*I recently sat down with Dorothy Stephenson to discuss being a young generational agriculturalist. This is the fourth installment of a four-part series on the subject: Generational Farming in Highland County.* Dorothy Stephenson is among the sixth generation to...
*I recently sat down with Christian Brock to discuss being a young generational agriculturalist. This is the third installment of a four-part series on the subject: Generational Farming in Highland County.* Christian Brock is the fifth generation on the Brock Farm,...
*I recently sat down with Tabitha Hiner Ulmer to discuss being a young generational agriculturalist. This is the second installment of a four-part series on the subject of Highland County Generational Farmers.* Tabitha Hiner Ulmer is the fourth generation on the...
*This article was posted on March 21, 2014 by Beauty Along the Road* Just when you think that winter has frayed your last nerve and spring still seems a distant dream, Mother Nature is quietly working her magic. When the nights are still freezing but the days are...
Conley Colaw is over 80 years old and has lived in Blue Grass, Virginia, his whole life. He has stories to share, and some of them can be read in the quilt squares nailed to the old sugar shack along his driveway. It all started with one he bought from Margie Boesch...
What do you think of when you think of Highland County? Some of you may say an enthusiastic, “Maple!” And, while sugar-making is important to our little, mountain community, I always think of our wide-open spaces and mild climate - perfect for raising livestock. ...
Many think our maple industry is only open in the late Winter and early Spring, but that’s not entirely accurate. Highland County’s maple season doesn’t only occur in March. Nope, it’s a year-round process! While some local sugar camps are offering activities this...
I know there are families all around the globe that have and/or know a man, who has eyes full of love and a smile that touches your very soul. We were blessed to have such a man amongst our family. For he, at Christmas, dear readers, was our Santa Claus.
Is it just me, or does Fall uniquely evoke a sense of childhood nostalgia? The first days of school bundled up in your new (or new-to-you) winter coat. Cattle trailers moving here and there on the roads like busy worker ants. Apple butter and pumpkins. The sights and...
Writing pieces like “... Gimme A Quarter” and “A Year Without the Highland County Fair” brings so many good memories of the Highland County Fair to mind. Four days of FUN for everyone. Rides, games, shows, contests, performances … some hometown folks work on...