Articles by Janice Benson

Our Voices: Winter Celebration 2012

We had a fabulous time at our very first Winter Celebration at Crystal Mountain Resort and Spa on Saturday night. What a fun night it was, with a room full of chefs, farmers, and guests, mingling and enjoying all of the delicious local food and beverage. A very...

Our Voices: Taste the Local Difference -Cherry Republic

Meet our Taste the Local Difference Sponsors! We want you to get to know each of the wonderful businesses that are sponsoring our Taste the Local Difference Project. We will be featuring each in a short video clip, so you can learn more about their commitment to local...

Our Voices: Taste the Local Difference – Oryana

Meet our Taste the Local Difference Sponsors! We want you to get to know each of the wonderful businesses that are sponsoring our Taste the Local Difference Project. We will be featuring each in a short video clip, so you can learn more about their commitment to local...

Our Voices: Chestnut Time!

Our Voices: Chestnut Time!

  This weekend I took a drive out to the Kastanu Chestnut Farm in Kewadin and picked chestnuts for the first time. It was great fun! I had no idea that the chestnuts would be on the ground, rather than on the tree, and that they would already be...