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{ ALSO INSIDE }

CALENDAR 6

PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS 36

PAST TENSE 38

26Wil-Moore Farms. owned by Keith and Robin Willoughby, is one of the farms featured in the rstMidlands Farm Tour, in which the public can tour different sustainable farms.

32The sweetsmell ofsuccess.

Meet the folks who meetyour composting needs.

BUY PHOTOS:See more photos fromour stories and purchase

photos published in this issue; orderonline at thestate.com/lakemurray.

18Conservation and sustainability are living, gardeningmodels for this Lexington County couple who have setup a system of rain barrels at their home.

{ COMMUNITY }{ GARDEN }

PHOTOGRAPH BY TIM DOMINICK

{ HOME }

20Paris, the City ofLight, serves asinspiration for decorating aForest Acres home.

14Blythewood familybusiness perks upmornings with freshroasted coffee.


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{performing arts}

Through May 25: Beauty and the Beast,Columbia Marionette Theatre, (803) 252-7366

April 1: Swan Lake, Russian NationalBallet Theatre, Newberry Opera House,(803) 276-6264

April 1: Chamber Innovista ConcertSeries: Wine, Gourmet Food and Music,USC School of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 2: Computer Music Concert, USCSchool of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 4: USC Symphonic Winds &University Bands Concert, Koger Center,(803) 251-6333

April 4: Zeola Gaye Presents My BrotherMarvin, Township Auditorium, (803) 576-

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April 5: Opera at USC: The Tender Land,USC School of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 5, 6: Murder Mystery Weekend ofDoom: A Love Story Newberry College,Newberry Opera House, (803) 276-6264

April 6: An Evening with Bill Maher,Koger Center, (803) 251-6333

April 6: Runaway Runway 2013,Township Auditorium, (803) 576-2350

April 6: S.C. Philharmonic: The FourSeasons, Harbison Theater, (803) 939-1129

April 7: Taming of the Shrew AquillaTheatre Company, Newberry OperaHouse, (803) 276-6264

April 8: USC Percussion Ensemble, USC

School of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 11-14: Disney on Ice: Dare to Dream,Colonial Life Arena, (803) 576-9200

April 12, 13: Dreamgirls, Broadway inColumbia, Koger Center, (803) 251-6333

April 12-14: Ann Brodies Carolina Ballet:Cinderella, Township Auditorium, (803)576-2356

April 12-21: Knufe Bunny: A CautionaryMusical, Columbia Childrens Theatre,(803) 691-4548

April 13: Ricky Skaggs and KentuckyThunder, Newberry Opera House, (803)276-6264

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April 14: USC Gospel Choir, USCSchool of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 14: The Oakridge Boys, NewberryOpera House, (803) 276-6264

April 15: USC Wind Ensemble, Koger

Center, (803) 251-6333

April 17: Carrie Underwood, ColonialLife Arena, (803) 576-9200

Apr. 18: Left Bank Big Band, USCSchool of Music, (803) 777-4280

April 18: Guy Lombardos RoyalCanadians, Newberry Opera House,(803) 276-6264

April 19: USC Dance Company, Stars ofthe New York Ballet Gala, Koger Center,(803) 251-6333

April 19: Sandlapper Singers PresentsUltrasound: Pink or Blue, Which Are

You?, Dreher High School, (803) 381-5481

April 19: Columbia Community ConcertBand, White Knoll High School, (803)996-4500

April 19-27: King Lear, Drayton HallTheatre, (803) 777-2551

April 20: Bolero & Petrushka,

Masterworks 7, South CarolinaPhilharmonic, Koger Center, (803) 251-6333

April 20: Sounds of the Spirit, Elijah:Lexington Choral Society Spring Concert,Saxe-Gotha Presbyterian Church, (803)359-7770

April 21: South Carolina PhilharmonicYouth Orchestra, Koger Center, (803)251-6333

April 21: South Carolina Bach ChoirAnnual Concert, Lutheran Theological

Southern Seminary, (803) 791-4306

April 21: David Sedaris,Broadway in Columbia, KogerCenter, (803) 251-6333

April 22:An Evening ofChamber Music, USC Schoolof Music, (803) 777-4280

April 23, 24: Widespread Panic,Township Auditorium, (803) 576-2350

Apr. 24-28: Cirque du Soleil: Quidam,Colonial Life Arena, (803) 576-9200

April 25: USC Symphony Orchestra withThe Brasil Guitar Duo, Koger Center,(803) 251-6333

April 25-28: Becky Shaw, Lab Theatre,(803) 777-4288

April 26, 27: Palmetto Mastersingerswith the Dick Goodwin Big Band,Harbison Theatre, (803) 407-5011

