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ON THE COVER Stokes-Beard Pre-K teacher and Fitness Factor

instructor Lila Marie Burgess and Rochelle Hughes, a nurse
educator, enjoy paddle boarding on Columbus Lake in late May.
If you would like to try paddle boarding in the Golden Triangle,
check out the SUP Columbus/GTR page on Facebook.
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Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle..........3

Bella Derma Organic Spa.........................................7
Bright Smiles Family Dentistry..................................8
Children's Health Center........................................12
Chiropractic Health Center.......................................5
The Clinic at Elm Lake..............................................9
Columbus Urology Group........................................6
Digestive Health Specialists....................................11
Dugan Memorial Home............................................6
Eye & Laser Center of Starkville................................9
Global Pharmaceutical.............................................9
Hearing Aid Services................................................2
Medical Arts Pharmacy.............................................6
Oktibbeha County Hospital....................................11
Otolaryngology Associates.......................................5
Plantation Pointe Retirement Community.................9
Robert's Apothecary.................................................7
Sanctuary Hospice House.........................................7
Saum Chiropractic....................................................7
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Hitting the trail in the Triangle

Let the great outdoors rejuvenate your daily walk

plants and venemous snakes, he says.
MacGown also says that its a good
way to get exercise, but that its easier on
joints than running or biking. For him too,
he says, its mentally beneficial. Mentally,
being outside surrounded by nature calms
him down.
It makes me appreciate life, he says.

By Isabelle Altman | ialtman@cdispatch.com

Photograph by Luisa Porter

ccording to visitmississippi.
com, Mississippi has more than
1 million acres of woods where
nature-lovers can get out and hike. Many
of them are right here within an hour of
the Golden Triangle.
Joe MacGown, an entomologist with
the Mississippi Entomological Museum
at Mississippi State University, has been
hiking since he was a little kid growing
up in Maine. He remembers how he
and his brother used to go on 10-mile
hikes, sometimes farther, when they
were children.
Ive always been interested in being in
the woods, MacGown says.
MacGown moved to Mississippi when
he was 11 and now lives outside of
Starkville. There are several hiking trails
near his home, but he also likes hiking
behind the research park at MSU and at
national parks, which he says are kept
up specifically for people to explore and
hike through.
MacGown adds that people in the
Golden Triangle are lucky to be near so
many good places to hike or spend any
kind of time outdoors. For easier trails,
he suggests the Columbus Riverwalk in
downtown Columbus, but theres also the
trail around Lake Lowndes and several
trails around Plymouth Bluff of varying
degrees of difficulty.
Noxubee Wildlife Refuge also has a
number of hiking trails. MacGown suggests
the Scattertown Trail for a short trail.
The Refuge is a lower elevation of
pine forests. (At the Noxubee Refuge)
you have a lot of bottomland, hardwood
forest, he says.

Want to take a hike?

Columbus Riverwalk
columbusmainstreet.com/riverwalk
Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge
fws.gov/refuge/noxubee/

Starkville artist and Mississippi State University entomologist Joe MacGown hikes a trail at
Plymouth Bluff in Lowndes County in late May.

Noxubee Wildlife Refuges website

lists 12 trails, boardwalks and overlooks,
which hikers can explore.
Farther away is the Tombigbee National
Forest, which has more ravines, so hikers
encounter more elevation changes, he
says. Around Choctaw Lake, there are
about 30 miles of trails with all kinds of
plants and animals to see, he says. Its also
a good place to go running.
Western and northern Alabama have
some good terrain for hiking as well, he
says. Topographically, western Alabama
is the same as eastern Mississippi, so
hikers see the same kinds of landscapes
and flora. Lake Lurleen, just outside of
Tuscaloosa, is one such place within an
hour's drive of Columbus.
Ralph Antonellia, the Natural Resource
Manager for the Army Corps of Engineers,
also suggests the Columbus Riverwalk, as

well as the trail at the DeWayne Hayes

Recreation Area, which he estimates is
just over half a mile long. Another trail
near Aberdeen is at Blue Bluff Recreation
Area, which has a more leisurely trail
around the bluff, which families can
follow for free.
Its a good way to get exercise,
particularly with a group, Antonelli says.
(Hiking) is a great outdoor activity,
and what better place to do it than
on the trails, being in the outdoors?
Its not necessarily a solo activity. Its
something that can be a family activity.
Its something you can do with a group,
he says.
Antonelli suggests taking guide books
on local flora and fauna and using
the hike as an opportunity to learn
about native wildlife. From a practical
standpoint, they help identify poisonous

