Bluffs & Bayous June 2018

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une marks the sixth month on the calendar, meaning we already are halfway into 2018 and beginning the third season of the year as the end of June edges into summer. May, though, teased us with its unseasonably high, summer-wannabe, 90-degree weather.

Our June issue with its Health Focus has been so much fun to create. We have so many services in our Bluffs & Bayous’ reading area that care for our health through prevention, mending, and healing; and we hope to increase your awareness of how blessed we are with such dedicated healthcare professionals who can meet our needs.

We are excited to feature Joanna %UXPÀHOG ZLWK KHU 3ODQW %DVHG /LIHVW\OH DUWLFOH WKDW FODULÀHV KRZ FKDQJLQJ OLIHstyles and eating habits are key to preventing illness and promoting healthy living.

Complementing her article, we highlight some of the many farmers markets in our reading areas for you to visit and explore, and to partake in the richness of our homegrown bounty. Be sure to embrace this experience because these markets are about more than just buying fresh produce and other home-grown and home-made fare.

Morning or afternoon outings to farmers markets can be family experiences of connecting with our neighbors, meeting new people in our surrounding communities, and just breathing in the fresh air of early summer days. I can’t wait to visit all of the markets this growing season! /RFDO JURZHUV %REE\ DQG -HQQLIHU Smith have enjoyed planting and growing their vegetable garden for years and most recently began to share their bounty with PRUH IRONV WKDQ MXVW IDPLO\ 3DFNLQJ XS their lettuces and vegetables to sell at the Natchez Farmers Market last year was a wonderful community experience. “I loved reconnecting with friends and feeling the community spirit with the Saturday morning market,” stated Jennifer. “This was so much fun to see everyone shopping and to meet other growers.”

Also featured this month is our salute to dads. Andrea and Ray Bradford recently celebrated an early summer Father’s Day dinner with G’s Fare columnist Becky Junkin. Entertaining close friends and family, the Bradford’s hosted an outdoor dining experience featuring freshly grilled Tuna Tacos along with other mouth-watering dishes sure to entice readers to try the easy and healthy recipes that made this meal so scrumptious.

On a personal, in-house note, as publisher of Bluffs & Bayous, I have enjoyed working with the people who put our magazine together. They are smart, talented, and gifted; and all contribute something unique to our publication. Of particular note this month, is our salute to Anita Schilling, one of our graphic artists, who has been with us over fourteen years. Anita was recently awarded Master Gardener of the Year by the Mississippi Master Gardener Association.

One of Anita’s greatest contributions to the Warren County Master Gardener program was her leadership in the Know Your Roots grant project that included leadership in the Heritage Demonstration Garden at the Vicksburg 1DWLRQDO 0LOLWDU\ 3DUN DQG LWV FRPSOHmentary Know Your Roots $10,000 grant project. Monies from the grant were used both to promote the garden with the KYR: Grow Your Business short course aimed at getting bed-and-breakfasts and historical properties to use their gardens to increase business, and also to highlight KYR: Community Night at the Heritage Demonstration Garden where after-hours garden tours were conducted while period musicians and storytellers/enactors

performed. Also an irrigation system was installed in the garden and additional tools and supplies were purchased.

Anita’s team volunteered 658 hours for an economic impact of $16,452.00 She has served her group with modernized marketing strategies to inform and share through social media, opening up a broader audience for the organization. Anita also designed and implemented QR messaging at the Heritage Demonstration Garden center.

These messages expand the center’s ability to teach visitors and provide a link to extension publications. Through all of the Warren County Master Gardener projects, she has used her marketing skills to inform and educate her community about the services of this group.

Congratulations, Anita, we are so proud of you!

