Southern writing has always held it’s own in the world of literature, theater and cinema. Today, one exceptional monthly example is the small but ambitious Oxford American.

The twelfth Southern Foodways Symposium will be held October 30- November 1, 2009 in Oxford, Mississippi. Visit the Southern Foodways Alliance for more information.

Famed chef Eric Ripert, of Le Bernardin, will be host of a new show Avec Eric, airing this fall on PBS. Read the latest W Magazine article.

The August/September issue of ReadyMade magazine features a garden challenge that we won! We improved the studio’s outdoor area with sustainable features.

Photo-shoots around Tuscumbia and Florence offer such possibilities. The courthouse, churches, train depot and Main Street set the mood to tell a story with Billy Reid’s new line of Fall shoes.

Be sure to look for our photography of Farm 255 in Athens, GA- featured in this month’s Travel & Leisure.