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April’s Wild Edible: Wild Garlic

Fayette County, West Virginia’s Mitchell Dech is one of my foraging mentors, and when he wants me to try an edible new to me … I’m ready to learn about it.

Discovering the West Virginia Giovanni

This flavorful sandwich is a product of the rich Italian heritage of the Mountain State.

March’s Wild Edible: May Apple

Sometime this month in the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of these highlands’ signature spring plants will ease from the soil … the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).

January’s Wild Edible: Pokeweed

Pokeweed is one of the wild plants that is most associated with the Blue Ridge Region.

Ale-8-One: Welcome to ‘Tropical’ Kentucky

This 124-year-old soft drink company continues to innovate and thrive.

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Wild garlic growing in Fayette County, West Virginia.

April’s Wild Edible: Wild Garlic

Fayette County, West Virginia’s Mitchell Dech is one of my foraging mentors, and when he wants me to try an edible new to me … I’m ready to learn about it.
The Giovanni is an Italian-American creation born in West Virginia.

Discovering the West Virginia Giovanni

This flavorful sandwich is a product of the rich Italian heritage of the Mountain State.
A May apple in bloom in Southwest Virginia.

March’s Wild Edible: May Apple

Sometime this month in the Blue Ridge Mountains, one of these highlands’ signature spring plants will ease from the soil … the May apple (Podophyllum peltatum).
Pokeweed growing in Floyd County, Virginia.

January’s Wild Edible: Pokeweed

Pokeweed is one of the wild plants that is most associated with the Blue Ridge Region.
The pawpaw version of Ale-8-One debuted in the summer of 2025, in a limited edition.

Ale-8-One: Welcome to ‘Tropical’ Kentucky

This 124-year-old soft drink company continues to innovate and thrive.
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At Coopers Rock State Forest, new Stargazer cabins invite guests to look up through skylights and telescopes.
Country Roads

Even Closer to Almost Heaven

New Stargazer cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest offer a skyward escape in the mountains of West Virginia.

June 29, 2026
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Country Roads

A Mountain Tradition Turns 90 

Visitors flock to Galax, Virginia, each summer for the Old Fiddlers’ Convention, a days-long celebration of Appalachian music.

June 29, 2026
Synchronous Fireflies
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The Light Fantastic

Fireflies are struggling with the effects of artificial light.

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