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Celebrating National Pork Month

Celebrating National Pork Month

October 2021Celebrating National Pork Month A delicious and healthy protein Ham it up for National Pork Month — Virginia joins the national celebration this October as Virginia’s hogs rank 14th among our top commodities with an economic impact of $44 million. A...

New Ways to Boost Rural Areas

New Ways to Boost Rural Areas

October 2021New Ways to Boost Rural Areas Electric cooperatives as engines of rural economic development There is hope for rural America’s future. But it’ll take strong working relationships, a dose of imagination and a lot of elbow grease to achieve it. That’s the...

Bug Off!

Bug Off!

September 2021Bug Off! From carpet cleaner to an old-fashioned stomp, the world of insects has met its match. Or has it? It’s finally September, and I’m praying we get some relief from the relentless, sun-blazed heat. What an awful summer it’s been. One of the myriad...

Whatever Floats Your Goat

Whatever Floats Your Goat

By Laura Emery, Deputy EditorWant a $10 Amazon gift card credit? Send us your endearing, funny or beautiful photos — shots of people (kids to grandparents), animals and beautiful scenery. If your photo is published in the magazine, we will send you a $10 Amazon gift...

Mailbag September 2021

Mailbag September 2021

We welcome signed letters of less than 250 words. using the form at the bottom of the page e-mail to:[email protected]. mail to: Mailbag, P.O. Box 2340, Glen Allen, VA 230584-230.  We reserve the right to edit for grammar, style and length, with a 250-word...

The Future of History Lies in the Past

The Future of History Lies in the Past

September 2021The Future of History Lies in the Past Shenandoah’s Belle Grove Plantation is researching the lives of its enslaved inhabitants Belle Grove, a grand plantation in Virginia’s northern Shenandoah Valley, stands as a living monument to the myriad agrarian...