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F E AT U R E S Thriving on a Plant-based Diet ..................................................................................... 32-33 Fresh, Local, and Healthy—Farmers Markets ............................................................... 36-39

F AV O R I T E S Events Louisiana Up & Coming ................................................................................................ 44-46 Mississippi Up & Coming ............................................................................................... 48-57

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Fresh, Local, and Healthy—Farmers Markets page 36 - 39

Celebrating Dads ............................................................................................................14-17

In the Garden Superbells—Strong Performers in Hot Mississippi Summers ............................................ 22

Legal Notes Till Death Do Us Part ......................................................................................................... 26

Southern Sampler Of Wildflowers and Berry Picking ..................................................................................... 58

The Social Scene Totally ‘80s Bunco Bash ..................................................................................................... 18 Vicksburg Art Association Children’s Show ...................................................................... 20 McComb Garden Club’s Sixtieth Annual Azalea Court ............................................... 24-25 Merit Health Natchez Celebrates National Volunteer Week ............................................. 27

Superbells—Strong Performers in Hot Mississippi Summers page 22

Surprise Birthday Tea ........................................................................................................ 29 Blues & BBQ for Camp Sunshine ................................................................................. 30-31

The Wedding Scene Bridal Brunch for Maggie Martha Day..........................................................................10-11

ON THE COVER Farmers Markets across the South this summer will offer a large variety of home-grown produce, meats, dairy, and home-baked goods. Our June feature “Fresh, Local & Healthy” on pages 36 39 shares important information about some of the markets in the Bluffs & Bayous region. Photograph courtesy of Eddie Burkes with Downtown Natchez Farmers Market.

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PUBLISHER Cheryl Foggo Rinehart COPY EDITOR Jean Nosser Biglane GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Tim McCary

Bill Perkins

Cheryl Rinehart

Lisa Adams Whittington SALES STAFF

Cheryl Rinehart

Donna Sessions

CONTRIBUTORS Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Joanna Brumfield

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin III Jennifer J. Whittier

Lucien C. “Sam� Gwin III

Becky Junkin Alma Womack

Cheryl Rinehart

Jean Biglane

Donna Sessions

Jan Ratcliff

Anita Schilling

Tim McCary

Dr. Gary R. Bachman

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THE wedding SCENE VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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Bridal Brunch for Maggie Martha Day Bridal Bunch honoring Maggie Martha Day was held Friday, April 20, 2018, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the beautiful home of Lee Waring.

Guests enjoyed a delicious brunch buffet while visiting with the bride-to-be and her family. Day, the granddaughter of Martha Hickman Day, former editor of the Vicksburg Evening Post’s Society Section and Women’s News, attended the University of Mississippi and was the 2011 Homecoming Queen. She now resides in London, England, and is a senior producer of Bloomberg TV’s global news network that streams live on Twitter. The couple was married May 12, 2018, in Italy.

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BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI • A HOMESEEKER’S PARADISE

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BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI • A HOMESEEKER’S PARADISE

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G’S FARE

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Becky Junkin and Ray Bradford PHOTOGRAPHY BY Donna

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une is traditionally the month to celebrate those amazing men known as dads, whose role in the family has changed a lot over the years. When I was growing up, the traditional dad’s primary job was that of being the bread winner; and the mother’s job was the children, the cooking, and the cleaning. Today in most families, the job of bread winner is shared by both parents; and the household jobs and childcare are shared. Many of the dads I know take over the job of cooking or help with the cooking. In fact, many men have proven to be quite proÀFLHQW LQ WKH NLWFKHQ RU RQ WKH JULOO 0\ son and sons-in-law all help in the kitchen

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and produce original and delicious meals.

(Unfortunately, they haven’t all quite perfected the art of cleaning up the kitchen.) Men tend to be most creative in the kitchen and often times concoct delicious, original meals without a recipe. These creative ventures either turn into family favorites or complete failures.

One of the Natchez men who is fantastic in the kitchen is Ray Bradford. Recently, some of our Bluff and Bayous staff and I were lucky enough to enjoy a fabulous meal poolside with family and friends in their backyard. The pulled pork tacos and the Rum Jungle were out waiting for arriving guests to enjoy while we visited. My

son immediately asked me to send him the recipe when I described this refreshing beverage. The tacos were seasoned to perfection, and each guest assembled his or her own tacos to taste. I put the slaw on my taco, rather than use it as the side, and piled on the cilantro and the piquant sauce. I would have gone back for seconds or thirds if no one had been watching. The strawberry dessert was beautiful, tasty, and the perfect ending to the meal. Ray was generous and shared his recipes with us, and now we can all wow our guests—and celebrate our DADS—at our homes this summer. On the next page, you’ll get to know Ray a bit and enjoy his recipes a bunch!

