Hot diggedy dog! It’s time for the Farmer’s Markets of SWVA to open!!!

I’m disgusted at the produce to be found lately in the supermarkets, aren’t you? Lettuce I wouldn’t feed to an evil Monty Python rabbit. Tomatoes that can’t really be called red (what is that color?). And cucumbers that feel like they’re made out of flubber. I can’t wait to be able to purchase locally grown vegetables, plants, and other goodies like multiple items made with goats’ milk; soap, cheese. . . who knows what. Not to mention hear some local music.

Blacksburg has it lucky. The Blacksburg Farmer’s Market stays open pretty much year round, though their hours change. The Radford Farmers Market will open May 3.

Other regional Farmer’s Markets include:

• Southwest Virginia Farmer’s Market
• Pulaski Farmers Market
• Tazewell Farmers Market
  
  Farm Bureau parking lot
  
  Rte.3, Box 133-B
  
  June-October
  
  Saturday, 8:00 AM- 12:00
  
  E-mail: tmeade@bsc.bluefieldstate.edu
• Wytheville Farmers’ Market
• Abingdon’s Farmers’ Market
• Galax Farmers’ Market

And just in case we missed someone: here is The Big List of Farmers’ Markets in Virginia!

See ya there!

–Lucinda McDermott Piro

The Museum of the Middle Appalachians has opened its museum expansion this past month. The expansion was fueled by the interest in the regions geological presence in salt. The new exhibit, like many others at the museum, talks about the history of the area. The museum offers many educational opportunities for students here in the region. This is due to the wide range of topics about Southwest Virginia that the museum touches on. They range from geology to the ice age, all with timelines and/or pictures that show some history of the area at those times. The museum is great for a school planned field trip or just a short weekend trip. You will get to learn more about how things used to be and how this area has evolved into what it is today.

My Name is Jerrid Morelen I am currently a junior at Radford University. I am majoring in economics as well as finance. My hometown Is Chesapeake Virginia, I graduated from Great Bridge High School in 2005. I am aspiring to be a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch and maybe someday open up my own firm.

-Jerrid Morelen