By Ann Cipperly Freshly picked vegetables and fruits, along with homemade bakery goods, honey, jellies and other items, can be found on Tuesday afternoons at the O Grows Open Air Farmers Market. The market, located on Glenn Street, across from the Southside Center for...

By Ann Cipperly  When Olga Duncan moved to Opelika in 2003 with her husband, Dr. Bryan Duncan, she could not speak English or cook. The couple met in Olga’s homeland of Brazil, and she never thought she would come to America. Olga adjusted to being in this...

By Ann Cipperly The Mt. Olive Church was the setting for this year’s  Heritage Cooking Contest sponsored by the  Lee County Farmers Federation Women’s Leadership Committee.  The annual contest  spotlights Alabama commodities and agricultural...

By Ann Cipperly While celebrating the Fourth of July will be different this year with Covid 19, be sure to have plenty of good food on hand for the weekend. Whether you are social distancing at the lake or beach or relaxing at home, plan menus with flavorful grilled...