After I graduated college and began to live on my own, I wanted a good home-cooked meal. I didn’t want something out of a box, and I didn’t want to eat out every meal. In my opinion, my paternal grandmother, Mammaw, was the best cook in the world. I would ask her how to make something; and she would say, “I can’t tell you, but I can show you.� She never used a recipe and never measured anything when cooking. So, I watched as she made biscuits, cornbread, fried okra, and fried green tomatoes. The list goes on and on. My favorite was the fried pear turnovers she made each August

when the pears on her trees ripened. Mammaw lived to be 96, still lived at home, and cooked every day.

I like cooking on a grill and using a smoker, too. Also, I like trying new things. I will see something on the food channel that I like and give it a try. If it’s not to my taste, I will modify the recipe until I get the taste I enjoy. And I really love spending time with our family and friends. An instructor at Co-Lin Community College in Natchez, I am married to the love of my life, Andrea Bradford; and we have six children and six grandchildren

PULLED PORK EGG ROLLS 1-2 pounds pulled pork Egg roll wrappers Coleslaw (drain excess liquid) Oil for frying Place pulled pork on egg roll wrapper (about 1 to 2 tablespoons), and cover with drained coleslaw (1 to 2 tablespoons). Wet edges of egg roll wrapper with water and fold sides in and then roll. Place seam side down on [YH` >OLU Ă„UPZOLK WYLWHYPUN LNN YVSSZ WSHJL ZLHT ZPKL KV^U PU MY`LY [V H[ H [PTL H[ KLNYLLZ -Y` [V TPU\[LZ VY \U[PS NVSKLU IYV^U +YHPU on paper towels. Serve whole or cut egg roll diagonally in two pieces. Serve with your favorite BBQ sauce.

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Above left—Ricky Smith, Tim Sessions, Skipper Blackwell, and James Brown engage in conversation prior to dinner.

Above—Debbie Blackwell, Laurie Boyd, Wanda Smith, and Becky Junkin wrap up outdoor dining.

Left—Andrea Bradford, Debbie Blackwell, and Laurie Boyd take a break for the camera while listening to Tim Sessions tell one of his tall tales.

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1 large can (28 ounces) Contadina whole tomatoes in juice 1 tablespoon vinegar (from jalapeño jar) 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon garlic powder ½ teaspoon red pepper ñ [LHZWVVU ;VU` *OHJOLYL»Z 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon chopped pickled jalapeños Several sprigs of fresh Cilantro Liquefy all in blender. ;HZ[L HUK HKQ\Z[ ZLHZVUPUN HZ ULJLZZHY`

Above—Ray Bradford, center, is surrounded by some of his children. (Left) Tori Bradford, Chase Brown, and Amy and James Brown Above right—Near and dear to Ray’s heart are his grandchildren: James Brown, Mason Kelp, Julia Brown, and Madalyn Kelp Right—Sharing a private joke, Ray along with James Brown and John Hoggatt enjoy the early evening, outdoors atmosphere.

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RUM JUNGLE

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½ ounce Bacardi gold rum ½ ounce Malibu or Parrot Bay coconut rum ¼ ounce Captain Morgan spiced rum ë V\UJL )HJHYKP ¼ ounce Crème de Banana ¼ ounce Grenadine 1½ ounce orange juice (pulp free) 1½ ounce pineapple juice :OHRL VY Z[PY HUK WV\Y V]LY PJL -VY WHY[PLZ 0 THRL [OPZ I` [OL WP[JOLY ;OL MVSSV^PUN ^PSS THRL ñ NHSSVU WS\Z WPU[ V\UJLZ

