This episode of Big Blend Radio’s 2nd Tuesday “Food, Wine & Travel” Show with IFWTWA features Blake Vanfield, Executive Director of Genuine Skagit Valley in Washington State, who gives an overview of the region's incredible agricultural roots and diverse and ecologically sustainable production. It's delicious!

The Skagit Valley has been supplying the region, state, and world with nearly every crop imaginable since the first commercial harvest of potatoes in 1853. Today, the region cultivates over 80 crops. Genuine Skagit Valley supports the growers and producers of the Skagit Valley by promoting the region's distinctive farm-raised flavors, culture, and heritage, with the aim to sustain farming for generations to come. More: https://genuineskagitvalley.com/

For more about the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association (IFWTWA) visit https://www.ifwtwa.org/

Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia, this Big Blend Radio "Sweet 16" Happy Hour show celebrates 16 years of Big Blend Radio hosted by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter team who publish Big Blend Magazines and travel full-time across the country on their Love Your Parks Tour.

FEATURED GUESTS: 

- Ward Heinrichs - California employment attorney

- Shelley Whizin - Author and transformational life coach

- Lea Brovedani - Trust expert, speaker, and author

- Donnette Silva Carter - Tulare Chamber of Commerce

- Steve & Karen Wilson - The Lion & The Rose Bed & Breakfast

- Victoria Chick - Contemporary Figurative Artist

- Christy Wood - World Champion Horse Trainer

- Lisa Sniderman "Aoede" - Singer/songwriter and playwright

- Mae Edwards - Singer/songwriter, editor and director

Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia, this Big Blend Radio "Sweet 16" Champagne Sunday show celebrates 16 years of Big Blend Radio hosted by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, the mother-daughter team who publish Big Blend Magazines and travel full-time across the country on their Love Your Parks Tour.

FEATURED GUESTS: 

- Writer Linda Kissam "Food, Wine & Shopping Diva" 

- Glynn Burrows - Norfolk Tours in England

- Steve Schneickert - Hollywood History Podcaster

- Margot Carrera - Fine Art Nature Photographer

- Mike Guardia - Military History Author

- Joey Stuckey - Musician and Producer

- Johnny Schaefer - Singer-songwriter 

- Nicki Kris - Pop singer/songwriter 

- Angela Laws - TrustedHousesitters.com

You've written your book or article and now it's published. Now what? On this episode of Big Blend Radio, travel writer and publicist Linda Kissam "Food, Wine & Shopping Diva" shares tips on how to promote your written work on social media. Promoting your book on social media is basically a 5-Step Process. Here’s what is involved in creating an action plan: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/how-to-promote-your-book-or-article-on-social-media/

Linda Kissam appears on Big Blend Radio every 1st Saturday.

Airing live from Peachtree City, Georgia with mother-daughter hosts Nancy J. Reid & Lisa D. Smith, this special Big Blend Radio “NPAF Artists Reunion Show” celebrates over 7 years of hosting the 1st Friday “Toast to The Arts & Parks” Show with the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF). 

Featured NPAF Park Artists-in-Residence:

- Painter Alice Leese – Fort Union National Monument, Dry Tortugas National Park, Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

- Composer and musician Glenn McClure – Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

- Composer and musician Andy Jarema – Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park

- Environmental artist Patricia Cummins – Fort Union National Monument

- Fiber Artist Nancy Hershberger – Fort Union National Monument 

From Hawaii’s volcanoes and the ancient Puebloan city complexes of Chaco Canyon to remote Loggerhead Key in Dry Tortugas National Park and the southwest crossroads of historic Fort Union, the National Parks Arts Foundation (NPAF) partners with a wide range of parks and monuments to offer residency programs in places that are known for their unique qualities that inspire out-of-the-ordinary thinking and creativity in artists. Artists selected for NPAF programs range from nationally renowned artists at the height of their careers to those just starting or at the midpoint and looking for an experience to take them to the next step.

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Thursday "Travel Tulare County" Show focuses on business, corporate, and group travel in California's Sequoia Country. Hear about lodging and dining destinations, along with unique meeting, conference, and expo venues, and a fun variety of extra activities to enjoy during your meeting, or if you extend your stay.

Featured guests from the Sequoia Tourism Council include:

- Suzanne Bianco - Visit Visalia

- Kiley Arce - Tulare Chamber of Commerce

Located in Central California, Tulare County is home to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest, and charming art and agricultural communities including Visalia, Tulare, Exeter, Dinuba, Porterville, Three Rivers, Lindsay, and Woodlake. Plan your visit: https://www.discoverthesequoias.com/

It's all about Wine Trends to Watch in 2023 on this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Wine Time with Peggy" show featuring Peggy Fiandaca, who along with her winemaker husband Curt Lawrence Dunham, owns and operates LDV Winery in Arizona. Along with her monthly vineyard update, she also discusses Corks, and talks about her Good Luck Cajun Black-eyed Peas recipe for the New Year.

See Peggy's Wine Trends Article: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/10-wine-trends-to-watch-in-2023/

Get her Black-eyed Peas Recipe: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/peggys-good-luck-cajun-black-eyed-peas/

Wine Time with Peggy airs every 1st Wednesday at 4pm PT / 7pm ET. Learn more about LDV Winery at https://ldvwinery.com/

Music on this episode: "Pour the Champagne" by Jann Klose.​

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 1st Tuesday "Adventures in Asheville" Show focuses on 23+ Must-Do Experiences in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2023. From breweries to rooftop cocktails, music stores to botanical gardens, comedy shows to historic sites, forest bathing to yoga with goats, the Biltmore Estate, and of course wildlife watching in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the scenic views along the Blue Ridge Parkway, and chasing waterfalls in Pisgah National Forest, there's something for everyone, and in all seasons.

FEATURED GUESTS

- Steve & Karen Wilson - The Lion and The Rose Bed & Breakfast 

- Kristy Tolley - Author of "100 Things to Do in Asheville Before You Die".

- Kaye Bentley - Ashville Rooftop Bar Tours.

- Nicole Will - Asheville Wellness Tours.

- Kyle Samples - LaZoom Comedy Bus Tours.

Featured music is "Paradise Falls" by Love Bubble.

On this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Military Monday" Show, Mike Guardia discusses the Invasion of the Philippines (December 8, 1941, to May 8, 1942) by the Empire of Japan and the defense of the islands by United States and the Philippine Armies, part of the Pacific Theater of World War II.

Appearing on Big Blend Radio's military history shows every 1st Monday, Mike Guardia is an award-winning military historian, educator, and author of over 20 military history books. His latest books are "Coyote Recon: The Forgotten Wars of Colonel Jay D. Vanderpool," and “The Combat Diaries: True Stories from the Frontlines of World War II.” More: https://mikeguardia.com/

Being authentic at work means being true to yourself as an individual. It’s knowing who you are, what you need, and what you want, and being unafraid to stand up for yourself in a heartfelt way. On this episode of Big Blend Radio's new "Soul Diving Sunday with Shelley," transformational life coach Shelley Whizin shares the importance of being your authentic self, and how her 3-BE formula will help you at any time, and in any place. Read her article here: https://blendradioandtv.com/listing/the-three-bes-to-being-your-authentic-self-at-work/

Shelley Whizin is the founder and CEO of the Soul Diving Institute™ and author of "What Do You Bring to the Table? A Savory, Sensory and Inspirational Guide to Living a Yummy Delicious Life." Keep up with her here: https://www.shelleywhizin.com/ and tune in to her "Soul Diving Sunday with Shelley" show here on Big Blend Radio, every first Sunday.