Articles From Sept/Oct 2019

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Guest Column: Laura Cotterman

Life Quest: "Who Grows Where, and Why" After a career straddling botany and communications, Laura Cotterman writes, travels, and gardens in the piedmont of North Carolina.
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Singing in the Garden: The Perfect Excuse for a Hike

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. —Anne of Green Gables
Casey Kerrigan: “When you see something wrong with the world and it’s in your power to change it, that’s what you need to do.”

The Shoe Factor: Bad Things Can Begin at the Feet

Dr. Casey Kerrigan was a tenured professor at the University of Virginia. She quit to pursue her dream of revolutionizing women’s footwear.
Edelweiss is located south of the city of Staunton and just off Interstate 81 and U.S. 11.

Flavors: Virginia’s Edelweiss German Restaurant

Celebrating the Tastes and Sounds of the Black Forest
Male blue ghost fireflies seek out females in this time-lapse photo captured in Brevard, North Carolina. 

Inset: Tal Galton is at ease with creatures.

Beauty in the Details (or How to Love a Snake)

A boyhood love of reptiles led ecotour company owner Tal Galton to a lifelong exploration of nature.

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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

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