Do you enjoy fruits, vegetables, and nuts, along with a variety of options at your grocery store? If so, you can thank a special kind of pollinator, the honeybee, for diversifying America’s dinner...
When her monthly rent payment started to increase, and she knew her money was growing someone else’s asset, Southwest Georgia Farm Credit’s Residential & Lifestyle Lender Lee Hatcher decided she’d had...
The wooden A-Frame building sits on Highway 520 in Weston, Georgia, almost halfway between Columbus and Albany. In fact, it’s the only stop on that long stretch of road—a road lined with pecan trees...
Most of us have fond memories around ponds. Maybe we remember the chase for elusive trophy bass or hollering for help to grumbling adults when fishing lines became tangled in tree branches. Either way...
There is many a Southerner’s heart that quickens at the sound of a turkey gobbling in our Georgia woods. If that describes you, then you are certainly not alone. Every year, over two million turkey...
Home is such a powerful concept, especially for those of us with roots in small rural towns. Some people are fortunate to find fulfilling careers serving the interests of their towns, while others...
Story by Anna Kinchen Note to Self: If in pursuit of farming success, one does not apply passion, then the farmer risks savoring the full reward of his efforts, denying himself the sweetness of the...
“Trophy buck.” The term is tossed around loosely in the deer hunting community all the time. Except, what is a trophy buck? There is a great deal of misconception when it comes to this term. To one...
Do you have plans to host a summer get-together? The best way to blow your guest away is by learning the art of a Southern charcuterie board. Get your boards out, go outside, and enjoy the delicious...
As South Georgians, we are privileged to live in places that have as many stories attached to the land as Cypress knees in the marshes. Lake Seminole is one big story that has affected the lives of...
Fowl Play A hail call breaks the morning quiet, followed by a whisper of distant wings. The boy sharply inhales and then turns a discerning eye and the barrel of his gun upwards to match the gaze of...
A Bird's Eye View See this article in the 2023 Spring issue of Wiregrass Land & Living Magazine! With height comes perspective. Perhaps that is why humans are drawn to climb mountains, fly the skies...
From Ashes to Life: How Fire Revitalizes Southern Properties Read this article in the 2023 Spring Wiregrass Land & Living Issue. There’s a story from our region that’s often told around campfires, in...
Get Your Barndo Here! See this article in the 2023 Spring Issue of Wiregrass Land & Living Magazine! Just over yonder, where the hill rolls gently into a valley, and before the tree line breaks, sits...
A church group across the river had a fish fry last Saturday. It tickled me to be invited, and I wasted no time getting there. A picturesque drive connects our yard to the church yard. It’s a graveled...