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May/June 2009 - Your Local Parks |
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Released May 15, 2009
Your Local Parks
 Getting ready for a the end of school, Andrew Snider is practicing for
summer break! Whether you’re in elementary school or spending time at
the Senior Center, the local parks in North Georgia can be a place of
fun, fitness, and relaxation. Andrew has gone head-over-heels for
Lumpkin County’s Yahoola Creek Park, a 500-acre park on the northern
border of the Dahlonega city limits.
Yahoola Creek Park sports multiple soccer and baseball fields, eight
tennis courts, and a 1.6-mile hiking trail that is the first phase of a
planned 4-mile trail. The cover scene was taken at the Yahoola Creek
Trail Conservancy garden, which offers examples of native plants and
conservation effort information, and is the location of the trailhead.
For more details, see www.yahoolacreektrails.org. The park is typical
of the excellent facilities available for the county’s park and
recreation activities. Picnic tables are situated along beautiful
Yahoola Creek—the perfect setting for a family lunch.
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April/May 2009 - Back to the Basics |
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Released April 15, 2009
Back to the Basics
How often is it that you actually see a chef in the garden? Through Community Sponsored Agriculture (CSA), Whitestone Farm grows it and 61 Main loads it onto your plate—fresh from Russell and Kristina Cutts’ farm, with loving preparation by chef Jenna Schreiber. 400 Edition applauds their efforts to go back to the basics of fresh, local products provided in an earth-friendly way.
Whitestone Farm provides garden favorites like mesclun salad, tomatoes, cucumbers, okra, peppers, carrots, winter greens, and such. They cultivate indigenous plants such as Jerusalem artichoke, blackberries, blueberries, mushrooms, woods-violet and wood-sorrel. Naturalized mus**** and lambsquarters grow alongside starts of spinach, tatsoi, beets, and cabbage. Their herbs are predominantly heirloom varieties such as garlic chives, Egyptian walking onions, lemon thyme, and chocolate mint. Annual membership in the CSA is $50.00 and members get 10% off of all marked products. A visit to the Whitestone Farm Stand just
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March/April 2009 - Appalachian Mountains |
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Released March 16, 2009
Appalachian Mountains
 The next time you’re down in the dumps, go take a drive down Highway 52 on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and meet a talented Appalachian band and some other really nice folk at Waters Mill for a photo shoot! Our cover sports Miss Irene having a great time listening to Greybeard’s rendition of Amazing Grace, framed by one of our favorite signs of spring—jonquils! Miss Irene is not usually sitting around at Waters Mill —only one of her responsibilities being rolling out homemade dough on the big marble slab in the kitchen in preparation for some fresh baked goods.
Waters Mill is now an events facility just a short way from Amicalola Falls, but it is long on memories for owner Rhonda Sheppard. The homestead that was once owned by her grandparents is now the site of many happy new unions, as brides and grooms are married against a backdrop of the beautiful North Georgia mountains. Rhonda and Jim Sheppard have taken recycling to a whole new level with a loving restoration and expansion of the old home place. Learn more about Waters Mill on page 20 and on their web site, www.watersmill.com.
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February/March 2009 - Interior Design |
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Released February 15, 2009
Interior Design
 NEW: View this issue online
If you are looking for a way to pick up your spirits and get into the swing of spring, the decorating tips we have included in this month’s issue will bring a breath of fresh air into your home. Don’t worry if you’re pinching pennies. Some of these ideas require more elbow grease than cash, or a fresh eye for old things you
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January/February 2009 - Wildlife |
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Released January 15, 2009
Wildlife
NEW: View this issue online!
Nothing says it’s going to be a happy day like waking in the morning to the birds singing…even on a cold winter day! As part of our focus on wildlife, our cover shows a couple of frequent North Georgia visitors, a male and female Northern Cardinal. With Project Feederwatch under way, you can help
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