Latria Graham
Latria Graham is a Garden & Gun contributing editor from Spartanburg, South Carolina, and writes the magazine’s This Land column, which documents aspects of the natural world in the South. An assistant professor of creative writing at Augusta University and an instructor for the University of Georgia’s Narrative Nonfiction MFA program, Graham shares her adventures on Instagram (@mslatriagraham) and her work at LatriaGraham.com.
This Land
Rare handicrafts uplift Black humanity in the historic Virginia town
Champions of Conservation
After feeling unwelcome in the field, two scientists start a nonprofit to help other historically marginalized or excluded nature lovers
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This Land
A grandmother’s gift sparks a curiosity now fed by an urban botanical wonderland in Atlanta
This Land
One writer’s trip to the Cabbage Patch Kids birthplace stirs up memories of childhood—and new reflections on motherhood
This Land
The group of painters created a landscape of opportunity for Black artists
Arts & Culture
For almost fifty years, they carried the bags of golf legends but also masterminded victories from the tees to the holes. Then, with one decision, their lives shifted, and the legacy of their glory days went unheralded. Finally, that’s changing
This Land
For one South Carolina family, making the tangy condiment keeps a farming heritage, and a culinary tradition, alive
Travel
Along the St. Johns river-to-sea loop, historic towns, emerald springs, and cypress wildlands reward the unhurried traveler
This Land
One writer relishes in moments of quiet and absorbs nature in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
This Land
The late Anne Spencer crafted a Virginia home and garden that nurtured other artists—and still does
Champions of Conservation
Families with heirs’ property across the region have an ally in this South Carolina dynamo
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
This Land
Descendants of indigenous tribes connect at a historic site
This Land
The battle over South River Forest has implications for the entire region
This Land
Declawing a fear of the crustaceans leads to a lesson in sustainable seafood
This Land
When folks trade peaches and bacon, they come away with more than just food
Sporting
Rodney Stotts’s journey with falconry means knowing when to let go
This Land
The lasting gifts of Christmas spirit along a South Carolina mail route
This Land
Black cowboys—some of the original wranglers—get their due at a stereotype-busting South Carolina festival
This Land
A quest for solace on the trail of a mythic and unflappable mail carrier