April 27: Hen Party Comedy, NewberryOpera House, (803) 276-6264

April 30: Sounds of the Spirit, Elijah,Lexington County Choral Society,Saxe-Gotha Presbyterian Church,lexcochoralsoc.org

{ museums & art }

Through April 7: For Us the Living:The Civil War Art of Mort Kunstler, StateMuseum, (803) 898-4978

Through April 7: Anxious Visions:The Art of Michael Northuis, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 799-2810

Through April 21: Impressionism fromMonet to Matisse, Columbia Museum of

Art, (803) 799-2810

Through May 5: Adventures withClifford The Big Red Dog, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100

Through May 11: Step Right Up! The Sideshow in America, McKissickMuseum, (803) 777-7251

CALENDAR FROM PAGE 7

Herbalicious.Second annual Herb Festival isat Lexington County Museum on April 13.


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Through May 17: Dawn of Freedom:The Freedmans Town of Mitchelville,McKissick Museum, (803) 777-7251

Through June 2: Civil War in 3D, SCConfederate Relic Room and MilitaryMuseum, (803) 737-8095

Through June 9: Secrets of the Maya,

State Museum, (803) 898-4978

Through Sept. 6: Conict Zone: AGroundbreaking Look at War, SCConfederate Relic Room and MilitaryMuseum, (803) 737-8095

Through Sept. 30: Capturing theCongaree: A Look at South CarolinasNational Park, Columbia Museum of Art,(803) 799-2810

Through Feb. 1, 2014: The Civil Warin South Carolina: Family, Work and

Sacrice: Domestic Life During the War,State Museum, (803) 898-4978

Through April 2015: The Civil Warin South Carolina, 1861-1865, StateMuseum, (803) 898-4978

April 1: Toddler Take Over, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100

April 5: Baker & Baker Art of MusicSeries presents Piano Jazz, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 799-2810

April 5, 2013-April 11, 2015: From

Backrooms to Battleelds: The Buyingand Selling of the Confederacy, SCConfederate Relic Room and MilitaryMuseum, (803) 737-8095

April 6: RAKU Festival, City of ColumbiaParks and Recreation Art Center, (803)545-3093

April 7: $1 Sundays, State Museum,(803) 898-4978

April 9: Family Night, EdVenture, (803)779-3100

April 13, 20: Gallery Tour: Impressionismfrom Monet to Matisse, ColumbiaMuseum of Art, (803) 799-2810

April 19: Cultural Councils Color theArts, First Citizens Center, (803) 799-3115

April 19:Artist Salon Series: StephenChesley, Columbia Museum of Art, (803)



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April 21: Open House, W. Gordon BelserArboretum, (803) 777-4141

April 27: EdStravaGanza!, EdVenture,(803) 779-3100

April 27: Columbia Slow Art Day,Columbia Museum of Art, (803) 799-2810

April 27: Spring Arts Festival, MaxcyGregg Park, (803) 545-3100

April 30: Chamber Music on Main,Columbia Museum of Art, (803) 799-2810

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April 2: South Carolina Baseball vs.Charleston Southern, Carolina Stadium,(803) 777-4274

April 9: South Carolina Baseball vs. TheCitadel, Carolina Stadium,(803) 777-4274

April 16: South Carolina Baseball vs.College of Charleston Cougars,CarolinaStadium, (803) 777-4274

April 19, 20, 21: South Carolina Baseballvs. Kentucky Wildcats, Carolina Stadium,(803) 777-4274

April 20: Columbia Quad SquadRollergirls Allstars vs. Black andBlue Grass Rollergirls, Jamil Temple,columbiaquadsquad.com

April 27: USMC Ultimate Challenge MudRun, The Leatherneck, (803) 451-1197

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April 5, 12, 19, 26: Happy HourHistory Tours of Five Points, Five PointsFountain, (803) 252-1770, ext. 24

April 6: South Carolina State HouseTour, (803) 734-2430

April 6-7: Carolina Farm StewardshipAssociation Midlands Farm Tour,carolinafarmstewards.org

April 6, 13, 20, 27: Soda City Market,Main Street, stateplate.org

April 6, 13, 20, 27: Market 701, 701

Whaley Street

April 9: Woodrow Wilson Family Home:Hard Hat Tour, Woodrow Wilson FamilyHouse, (803) 252-1770

April 11: Moonlight Cemetery andSecrets from the Grave Tours, ElmwoodCemetery, (803) 252-1770

April 12: Robert Mills House HistoricWalking Tour, Robert Mills House andGardens, (803) 252-1770

April 12, 13: Palmetto HalfMarathon, 5K Walk/Run, Youth HalfMarathon, Kids Fun Run and Expo,palmettohalfmarathon.com

April 12-14: Columbia InternationalFestival, State Fairgrounds, (803) 799-3387

April 12-21: Indie Grits Festival,Nickelodeon Theatre, indiegrits.com

April 13: River Rocks, Riverfront Park,(803) 960-3552

April 13: NashiCon 2013, ColumbiaMetropolitan Convention Center, (803)545-0000

April 13: 2nd Annual Herb Festival,Lexington County Museum, (803) 359-9898 or (803) 359-6932

April 14: Second Sunday Roll: Heart of


Secrets of the dead.Take a moonlight tour of Elmwood Cemetery April 11.