Plymouth Bluff
muw.edu/plymouthbluff
Tombigbee National Forest
visitmississippi.org/events-and-points-ofinterest/tombigbee-national-forest-26958
Dewayne Hayes Recreation
visitmississippi.org/events-and-points-ofinterest/dewayne-hayes-campgroundand-recreation-area-24158
Blue Bluff
visitmississippi.org/events-and-pointsof-interest/blue-bluff-campground-andrecreation-area-23492
Lake Lurleen
alapark.com/lake-lurleen-state-park
Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks
mdwfp.com/parks-destinations
For more general information
visitmississippi.org/sitepages/nature-andoutdoors#agritourism

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REAL GOOD FOOD:

An online communit y connects local foodies with local farmers

By Isabelle Altman | ialtman@cdispatch.com
Photograph Luisa Porter

hen Lindsay Wilson moved to

Starkville three years ago, she
wanted a way to find locallygrown, organic produce, so she started the
Facebook page, Starkville Real Food.
The public group is made up of
people buying, selling or just looking for
information about local, organic food.
Wilson says the emphasis is on local,
nutrient-dense food, grown or made with
as few chemicals as possible. Food that,
Wilson says, is not always easy to find at a
chain supermarket.

In the three years since Wilson started

Starkville Real Food, the group has grown
to include almost 1,400 members. The
members use the page to advertise their
own goods or to ask each other where to
find things.
It has a life of its own now, Wilson says.
It used to be only me posting. Now Ill be
off of the page for days, and Ill go back,
and Im like, Oh, wow! Look at all this
stuff. Its so cool. People are informing each
other, theyre sharing articles.
People on the page share the locations
of local farmers offering pasture-raised
chickens or the best place to get honey.
Recent posts alert members to families

selling extra frozen blueberries and shelled

raw pecans and ask for support in starting
up a local farmers' market.
I just wanted to start Starkville Real Food
as something to benefit the community,
Wilson says. And really, (the group is) of
personal interest to me because I want to
know where to find these things, and I dont
want it to be so hard. Its grown from there.
In 2015, Wilson also began organizing
potlucks for local farmers and craftsmen to
attend. She arranged for speakers to come
to the four meetings she organized last year,
each of which was attended by about 30
people. This year, the first meeting will be
on June 14. Its more of a meet-and-greet,
Wilson says. She hopes that the farmers will
mingle and just get to know each other.
Any farmer can come, she says. If
theyre raising food and trying to be as
chemical-free as possible, and theyre
progressive in their approach to healthy
food, then by all means, theyre welcome
to come and talk about what they do.
Theres already a bunch of farmers who
are coming, and theyll each get a few
minutes to stand up and talk about
their farms. This way, it helps connect
everybody in the community that much
more. When they put a face to a name,
they start building relationships.

For the Tzatziki Sauce:

1 cup plain whole milk yogurt
1 cup seedless cucumber, grated
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh dill, chopped
1 teaspoon Celtic sea salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack
in middle position. Line baking sheet
with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, thoroughly combine all
meatball ingredients, using your hands.
Use a 2-inch cookie scoop to spoon the
meatball mixture into balls and place
them on the baking sheet.
Bake for 15-18 minutes, until cooked
through.
For the sauce, place all sauce
ingredients in bowl and stir until
combined.
(Source: Carly Cummings,
deliciouslyorganic.net)