(Serves 24) 0U H SHYNL IV^S JYLHT [VNL[OLY! 2 pkg. 8-ounce cream cheese 1 cup sour cream ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ teaspoon almond extract 2 cups confectioner’s sugar :L[ HZPKL" [OLU PU H ZTHSS IV^S ^OPW [VNL[OLY! ½ pint whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon sugar -VSK ^OPWWLK JYLHT PU[V JYLHT JOLLZL TP_[\YL HUK HKK! HUNLS MVVK JHRL [VYU PU[V IP[L ZPaL WPLJLZ :L[ HZPKL ;OLU JVTIPUL! 2 quarts fresh strawberries, sliced [HISLZWVVUZ Z\NHY [LHZWVVUZ HSTVUK L_[YHJ[ Begin to layer, starting with strawberries, then adding cake mixture, and [OLU HKKPUN ^OPWWLK JYLHT TP_[\YL" JVU[PU\L SH`LYPUN HUK ÄUPZO ^P[O strawberries. Cover with plastic wrap and chill well.

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THE social SCENE BROOKHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI

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Totally ‘80s Bunco Bash raduating seniors Maddie Thompson and Maggie Massengill were the honorees at a Totally ‘80s Bunco Bash in Brookhaven, Mississippi, on Friday, April 13, 2018, at the home of Leah Stewart. Music from the ‘80s, “MTV” and “I Heart ‘80s” signs, along with Pepsi products, highlighted the event as party-goers came dressed in their ‘80s attire and Polaroid pictures captured the many festive moments. A taco bar furnished the evening’s meal with cupcakes for dessert.

Bunco tables were set up in the den for the girls to play in pairs. After two rounds of Bunco, the hostesses awarded prizes to the pair with the most losses and the pair with the most wins. Hostesses for the event were Kellye Sicks, Jillian Ricceri, Kristina Mason, Leah Stewart, Megan Case, Tiffany Bass, Heidy Bridgeman, Kelsey Smith, and Belinda Rivera.

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THE social SCENE VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI

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Vicksburg Art Association Children’s Show

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IN THE GARDEN

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Dr. Gary R. Bachman

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Dr. Gary R. Bachman

Superbells—Strong Performers in Hot Mississippi Summers

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Superbells are tough plants with good summer heat tolerance. One of their attributes that I like best is that after a rainstorm these plants recovHU DQG SHUN XS IDVWHU WKDQ PDQ\ RWKHU VXPPHU Ă RZHULQJ DQQXDOV HYHQ my vaunted petunias.

These plants look great in containers, hanging baskets, and mass plantings in landscape beds.

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Can you believe there are more than 30 gorgeous selections? The peWLWH à RZHUV JUDFH FDVFDGLQJ SODQWV WKDW DUH JUHDW LQ FRPELQDWLRQV PRQR hanging baskets and raised beds with good drainage. In the past several years, I’ve grown some in the landscape that have been pretty outstanding performers.

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These plants grow up to 10 inches high, and their trailing and spreading growth will hang over the edges of the container. You can plant Superbells in the landscape, but I like them best in containers. If you grow them in the landscape, be sure to plant in raised beds. The landscape soil must be well drained, as these plants donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to have wet feet.

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Columnist Dr. Gary R. Bachman is an assistant extension professor of horticulture at Mississippi State Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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McComb Garden Clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sixtieth Annual Azalea Court cComb Garden Club presented its sixtieth Annual Azalea Court during its annual Azalea Coronation March 26, 2018, at Edgewood Park in McComb, Mississippi.

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LEGAL NOTES

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Lucien C. Gwin III

“. . . a full and complete settlement of all of their property, rights and full and complete settlement of the controversy over the property rights of the parties….”

That being said, if a party enters into a divorce agreement while still maintaining a will leaving property to an ex-spouse and then uses the above language to obtain a divorce, one would think that the above language would revoke an old will. The Mississippi Supreme Court has held that the standard language referenced above in a Property Settlement Agreement or Divorce Decree does not evidence “proof of intent” or reference to the parties’ testamentary instrument (aka a will).