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Columbia Bus Tour, Robert Mills Houseand Gardens, (803) 252-1770

April 13: Woodrow Wilson RestorationWorkshop: Painting, Woodrow WilsonHome, (803) 252-1770

April 18: Walk A Mile in Her Shoes,Columbia Metropolitan Convention

Center, (803) 545-0000

April 18-21:Midlands Plant and FlowerShow, State Farmers Market, (803) 734-2110

April 18: Garden Tour of the Robert MillsGrounds, (803) 252-1770

Apr. 18: Capital Senior Center RenamingCelebration, Capital Senior Center, (803)779-1971

April 19:Palmetto Health FoundationsKEMOPALOZA, EdVenture, (803) 434-6021

April 19: Wine Tasting, RiverbanksBotanical Garden, (803) 779-8717

April 20: Bark to the Park, Finlay Park,(803) 465-9172


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April 20: Women of Hampton-Preston

Mansion & Gardens, (803) 252-1770

April 20: SailFest Open House, LakeMurray Sailing Club, Chapin, (803) 345-0073, ext. 2

April 20: Party for the Planet, RiverbanksZoo and Garden, (803) 779-8717

April 20: Cones for a Cure 5K to BenetLLS, Forest Drive Baskin-Robbins, (803)782-0781

April 20: Fight for Air Climb, CapitolCenter, (803) 779-5864

April 21: The Big Nosh, JewishCultural and Food Festival, Tree of LifeCongregation, (803) 787-2182

April 21: W. Gordon Belser ArboretumOpen House, (803) 777-3934

April 21: $1 Sunday Admission, HistoricColumbia Foundation Tours, (803) 252-1770

April 25-27:Artista Vista, ColumbiaVista, (803) 269-269-5946

April 26, 27: Sparkleberry Country Fair,Clemson University Sandhill Researchand Education Center, (803) 920-1621

April 27: Providence Heart & SoleWomens Five Miler, Findlay Park, (803)256-5300

April 27: Cedar Creek Classic, CedarRidge Farm, Blythewood, (803) 807-4144

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{community

Matt Patterson says he didntneed another vice. Yet,when his dad VancePatterson decidedto take the advice of an

international salesperson and beginimporting and roasting Brazilian coffeebeans, Matt became an avid coffeedrinker.

Now I cant start my day off withouta cup of Iron Brew Coffee, says Matt,citing the name of his familys coffee

company.Patterson Fan Co., started by Vance

and in existence in Blythewood since1989, is a maker and distributor ofindustrial fans; it is also the locationof Iron Brew Coffee, incorporated in2002. These family business endeavorsemploy Vances children: Matt, Cody, andMegan Hammond (recently married).Vances wife, Mary Jo, is a consultantand decision maker, says Matt. Anotherbrother, Devin, is still off at college but isexpected to join the family business.

Since the family initially knew little

to nothing about roasting coffee, theroasting process was outsourced for atime. Eventually, the Pattersons boughta roaster and hired a roast master, JohnEpperly. A cast iron roaster is best forlocking in the avor of the Arabica beans,which are harvested from only one source located in the Cerrado region of Brazil.Beans are not combined with ones from

other areas.

The cast iron roaster works muchthe same as a cast iron skillet, whichis the preferred cookware for manySoutherners. The richness of previouslyroasted batches is passed on in newbatches.

Now a coffee connoisseur of sorts,Matt explains that the Arabica bean isconsidered one of the highest quality

beans. It takes a little longer to grow than

some others, has a little less caffeine,is low in acidity, but offers a smoothertaste. The nal taste depends on howlong the beans are roasted, and at whattemperature. This creates avorproles, points out Matt. Coffee isroasted twice weekly. One burlap bag,

Story by Deena C. Bouknight, Special to Lake Murray and Northeast magazines Photographs by Gerry Melendez

Coffee: More than a morning

jolt for Blythewood family

Here comes the heat.John Epperly, Iron Brew Coffee roast master, prepares to roast some beans at company headquarters in Blythewood.

All in the family.Pictured from left are, Vance Patterson, owner, his wife, Mary Jo Patterson,daughter Megan Hammond and son Matt Patterson.

