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Helen Bradshaw

Helen Bradshaw, a 2024 intern at Garden & Gun, is a native of Havana, Florida, and graduated from Northwestern University.

A dog in a meadow

Sporting

These dogs were born and raised to hunt, play, and thrive in the South

A man at a holiday bar pours a drink

Home & Garden

The tiki legend shares a few simple ingredients for a DIY tropical pop-up

A collage of three singers on a green background with music-paper stars

Music

Amanda Shires, Rita Wilson, Brittney Spencer, and more share what they’re spinning at Christmastime

An Epiphyllum Oxypetalum flower

Gardening

Plus, tips for nurturing Eudora Welty’s favorite cactus

A cow with horns; a duck; a pig

Land & Conservation

These barnyard animals are bred to survive in the South

A spread of pecans

Recipe

The perfect snack for a Southern holiday gathering

A pan of brown cake with powdered sugar on top

Recipe

Sorghum syrup, orange marmalade, and black pepper takes this spiced cake to the next level

A stack of moravian cookies

Recipe

Inspired by the Moravian women of North Carolina

Two loves of challah shaped like alligators

Food & Drink

The challahgator is quickly becoming a holiday favorite

A cat stands on a desk with a typewriter

Arts & Culture

Rather than a farewell to arms, these cats say hello to extra toes. On the Hemingway Home’s sixtieth anniversary, a look at one of the writer’s strangest legacies.

Four baby sea turtles move toward the ocean on a beach

Land & Conservation

It’s been a good season for nesting, but storms brought extra challenges for hatchlings

Land & Conservation

The latest saga in South Carolina is part of long tradition of AWOL primates, many of whom are never found

All Day Darling in Asheville, North Carolina

Food & Drink

Chefs from both cities are raising funds and braising ribs to support Helene recovery

A portrait of a woman in a kitchen

Food & Drink

In her new cookbook, Bayou, the Louisiana chef shares her thoughts on the slow life, old-school fishing, and biscuits made with soda

A woman holds a cream and brown cat

Arts & Culture

The South Carolina feline is thriving after being reunited with his owner and mending fences with his former canine nemesis

A dark furry ape like figure moves through a marshy landscape

SOUTHERN MYTHS AND LEGENDS

The stinky, four-toed cryptid is said to lurk in swamps across the Sunshine State. Years ago, I almost met him.

A collection of dried peppers

Land & Conservation

Farmers, gardeners, and seed collectives are rallying together to rebuild in the short term—and forge a more resilient future

An aerial view of Uncle Shuck’s corn maze

Seven Southern

Straw hats off to these seriously complex designs

A misty mountain landscape

SOUTHERN MYTHS AND LEGENDS

The shape-shifter with a haunting scream is uniquely suited to its “complicated” home turf

A woman walks across a plank over water toward her farm

Hurricane Helene

After Helene, farmers have been supporting one another, but food and fencing are still desperately needed in agricultural communities