Food & Fitness
Making the SNAP-Ed decision: Program offers healthy choices
Pauline Stokes and the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service SNAP-Ed program are on a mission to help local families…
Food & Fitness
Southern tradition: Black-eyed peas and cornbread ensure good luck
I have a New Year’s confession to make. For most of my life I did not eat black-eyed…
Food & Fitness
Homegrown for the holidays; Cannery tasting event showcases local products
Homegrown Virginia is putting “homegrown” back on the table in a big way. Last week Homegrown Virginia, in…
Business
Bojangles earns Looking Best award
The Farmville Area Chamber of Commerce was pleased to award Bojangles of Farmville the Looking Our Best award…
Food & Fitness
Apple appeal
Fall is apple time in Virginia. Harvest festivals and events abound this month in the state’s 100-plus commercial…
Food & Fitness
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In our community the Heart of Virginia Free Clinic offers free mammograms through funding from a grant from…
Church & Community
High Bridge Half Marathon & 5K on Saturday
The starting gun for the High Bridge Half Marathon & 5K is slated to sound at 7:30 a.m.…
Food & Fitness
Grape Expectations
Success in grape jelly making is like crafting a good wine — you have to know your grapes…
Church & Community
Garden project grows neighborhood pride
Gerald Anderson’s young son tried fried squash and onions for the first time this summer. “He liked it!”…
Food & Fitness
Farmers markets offer options
Building a thriving local food system often begins at the farmers market. They have quickly become the go-to…
Columns
It’s Peach Season!
Enjoying a juicy ripe peach is one of summer’s greatest pleasures. Truly ripe peaches are a fleeting thing,…
Columns
Cool Summer Meals With Pasta
Now that summer is heating up, keeping cool is the name of the game. Keeping cool in the…
Food & Fitness
Nutrition And Gardening Program Offered
Prince Edward County Cooperative Extension and Pamplin Area Legacy Supporters are offering a Children’s Nutrition and Gardening Summer…
Columns
Come For Dessert Recipes Contest Offers State Fair Prizes
What’s better than dessert? The answer is the Come for Dessert Contest sponsored by the Virginia Egg Council.…
Columns
Be Creative For The Fourth With Beef
It wouldn’t be the Fourth of July without a cookout! For most folks, a cookout means beef. These…
Food & Fitness
High Bridge To Hold National Trails Day 5K
It’s not too late to register for High Bridge Trail State Park’s annual “Run for your Life” 5K…
Food & Fitness
Pancake Dinner At Randolph VFD
The Randolph District Volunteer Fire Department is holding a pancake dinner on May 29 from 4:30-7 p.m. at…