What this means is that if a Property Settlement Agreement in a divorce matter does not in some way make reference to the property that is affected by the old will and further shows an intent either to revoke or to cancel the will, then the ex-spouse may first have inherited the ponderosa upon the death of the other spouse.

So, how does one show “intent”? In order to show intent in the above scenario, it must be shown that the Testator (the one making the will) has perhaps alienated the property that was the subject of the will or the Property Settlement Agreement. For Example: “Jack hereby receives one hundred percent interest in the Ponderosa, and Jill herein relinquishes any right and title to the Ponderosa.” The Supreme Court has held that in a divorce, a Property Settlement Agreement that states an exspouse “relinquishes” his or her right to specific property mentioned in a will has the force of “revoking” the will that was in favor of said spouse.

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I have seen this scenario at least a dozen times in my career. First, let’s look at a scenario in which two people are married, neither has a will, and then they divorce.

Given these simple facts, the divorce breaks all inheritance bonds between the spouses.

Any children of the marriage still inherit from their parents.

Next, what happens when two people are married (regardless of how long) and both spouses have wills which leave all or a portion of their estate to the other spouse; and, eventually, they divorce? Let’s also assume that both spouses remarry, but one or both never change their wills.

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The question becomes this: Does a divorce between two people revoke the parties’ wills in which they left all or some of their estate to their ex-spouse? As I often say, it depends. In order to have a will revoked via a divorce, there must be a showing that through the divorce documentation, the party or parties intended that the divorce revoke the will. Problems usually arise in what are called “No Fault” divorces. A “No Fault” divorce is one in which the parties agree to divorce and enter into a Property Settlement Agreement.

The Mississippi Statute concerning the revocation of will states, “A devise so made in a will or any clause thereof, shall not be revocable but by the Testator or Testatux destroying, cancelling or obliterating the same, or causing it to be done in his or her presence or by subsequent will, codicil or declaration.”

In other words, in order to revoke a will that leaves everything to an ex-spouse, the testator needs to destroy the old will or either create a new will which clearly states that the old will is revoked, or execute some document that clearly revokes the old will.

Next, let’s talk about a Property Settlement Agreement in divorce cases in more detail. Often, the standard language is this settlement document reads in part:

MY THOUGHTS: To be safe, always update your will when your life situation changes. Further, be sure that in a new will there is language which revokes your old will.

Lucien C. “Sam” Gwin III was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1981 and has been practicing many aspects of the law at the firm of Gwin, Lewis, Punches & Kelley in Natchez, Mississippi, ever since.

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Merit Health Natchez Celebrates National Volunteer Week erit Health Natchez recently honored its volunteers with a luncheon to celebrate National Volunteer Week. Volunteers received pins honoring their hours of service to the hospital, a combined total of 5,254 hours of volunteer service in 2017! Lela Purcell, the only remaining charter member of the organization, which began in 1977, received a special plaque in honor of her 40 years and 6,500 hours of dedicated and loyal service to the hospital. Volunteers at Merit Health Natchez play an important role throughout the facility. With their warm smiles, heartfelt care, and exemplary dedication, they provide patients, visitors, and employees a little something extra on a daily basis.

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Surprise Birthday Tea n Tuesday, March 27, 2018, Ann “Punkie” Ballew Carlton was honored with a surprise tea, celebrating her sixtyfifth birthday! The party was held at the William Ailes House, formerly known as Bellevue. The William Ailes House has special significance because it was owned by Carlton’s grandparents, and she lived there as a child. Family members and childhood friends gathered for the surprise party where all enjoyed a variety of salads, fruit kebabs, mini-desserts, and birthday cake.

