In a town of about 150 people, nearly 1,000 visitors will gather this April for a weekend that turns a quiet place into one of Alabama’s most vibrant cultural gatherings.

Alabama Power’s Renew Our Rivers program is once again bringing communities together to protect and restore the state’s waterways, marking its 27th year of cleanup efforts across Alabama.

They say that travel shapes you in profound ways, layering experience upon experience until it begins to influence how you think, work, and create. For Chef Luke Joseph, that global perspective has become foundational in shaping his culinary identity.

With turkey season here and warmer days ahead, it’s a fitting time to think more intentionally about how we source and prepare our food—whether it’s caught, harvested, or picked up at the store.

The Nature Conservancy and Bank Independent are teaming up to support long-term restoration efforts in one of North Alabama’s most ecologically important waterways.