Volume I - Spring / Summer 2016

SOUTHERN

FARM&GARDEN

An Agricultural Journal

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Volume 1 . Spring.Summer 2016

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SOUTHERN

FARM&GARDEN

An Agricultural Journal

SOUTHERN

FARM &GARDEN™

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Volume 1 . Spring.Summer 2016

SNEAK PREVIEW

March 2016 Newsstand copies available nationally at

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Each issue includes: • Exclusive editorial featuring farmers, chefs, food, artists, makers and other interesting people, places and things • Seasonal, farm fresh recipes • America’s food culture • Annual harvest chart • Agritourism destinations • Educational resources about agriculture • Unpluggin’ > Where to go, what to do

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Southern Farm & Garden Unpluggin’ Farmstyle Events SF&G will host a series of exclusive, farm-focused events to celebrate the 2016 harvest. Branding partners will be showcased for our readers to experience their products and services.

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Shayna Hobbs

Barnes & Noble

W ith the success of our launch last summer, we have visited with

farmers, gardeners, wineries, chefs, artists and other unique makers across the country who are passionate about creating healthy, unique and sustainable products you can enjoy all year. We are proud to bring you those stories in this issue. During our travels, we found the topic of conversation always focused on eating and cooking healthier food, staying fit, getting back to nature, taking farm-friendly vacations, unplugging and living a simpler, more connected life.

As a Georgia-based media company, we will always feature Southerncentric editorial as well as content that speaks to readers from coast to coast. We sincerely thank everyone who we feature for allowing us into your lives—to capture your world and share it with our readers.

We are passionate about agriculture, food heritage, culinary events and agritourism. We live in a place of incredible beauty, filled with outstanding farming, recreational and lifestyle travel opportunities. We hope you enjoy this edition of Southern Farm & Garden and will be inspired to get outside, breathe some fresh air, unplug and discover something new every day.

Enjoy!

Nancy Suttles Co-Founder ~ Publisher

Abby Jackson Co-Founder ~ Marketing Director

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FARM &GARDEN™ In this issue: 10

Homegrown by Heroes

14 Unplug!

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A Rural Experience > Farm Stays

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Heavy Metal Cooking

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Garden Bounty > Ryan Gainey

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Pickles > One of America’s Favorite Snacks

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The Secrets of Soil

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Preserving the Land > Estatoee Community Farm

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The Bee > A Natural History

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Cheese > Milk’s Leap Towards Immortality

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Farm Fresh > Farmview Market

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White Hills Farm > A Lavender Paradise

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Southern Food Culture > Southern Foodways Alliance

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Transformation > Sons of Sawdust

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“Curiouser & Curiouser” > Peg & Awl

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The Woman’s Land Army

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Pure Love! > Our Furry Friends

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SF&G Market Place > A Farmstyle Gift Guide

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Collecting Flower Seeds

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SNEAK PREVIEW Pay it Forward > Farmer Veteran Coalition Contributors: Dulanie Ellis and Michael O’Gorman

Homegrown by Heroes

. . . “there are twice as many farmers over the age of 65 as under the age of 35. We see the loss of our farmers as a Susanna Frohman

matter of national security.

With half of American farmers at retirement age, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is calling for 1 million new farmers in the next 10 years to fill the coming gap.” ~ Michael O’Gorman, Founder & Executive Director, Farmer Veteran Coalition

Above: In 2008, Michael O’Gorman founded the Farmer Veteran Coalition out of the back of his pickup truck.

Photo: Melissa Barnes

Based in Davis, California, the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) is

cultivating a new generation of farmers and food leaders. The coalition is developing viable employment opportunities and meaningful careers for veterans through the collaboration of the farming and military communities. The organization believes that food production offers purpose and opportunity as well as physical and psychological benefits for all veterans. FVC works with veterans from all military branches, their families, employers and mentors to support those returning to or beginning careers in food and farming.

Read more about the Farmer Veteran Coalition in our current issue.

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Harvest Chart Jan AVOCADOS APPLES ASPARAGUS BEANS - VARIETY BELL PEPPERS BEETS BLACKBERRIES BLUEBERRIES BROCCOLI CABBAGE CANTALOUPES CARROTS CORN CUCUMBERS EGGPLANT GRAPEFRUITS MANGOS MIXED LEAFY GREENS

Collards, Kale, Mustard and Turnips

MUSCADINE GRAPES OKRA ORANGES PAPAYAS PEACHES PEANUTS PEARS PECANS PEAS POTATOES RADISH SQUASH SWEET POTATOES TANGERINES TOMATOES VIDALIA ONIONS WATERMELONS

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Unplug!

In our ever-connected world, we are forgetting how to interact in real time and learn to be comfortable in the quiet of nature.

How many times have you thought, “I need to unplug and get back to the real world!” We couldn’t agree more. SF&G had the pleasure of spending the day at Blackhawk Fly Fishing on the Soque River in Clarkesville, Georgia, with Abby Jackson and three of her guests who were unplugging for the day to enjoy fishing. Here is what they had to say . . . unplugging is becoming a lost art. .~ Candy Norton, PhD., Retired educator, Georgia the world is a big and wonderful place! people would be much happier unplugging and enjoying its many wonders.

- Rankin Smith, Managing Partner, Seminole Plantation

We all need to unplug and get back to the basics!

- Gary Merriman, Owner, The Fish Hawk, Atlanta, Georgia

Top: Candy Norton. Bottom left: Gary Merriman.