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Most special among these memories are those during meal-time gatherings in the spring and summer months when the bounty of family- and neighbor-grown produce would be plentiful. Always sitting outside the door in brown paper bags or cardboard boxes would be stacks of tomatoes, left by a thoughtful neighbor, since most all our gardens yielded way more tomatoes than we were able to can, cook, and eat. The thought of the succulent taste of locally JURZQ ULSH UHG Ă&#x20AC;UP WRPDWRHV VWLOO PDNHV P\ PRXWK ZDWHU Page 36 { June 2018 { Bluffs & Bayous

Each meal would include some of these homegrown vegetables grown by a family member or purchased from a roadside vehicle set up to sell local produce from boxes. Bowls and platters heaped with fresh sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, fried squash, eggplant, PDVKHG SRWDWRHV DQG JUDY\ EXWWHUEHDQV Ă&#x20AC;HOG SHDV RNUD DQG WRmatoes, boiled corn on the cobb (loaded with butter and seasoned with salt and pepper), sautĂŠed squash and onions, fried green tomatoes, marinated onion, tomato and cucumber salads, mustard greens, and homemade biscuits, as well as jams, jellies, and homecanned pickles (sweet, spicy, and dill, would be passed around the table as we served ourselves.

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Local Farmers Markets East Fresh Buy Local is the motto of the Brookhaven Farmers Market in Brookhaven, Mississippi, that will open their summer market on Friday, June 1, at 7:30 a.m. downtown in Railroad 3DUN 7KH Ã&#x20AC;UVW PDUNHW GD\ ZLOO KRVW D FRPPXQLW\ ZLGH SLFQLF IURP 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to celebrate the opening day. Shoppers are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and enjoy the atmosphere of local farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vine-ripe produce and unique varieties grown throughout /LQFROQ &RXQW\ (QWHUWDLQPHQW ZLOO EH SURYLGHG E\ 5DOSK 0LOOHU There will be Mrs. Spencerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honey; bounty from Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farms;

peaches (when ripe) from Bobby Cloyceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s farms; fresh eggs; all varieties of squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and sweet corn; and amazing cakes, cookies, candies and sauces.

The summer market is open each Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. or until the produce runs out and again throughout the fall with autumnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and winterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bounty. For information contact 601-835-3460 and visit Brookhaven Farmers Market on Facebook.

McComb Farmers Market is located at 113 North Canal Street in downtown McComb on the lower level in the parking garage. Open on Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., the market is managed by Carolyn and Harvey Horn. The spring and summer market began May 3 and will continue through fall. Its seasonal produce, fresh vegetables, baked goods, crafts, jellies, and honey are just a sampling of what the downtown market offers.

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The Tylertown Farmers Market is also run by the husbandwife team Harvey and Carolyn Horn. It is open every Tuesday from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. and staged in the Tylertown AgriHeritage Building located at 116 South Railroad Avenue. On WKH Ă&#x20AC;UVW 7XHVGD\ RI HDFK PRQWK 4XH 6PLWK SHUIRUPV WKURXJKout the market hours, sometimes offering karaoke for guests to perform. This market also offers the best of the fresh produce DQG YHJHWDEOHV JURZQ LQ WKH DUHD 3ODQWV UDEELWV FKLFNV IUXLWV and crafts are in abundance every Tuesday. You may reach the Horns at 601-693-7701 or visit their Facebook page Tylertown Farmers Market.

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In addition, the market offers meat products like grass fed beef and pork; a variety of jams, jellies, and salsas; and baked goods of all types including homemade pralines, cookies, cakes, and pies.

Artisans will display their wares as well with wood-crafted cutting boards, furniture, bird houses, kitchen items, yard art, and walking canes. There will be arts and crafts that include paintings, carvLQJV SRWWHU\ VHZLQJ MHZHOU\ DQG ZUHDWKV )UHVK JURZQ Ă RZHUV and plants also will be available.

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The Vicksburg Farmers Summer Market business hours are Saturdays 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and Wednesdays 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. from now through July 28. The market is located on the corner of Jackson and Washington Streets.

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This summer the market will provide entertainment including live music, antique tractors, wreath decorating demonstrations, local performances, face-painting, outdoor games, classic cars and bikes show, and more! The Vicksburg Farmers Summer Market has a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, berries, jellies and jams, baked goods, fresh honey, and dried pastas with new items arriving each week!

The contact information for the Vicksburg Farmers Market, under the coordination of Rebecca Sigh as Interim Manager, through the Vicksburg Main Street Association is 601-801-3513 and farmersmarket@vicksburg.org.

