When the first English colonists landed at Jamestown in 1607, they had indispensable companions. Three pigs came ashore, too, the first of thousands who provided a crucial year-round meat supply and ...
Country ham on a wooden board with rosemary and garlic - Igorr1/Getty Images For the pork lover, there's nothing quite as irresistible as the salty, savory pull of Virginia country ham. Whether it's ...
When you visit a region, its cuisine says as much about its culture as paintings in an art museum. Travelers rush to Napa Valley for wine, Wisconsin for cheese, Maine for lobster... but there’s just ...
SMITHFIELD, Va. (AP) — You can't go far in this historic southeastern Virginia town without seeing a pig. A herd of life-size swine statues lines its downtown, an ornament of a piglet wearing a ...
Isle of Wight County is bringing home the bacon in the form of a $1.2 million Darden Hams production facility. Based in Isle of Wight, the company will build a 7,200-square-foot facility on a 10-acre ...
With its riverfront parks, historic homes, and tree-lined streets, Smithfield is the kind of place that makes you want to slow down and stay awhile. Just an hour from Norfolk and under two from ...
SMITHFIELD, Va. — The local charity run is the Hog Jog. The mascot for the wine festival is Pig-o-noir. October brings the Bacon & Bourbon Fest. The town museum promises the “World’s Oldest Ham.” The ...