of chestnut and scarlet oaks on my 140-acre mountainside tract in the Sinking Creek Valley of Craig County, Va. spoke volumes about the devastation that gypsy moths can wreak.
Submit your photography to Blue Ridge Country for the Fall Photo Contest!
Submit your holiday dish to the Blue Ridge Country Holiday Recipe Contest!
To us, they’re an afternoon snack, good for slicing over cereal or baking into a special dessert.
To our mountain ancestors, apples were subsistence foods, and they raised a host of varieties that ripened from early summer through late fall...
The stand of chestnut and scarlet oaks on my 140-acre mountainside tract in the Sinking Creek Valley of Craig County, Va. spoke volumes about the devastation that gypsy moths can wreak.
Submit your photography to Blue Ridge Country for the Fall Photo Contest!
Submit your holiday dish to the Blue Ridge Country Holiday Recipe Contest!
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Singing in the Garden
Singing in the Garden: The Practically Perfect Pear
“There are only 10 minutes in the life of [the average] pear when it is perfect to eat.” —Abraham Lincoln,
September 1, 2026
The Mountain Q&A
Vic Isley: President & CEO of Explore Asheville
“At my core, I’m a proud Carolina girl, foodie, travel and music lover, and farmer’s daughter.”
September 1, 2026