Other markets to check out: St. Francisville Farmers Market 6W )UDQFLVYLOOH /RXLVLDQD Every Thursday 9 am - 1 pm Throughout the growing season 9992 Wilcox St. across from East Dragon Chinese Restaurant

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Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a checkup or something more serious, you need a primary care provider you can trust. Fortunately, the physicians and clinical care providers of Merit Health Medical Group are here to help with several convenient Vicksburg locations. Walk-ins and same-day appointments are often available.

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Family & Internal Medicine 2200 Highway 61 North Gloria Butler, M.D. Thomas Sligh, M.D. Kerrie Sanders-Smith, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

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JUNE Louisiana Up & Coming!

Throughout June Various Events Audubon Historic State Park (225) 635-3739 audubonstatehistoricsite.wordpress.com June 1-3 Walker Perry Weekend (225) 635-6330 walkerpercyweekend.org VIDALIA Throughout June cityofvidalia.com Every Wednesday Delta Farmers Market Old Courthouse 8 am-Noon June 7 Musicians Brian & Terry Kinder Vidalia Library 2 pm concordialibrary.org June 14 Musician Rick Kelly Vidalia Library 2 pm concordialibrary.org June 19 Variety Show: Harvey Rabbit & Friends Vidalia Library 10:15 am concordialibrary.org June 28 American Folk Tales & Songs Hampstead Theatre Vidalia Library 2 pm concordialibrary.org

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Mississippi Up & Coming! JUNE Every Monday Storyhour – Toddlertime McComb Library 11 am pawls.org Every Thursday Storyhour – Preschool Age McComb Library 10 am pawls.org June 27 McComb Railroad Museum & Depot Kids Day Excelebration pikeinfo.com July 19-22 6PRNH\ -RH·V &DIH Pike County Little Theatre 7:30 pm Fri. & Sat. / 2:30 pm Sun. (601) 310-4933 FB: Pike County Little Theatre

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JUNE Mississippi Up & Coming!

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JUNE Mississippi Up & Coming!

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Mississippi Up & Coming! JUNE June 20-23 Miss Mississippi Pageant Vicksburg Convention Center 8 pm (601) 638-6746 missmississippipageant.com June 20 Miss Mississippi Autograph Party George Carr 10-11:30 am (601) 638-6746 June 21 Miss Mississippi Autograph Party Downtown 10:30 am-Noon (601) 638-6746 June 21-24 Fairy Tale Theatre Parkside Playhouse 7 pm Thur.-Sat. / 2 pm Sun. (601) 636-0471 vicksburgtheatreguild.com June 30 Star Spangled Night Run & After-Race Party 5K Walk & Run Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation 8 pm (601) 631-2997 info@southernculture.org July 6-21 Gold in the Hills Parkside Playhouse :HHNHQGV 7:30 pm / Sun. 2 pm (601) 636-0471 / vicksburgtheatreguild.com WESSON Throughout June Facebook: Wesson Chamber WOODVILLE Throughout June townofwoodville.org Facebook: Woodville/Wilkinson County Main Street Association

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SOUTHERN SAMPLER

BY

Alma M. Womack

Of Wildflowers and Berry Picking

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f a professional landscaper could see the way I mow my yard, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d probably have me sent for psychological testing.

Instead of a smooth, green lawn, I have a yard with clumps here and there, which upon close inspection shows all manner RI ZLOGĂ RZHUV (YHU\ \HDU , WU\ WR OHDYH as many as possible so that they can go to seed and maybe come back stronger when the next spring rolls around.

The farmers using burndown in the earO\ SDUW RI WKH \HDU WR FOHDQ WKHLU Ă&#x20AC;HOGV KDYH done a serious number on our beautiful ZLOGĂ RZHUV 0DUVK PDULJROG KHQELW DQG yellow tops are my favorites; but they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ODVW ORQJ DIWHU WKH DLUSODQHV Ă \ RYHU ZLWK their load of RoundupÂŽ. Buster used it and my brothers and friends used it and still do because it is a less costly method to get rid RI ZKDW WKH\ VHH DV ZHHGV LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG Farm equipment is sky high, diesel is higher than ever before, and good tractor drivers are getting scarce; a farmer has to EH PRUH HIĂ&#x20AC;FLHQW WKDQ HYHU WR PDNH D SURIit; burndown is one thing that helps them. I understand this and am not criticizing these hardworking men; if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they have to do, then so be it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just that I miss the PDVVHV RI FRORU WKDW RQFH FRYHUHG WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOGV in March and early April, before the tractors and disks went to work.