GRAIN-FREE GREEK-STYLE MEATBALLS

WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE
Makes 4 servings
For the Meatballs:
1 pound grass-fed ground beef
cup feta cheese, crumbled
cup red onion, chopped
1 tablespoon coconut flour
cup parsley, chopped
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 large egg
teaspoon Celtic sea salt
teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

LACTO-FERMENTED PEACH CHUTNEY

Makes 1 quart
3 cups peaches, peeled and diced
cup well or filtered water
Rind of 2 lemons, grated
Juice of 2 lemons
cup organic cane, Rapadura
or coconut sugar
2 teaspoons sea salt
cup whey

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SRF Local Resource List

Double D Farms
West Point, 662-295-3128
Black Creek Farms
Columbus, scott@blackcreekfarms.org
Lazy U Farm
Macon/Brooksville, 662-361-0237
Common Ground Farms
Starkville, 662-769-7227
Pastured Chickens, Pigs, Mixed Vegetables
Beaverdam Fresh Farms
Cedar Bluff, beaverdamfreshfarms.com
Harmony Farm
Starkville, 662-769-0145
Cackleberry Farm
Prairie, 662-369-4151
rangefed.com
Pastured Beef
High Hope Farms
Clay County, 662-492-3988
Milk from pastured cows
Mauthes Progress Milk Barn
McComb, mauthefarms.blogspot.com
Delivers to Starkville
Milk from pastured goats
Milk & Honey Farm
Starkville, 662-418-6937
Heavens Jubilee Farm
Oktibbeha County, 662-263-4006
heavensjubileefarm.com
Fruit & Nuts
Rhonda Clark Head
Blueberries
Starkville, 662-769-2896
Reese Orchard
Persimmons, muscadines, blueberries
Starkville, 662-324 -1509
Oak Hill Farm
Blackberries and more
Starkville, 662-312-8636

cup pecans or walnuts, chopped

cup dark raisins
1 teaspoon ground cumin
teaspoon red pepper flakes
teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon fennel seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
teaspoon dried rose petals, crushed

Preheat the oven to 425F. Place the cauliflower and

sliced radish in a large bowl. Add the oil and rub
lightly to coat.
Pulse the fennel, mustard, nigella seeds, pepper
flakes and salt to a coarse mixture in a spice grinder
or blender. Add them to the vegetables and toss well.
Spread the vegetables on a parchment-lined baking
sheet.
Bake for 25 minutes or until the cauliflower is golden
and tender to your preference.
Garnish liberally with cilantro and lemon juice
before serving.
(Source: Richa Hingle, veganricha.com)

Mix water, lemon juice, lemon rind, sugar, salt and

whey. Add peaches.
Mix in nuts, raisins, herbs and spices and place in a
quart-sized, wide-mouth mason jar.
P
 ress down lightly with a wooden mallet or spoon,
adding more water if necessary to cover the fruit,
but leave at least an inch of space below the top of
the jar.
Cover tightly and keep at room temperature for 2
days before transferring to the fridge. Eat within 2
months.
(Source: Lindsay Wilson, madhupamaypop.com)
ROASTED CAULIFLOWER & RADISHES
Makes 4 servings
4 cups cauliflower florets
15 to 18 small red radishes, sliced (2 to 3 cups)
1 tablespoon safflower or other neutral oil
2 teaspoons fennel seeds
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon nigella seeds
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
to 1 teaspoon salt
cup chopped cilantro, for garnish
1 teaspoon lemon juice, for garnish

Julie Woodall
Pears
West Point, 662-312-9185
Peeples Pecan Company
Starkville, 662-323-7038
Health Food Store
Hollydale Health Foods
Columbus, 662-327-6293

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Local CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture)

Bountiful Harvest Farm
Starkville, 662-418-0670

Herbal Preparations
Sweet Gum Springs Apothecary
Starkville, 662-324-1357
sweetgumapoth.com
Natural/Compounding Pharmacy
Roberts Apothecary
Columbus, 662-327-5400

Local, Raw Honey

Melinda Howard
Columbus, 662-244-7159
Dawn Morgan
Starkville, 662-312-6079
Harry Fulton
Starkville, 662-418-2514

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