Edible Blue Ridge Fall 2022

CONTENTS FALL 2022

4 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Editor’s Letter 8 SHARING THE BOUNTY

Features 20 SALTED, SNITZED, STIRRED, AND SAVED Food Traditions of Highland County

16 MOVERS AND SHAKERS

On the Block, Yard Bull Meats

24 CHEFS TABLE Umma’s 27 EDIBLE EXCURSIONS Staunton 32 LIQUID ASSETS WildManDan Brewery & Beer Centric B&B 35 WHAT’S IN SEASON 36 LIVING LOCAL 42 FARMERS MARKET LISTINGS 43 LAST BITE

Poem by Michelle Acker Recipes In This Issue 18 Rustic Pork Rillettes 21 Sauerkraut 21 Yellow Transparent Applesauce 21 Apple Butter 22 Pon Hoss 38 Fermented Dill Pickles 39 Tomato Basil Bisque 40 Franklin County “Flu Shot”

On the cover: Fermented Dill Pickles (pg. 38), photo by Lisa Archer This page: Oysters from BLU Point Seafood Co., photo by Shenandoah Imagery

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