Acres and acres of beautiful yellow Ă RZHUV LQ VRPH Ă&#x20AC;HOGV DQG WKH SXUSOH KHQbit in others was a marvelous sight to see.

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massive bouquets for Mama and Mimi to decorate our two homes. In those days, HYHU\ VHDVRQ JDYH XV ZLOGĂ RZHUV WR SLFN because there were no chemicals to spray WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOGV URDGVLGHV DQG IHQFH URZV :H didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mow the world back then; and because of those conditions, we had wonderful dewberry and blackberry patches every \HDU LQ DGGLWLRQ WR WKH ZLOGĂ RZHUV We would pick buckets and buckets of berries that were turned into jelly, jam, juice, and pies, cobblers, and dumpling desserts. Some berries were put up whole for pies in the winter. Our mother took advantage of these free-for-the-taking fruits, and we enjoyed them all year around.

At one time I had some wonderful dewberry vines on a small section of fence below my house at the base of the levee.

Buster decided to take down the fence, so there went my berry vines. Another year, he found a goodly spot of vines on the edge RI RQH RI WKH FUDZĂ&#x20AC;VK SRQGV EDFN LQ WKH Ă&#x20AC;HOG DERXW D PLOH IURP WKH KRXVH He declared that the vines were loaded; so I got my buckets, some wasp spray, and a brush hook, just in case a snake might challenge me for that spot. What he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell me was that the vines were in the area where /DUU\ &URXFK ZDV GXPSLQJ H[WUD Ă&#x20AC;VK KHDGV ZKHUH KH KDG EDLWHG WKH FUDZĂ&#x20AC;VK WUDSV 7KH VPHOO ZDV KRUULĂ&#x20AC;F VR KHUH , DP trying to pick berries, watching for snakes and wasps, trying to keep from sliding in the pond, and feeling sick from smelling

GHFD\LQJ Ă&#x20AC;VK KHDGV , UHPHPEHU ZRQGHUing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are dewberries worth this misery?â&#x20AC;? I only picked one gallon, determined to get at least one pie and some juice for jelly later on. There may have been berries there the next year, too; but I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go back.

Since then, I have to scour the farm to Ă&#x20AC;QG VRPH GHZEHUU\ YLQHV WKDW DUH LQWDFW Roundup and bushhogs have done away with the plentiful vines that we once had, and my jelly cupboard has suffered for it. The dewberry jelly is the favorite of P\ IULHQG 6XH $YHU\ VR , TXLWH VHOĂ&#x20AC;VKO\ save what little I have of dewberry for Sue and me.

I am lucky to have plenty of muscadines, scuppernong grapes, and possum grapes every year to cook down and strain IRU MHOO\ /DVW \HDU , WUDGHG D JDOORQ RI SRVsum grape juice to Jeannie Milliken for a gallon of mayhaw juice. Judy Duhon and my uncle Joe Dowdy gave me enough blackberries for a plentiful supply of jelly juice. My freezers are stocked with juice, except for dewberry. Since the berries will soon be ripe, I will be out scouring the FRXQWU\VLGH LQ KRSHV RI Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ DW OHDVW WZR gallons of berries for a couple of good pies and a gallon of juice to make jelly later on.

3OHDVH ZLVK PH OXFN LQ P\ TXHVW Columnist Alma Womack lives on Smithland 3ODQWDWLRQ RQ %ODFN 5LYHU VRXWK RI -RQHVYLOOH Louisiana. In addition to her duties as maitresse des maison, she is the keeper of the lawn, the lane and the pecan orchard at Smithland.

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