June 2, 2010

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Walton County fishing report for June 2

Fishing is great with snapper season finally open and tarpon starting to show up in the bay Fresh: River is great, large fish being caught left and right. Lots of warmouth bass being caught with crickets and not worms! Local James Cannady caught one with a spinner! Bay: Large trout are being caught. Tarpon are showing up along with black snapper and drum. Saltwater:  Everyone is excited that snapper season is finally open. Everyone is fishing a combination of bottom...

Santa Rosa Beach grower with a Midas touch shares enthusiasm for cultivating orchids

Epiphytes thrive in local greenhouse For Santa Rosa Beach resident, Laura Talbert, orchid growing is more than a hobby – it’s a passion. Orchids (Orchidaceae) are epiphytes – a plant that grows upon another plant such as a tree, non-parasitically and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air and rain. Orchids typically thrive in a tropical environment. Laura had been growing orchids for more than 10 years in Titusville before she and husband Rick relocated to Santa Rosa Beach...

Learn about turpentining at Topsail June 19

Be a part of a turpentine crew as you head out to the piney woods Location: Topsail Hill Preserve State Park June 19, 10:00 a.m. Be part of the turpentining crew as they go out into the piney woods and earn their daily babbits (or tokens good only at the company store).  Skeeter and Boss Blake will make sure to show all greenhorns how to dip sap, chip boxes and spend babbits. Meet at the  Day-Use entrance off of Hwy...

Adams Florida Century Farm in DeFuniak Springs a family tradition for six generations

Walton farm provides healthy produce to local communities The tradition of small family-run farms across America has declined dramatically over the years, as the number of family operated farms in the United States has been reduced almost 90 percent since World War II. These days, most of the food consumers eat are produced by large corporations and shipped thousands of miles by the time it reaches our dinner table. The end market product is often packed with chemicals, preservatives, pesticides...