It’s almost time to pick strawberries in Virginia, and Liberty Farms is getting ready with fields full of dark green strawberry plants filled with white blossoms. In a few weeks, they will open their farm to willing strawberry pickers, a chance to pluck delicious, red-ripe strawberries straight from the vines. On Saturday, May 26, Liberty Farms will host their annual Strawberry Fest. … [Read more...]

Recently, my wife Nancy and I have been making semi-regular trips across the mountain to visit CrossKeys Vineyards, near Weyers Cave in the Shenandoah Valley. The drive is pleasant, the scenery is beautiful, the wines are good as are the entertainment and food. Coming up this weekend is an event called “Flights at the Round Table”. Beer, wine and food. It sounds like a road trip may be in … [Read more...]

  Hawaii is a place of wildly variable weather patterns. Some days, it’s 82 degrees. The next day, it’ll be 83. You never know what to wear. A safe bet is a knit shirt, a pair of shorts and some flip-flops. You also want a camera or cell phone in your pocket to try to capture the beauty of this special place. At about 9 AM, our ship docked at Hilo on the northeastern part of The Big … [Read more...]

The Goochland Ducks Unlimited Chapter has only a few spots left for Corporate Tables and Bronze Sponsor Couples for the Annual Wetlands Conservation Banquet on Saturday March 3. The doors will open at 5:30 for drinks and raffles and dinner will be served at 7 7:00 PM The fun evening will take place at Camp T. Brady Saunders, Heart Of Virginia Scout Reservation on 1723 Maidens Rd. in … [Read more...]

One of the great reality shows of all time was “Call of The Wildman” staring The Turtleman, Ernie Brown, Jr. Turtleman, along with his friend and sidekick, Neal James, and Ernie’s faithful dog, Lolly, patrolled the backwoods of Kentucky and other states to remove nuisance species from barns, ponds, and the countryside. Ernie’s specialty, naturally, was catching snapping turtles with his … [Read more...]

  To all readers and subscribers of CvilleBuzz, I wish you a Happy New Year. May 2018 bring you big fish and great meals. May your garden produce a bumper crop and local businesses thrive. May birds you’ve never seen before visit your feeders. May you look back with great fondness on times gone by and look forward to good times yet to come. May you take exciting road trips and return … [Read more...]

  Stripers Forever is an organization dedicated to keeping our ocean and bay waters teeming with stripers for now and always. As a special fundraiser, Taf Schaefer Design, in concert with fly fishing legend Lefty Kreh along with Stripers Forever, has announced a fund-raising project with the issuance of a bronze belt buckle featuring a sculpted version of the world renowned “Lefty’s … [Read more...]

For the past 15 years or so, my wife, often my daughter and their assorted lady friends from multiple states gather in Richmond for something called The Bizarre Bazaar. During the event, each lady participates in a shopping tournament. Whoever buys the most wins the award. Don’t ask. It’s a lady thing. Some say it’s not really the Christmas season until The Bizarre Bazaar occurs, and it’s just … [Read more...]

If you hurry, there are still tickets available to see the incomparable Beach Boys. America’s favorite male group will be appearing at the Altria Theater in Richmond on Sunday, November 12 at 7PM. As The Beach Boys mark more than a half-century of making music, the group continues to ride the crest of a wave unequalled in America's musical history. The Beach Boys have become synonymous with the … [Read more...]