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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.

An illustration of hands throwing a pot on a wheel

This Land

Rare handicrafts uplift Black humanity in the historic Virginia town

A collage of two portraits of women with binoculars

Champions of Conservation

After feeling unwelcome in the field, two scientists start a nonprofit to help other historically marginalized or excluded nature lovers

An illustration of a woman gardening with a botanical figure of a woman behind her

This Land

A grandmother’s gift sparks a curiosity now fed by an urban botanical wonderland in Atlanta

An illustration of a Cabbage Patch doll on a cabbage leaf in front of a hospital

This Land

One writer’s trip to the Cabbage Patch Kids birthplace stirs up memories of childhood—and new reflections on motherhood

A single collage of images; a landscape of the marsh with a painter and a palette, with a bird flying off the paint.

This Land

The group of painters created a landscape of opportunity for Black artists

A group of caddies smile and sit on the green

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

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This Land

For one South Carolina family, making the tangy condiment keeps a farming heritage, and a culinary tradition, alive

A collage of three images: green fronds; an alligator in a green pond in a forest; a sign that says "No shirt, no shoes, no pancakes" on wood.

Travel

Along the St. Johns river-to-sea loop, historic towns, emerald springs, and cypress wildlands reward the unhurried traveler

An illustrated collage of a woman with her eyes closed in a forest. A cut out circle of blue clouds is behind her right shoulder.

This Land

One writer relishes in moments of quiet and absorbs nature in Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest

A collage of a woman with flowers against a sunset

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

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

This Land

Rebirth and reunions in the River of Grass