Commonwealth Kitchen January 2019
Cooking in Season with: Cabbage & More With its tight-packed leaves forming a firm “head,” cabbage has been grown for thousands of years. Ancient Romans not only ate it soaked in vinegar, but also used its leaves to bind wounds and reduce infection. New World...Commonwealth Kitchen November-December 2018
Cooking in Season with: Wild Game Virginia’s forests continue to yield a wide array of nature’s bounty. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries reports that 190,000 deer were harvested during the 2017-2018 hunting season. In this issue, we present some of...Holiday Gift Guide 2018
Savor the season across co-op land and beyond! November-December 2018 As our senses fill with sights and smells of the holiday season, these shopping and travel ideas are sure to make lasting memories for your family and friends: Featuring more than 40 vendors and no...Commonwealth Kitchen October 2018
Cooking up this football season: Tailgating Treats Tailgating got its start nearly 100 years ago, in the early days of pro football, as fans backed their trucks around the playing field to share a hearty picnic before the game got underway. October 2018 Click here to...Fall Fairs & Festivals Guide 2018
Fall Fairs & Festivals Guide September 2018 With cooler weather finally on its way, make plans to check out these great outside attractions, all gearing up to make this season special. Throughout the crisp autumn season, Spotsylvania County Tourism invites you to...Commonwealth Kitchen September 2018
Cooking in Season With Apples Did you know that Virginia is the nation’s sixth-largest apple producer? Each year, apples add $235 million to our state’s economy, with about 70 percent of the 5-million bushels turned into products such as applesauce, juice and cider....Commonwealth Kitchen August 2018
Cool Off With Homemade Ice Cream Before electricity, iced desserts were a luxury. American colonists learned to harvest ice each winter and carefully pack it in sawdust to last all summer long. By the late 1700s, confectioners began selling frozen treats to the...Commonwealth Kitchen July 2018
Okra If you’ve ever grown okra, you’ll know it’s important to cut young pods from the plant shortly after they appear, while finger length and still tender. Waiting even a day too long can allow this fast-growing vegetable to become tough and inedible. Try storing...Travel Guide 2018
Summer Fairs, Festivals & Travel Destinations June 2018 Summertime, and the livin’ is easy … so why not get out there and make the most of these long days by checking out the following fairs, festivals and attractions located all across co-op land! The Town...Commonwealth Kitchen June 2018
Cooking in Season with Strawberries & Raspberries Strawberries as we know them today were created in the 17th century by the order of King Louis XIV. French botanist Antoine Duchesne crossed two wild American species to obtain a larger, sweeter berry. The English...Commonwealth Kitchen May 2018
Cooking in Season with Onions Long before our ancestors became farmers, or invented alphabets and writing, they discovered the flavor that wild onions add to fresh-killed game. One of the world’s healthiest foods, onions are full of antioxidants, vitamins, minerals...
On Groundhog Day earlier this month, Punxsutawney Phil could not find his shadow. And as the legend goes, this means we're in for an early spring. With wishful thoughts of spring coming soon, here's a photo that Northern Neck Electric Cooperative member James Bosworth, of Heathsville, sent us. "Lilly frog snorting pollen in her pad rather than on her pad," he writes. We toadally love this photo, James. Thanks for sharing!
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