Bottom right: Rankin Smith

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go fishing or walk on the beach. Camp, Cook, garden, read, hike, visit a farm or sit and enjoy a few minutes outside every day! southern farm & garden will travel the country this year to bring you interesting ways to unplug and enjoy the world around you . . . pick up a copy of SF&G today and unplug!

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A Rural Experience

Farm stays are a well-loved weekend and vacation alternative

Have you ever said, “Gee, honey, let’s go stay on a farm?” If you said: 1) No, you had not considered staying overnight on a farm; 2) You didn’t even know there was an option to do this; 3) But, wait, why would you want to do this?; and 4) How would you even go about finding one?—then you are in good company. Most Americans are unfamiliar with both the term and the travel niche, yet there are more than 1,000 farm stays here in the U.S. offering experiential farm vacations that will leave the family talking about when they can return. And the surprising part? Many farm stays are within easy reach of some our largest metropolitan areas. ~ Scottie Jones, owner of Leaping Lamp Farm and Founder of the U.S. Farm Stay Association, Alsea, Oregon, www.farmstayus.com

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Top: BIg Bluff Ranch, California. Bottom: Scottie Jones and Paco, Leaping Lamb Farm, Alsea, Oregon.

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Greg Jones

Dawn Robertson Greg Jones

Look deep into nature,and then you will understand everything better.

Top: Overlooking East Fork Farm, Blueridge Mountains, North Carolina. Bottom Left: 1895 farm house at Leaping Lamb Farm viewed from the vegetable garden.

Right: Rudy, a Copper Moran rooster, Leaping Lamb Farm. Far right: Walpole Valley Farms, Walpole, New Hapmshire

~ Albert Einstein ~

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HEAVY METAL COOKING

by Shelley A. Lee

A two part feature editorial: Heavy Metal Cooking • A brief history • An exclusive Interview with Henry Lodge, great-grandson and Lodge Cast Iron president and COO • Delicious recipes

Garden Bounty From the garden plot to the kitchen pot • An exclusive look inside Ryan Gainey’s garden, the greens he grows and his favorite heritage recipes including his unique “pot likker” and mini sweet potato pie recipes

. . . Lewis and Clark took a Dutch oven with them on their great northwestern America exploration from 1804 to 1806. Abraham Darby patented a method of sand-casting iron pots in 1707 and laid the foundation for the British foundry industry. (According to the BBC, the cast iron cooking pot is “the cooking pot that changed the world.”) The Dutch colonial administrator Jan Van Riebeeck introduced potjies (“poi-keys”), or “missionary pots” as they came to be known, to Africa.

And long before that, witches and druids of the Iron Age used cast iron pots in their rituals and ceremonies.

Today, cast iron cookware includes waffle irons, crepe makers, griddles, corn stick pans, panini presses, and woks in addition to the trusty standby of today’s cook—the cast iron skillet. It’s a staple in many kitchens, particularly in the cornbread-cooking South, because of its even heating, excellent heat retention, durability, and versatility.

Read more about cast iron cooking, an exclusive interview with Henry Lodge, great-grandson and Lodge president and COO, and enjoy some delicious recipes!

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Cast iron can be used for almost any type of cooking. It’s good for braising, searing, roasting and frying. Cast iron is also versatile because it’s equally at home indoors and outdoors, in fine kitchens, on the grill or over the campfire.

~ Henry Lodge, great-grandson and Lodge president and COO

Recipes are featured in the Spring/Summer 2016 issue of Southern Farm & Garden.

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Cast Iron Cooking From the Garden Plot to the Kitchen Pot with Ryan Gainey . . . Come and visit with me in my garden.

Learn to appreciate something as simple as the wind blowing through the garden. Sit on my terrace as the sun moves through the garden rooms. Watch as it highlights this golden plant here, the variegated foliage there. Observe the incredible natural theatre and the bounty that is created here . . . ~ Ryan Gainey, Internationally acclaimed garden designer, writer, poet and mentor

f Southern Farm & Garden was invited to share some time with Ryan in his very special gardens.

See the complete story and his seasonally inspired recipes in our current issue. southernfarmandgarden.com Photography by Wade Collins

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TRANSFORMATION change, alteration, conversion, metamorphosis, restoration, Sons of Sawdust.

f Sons of Sawdust, a story about hope, passion and love.

See the complete story our current issue. southernfarmandgarden.com Above: Photo by Wade Collins. Right: Photo by Shayna Hobbs

This grand timber skeleton of this once lively barn was speaking to us, or rather singing, a soothing and deep, peaceful lullaby.

- Shayna Hobbs

Each issue features seasonal, fresh recipes!

Check out Alexandra’s Watermelon Radish, Orange & Goat Cheese Salad > > > Recipe and photo courtesy of Alexandra Stafford. Alexandra’s Kitchen has been recognized by The New York Times, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Fine Cooking, Goop, Food52, Domaine Home, The Huffington Post, Design Sponge, Wisconsin Cheese, FairTrade and Ballard Design. AK is part of Martha’s Circle, a community of the web’s leading lifestyle blogs chosen by Martha Stewart editors. www.alexandracooks.com

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A Farmstyle Gift Guide • SF&G Advertorial Section •

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Market Place Farmstyle Gift Guide

Many of our branding partners in this special advertorial section have limited quantities of their hand-crafted products.

We encourage our readers to support your local artisans and order early for special occasions and holidays.

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FARM &GARDEN™ For branding information, please contact: Abby Jackson Marketing & Sales Director (706) 947-3474 abbyj@windstream.net For editorial, photography and subscriptions please contact: Nancy Suttles Publisher & Creative Director (770) 883-9507 southernfarm.garden@gmail.com

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