IRON BREW CONTINUED ON PAGE 16


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about 132 pounds, is roasted at a time,depending on demand for orders.

Iron Brews four main avor prolesrange from light to dark: Breakfast Roast,Carolina Classic, Cerrado Gold andFrench Roast. There is also a Decaf Roastthat is processed with mountain water.Flavored coffees such as butter rum,

candy cane, chocolate chip, pumpkin pie,Southern pecan, and sticky bun arecreated when natural oils are added tothe roaster and the beans are rotatedfor about four hours so the avoring isabsorbed.

When he rst began drinking IronBrew coffee, Matt dosed it with creamand sugar. Now he drinks it black to fullyenjoy the avor.

Although Matt quips he is still holdingout for a trip to the Brazilian coffee

plantations, where other family membershave visited, he makes it a point to sharephotos and information on the websiteabout where the beans are grown andcultivated.

While there are small roastingendeavors in Charleston and Greenville,as well as a few that market a little moreextensively throughout the state, IronBrew is now being sold in Piggly Wiggly

and Earth Fare stores in South Carolinaand businesses in neighboring NorthCarolina. The company hopes to sell attourist and specialty shops around thestate.

The Palmetto tree and the coffeecup is our logo, so we are focused onpromoting Iron Brew as a South Carolinacompany, says Matt. Piggly Wigglywanted to carry us because the coffeeis made in South Carolina and theypromote local foods. Our goal is to try to

expand all over South Carolina.Besides marketing coffee, Iron Brew

sells Coffee Snob T-shirts and mugs.Now that the Pattersons roast

their own coffee, Matt jokes, Its arequirement that everyone at ourcompany drinks Iron Brew. We dontwant to see any Starbucks Coffee aroundhere!

Deena Bouknight is a freelance writer livingin the Midlands.

IRON BREW FROM PAGE 15

Quality assurance.Matt Patterson checks out some of Iron Brew Coffees orders. The local company just got the Piggly Wiggly account, so they areexpanding. They are one of largest independent roasters in South Carolina


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{ community }

If Master Gardener Rosa Fang, and her husband, GeorgePark, had a family coat of arms, the motto would read:

Waste not.This Lexington County couple lives in a ranch-style

home, surrounded by two acres, at the end of a cul-de-sac. Weare interested in conservation and sustainability, says Park. Weput far more into our recycle bins than we do in our trash cans.

They also use what George calls, windfall prots, to fueltheir wood-burning replace. Any diseased tree or limbs thatneed to be cut go into the wood pile. Smaller branches areshredded to make garden paths. Leaves are used as mulch, and acompost pile is a must.

A few years ago, when the couple went on a garden tour, theysaw a garden designed to be practically self-sustaining. Thisincluded rain barrels that collected runoff from the homeownersroof. When Clemson Extension offered a course in making rain

barrels for home use, Fang and Park signed up. Afterward, Parktook their two completed, 55-gallon rain barrels, set them onan elevated stand (made from leftover decking material) andconnected one to a downspout. He then connected the secondbarrel to the rst with PVC pipe. On each barrel he installed adrain system for overow and cleanout.

Also connected to the system is a gauge made of clear Tygontubing, which measures the amount of water in each barrel.A faucet at the end of the PVC line allows the gardener to llwatering cans or to attach a soaker hose.

After this rst project, Park devised a more sophisticatedsecond collection station, using four, 55-gallon drums in

tandem. The amount of water that can be collected duringa rainstorm is dependent upon the surface area of the roof,

explains Park.At his home, an inch and a half of rain will ll his four barrels.Parks tip on setting up a rain barrel system:Choose an appropriate site where the system can be attached

to a major downspout.Build a platform on a solid, level base.Purchase 55-gallon barrels that have been used for food

storage, never chemicals. Barrels need to be painted a darkcolor to block sun penetration and prevent algae growth. Allopenings should be lined with nylon wire (window screening) totrap debris and prevent mosquitoes from entering the system.(Park uses a swimming pool lter lined with nylon wire at theintersection of the downspout and rst rain barrel opening.)

Each barrel should have an inlet, venting and overow valve

and a cutoff valve for each barrel so it can be removed forcleaning.

Park advises draining the system completely if freezingweather is in the forecast and recommends using the collectedwater for all plants except vegetables. Im concerned that thechemicals used on the shingles to retard algae growth maycause some contamination, he explains. Although the systemdoesnt completely cover the needs of the garden, especiallyduring drought, it helps with the water bill, prevents runoff, andrecycles a limited and valuable resource.

Gigi Huckabee is a freelance writer living in the Midlands.

Story by Gigi Huckabee, Special to Lake Murray and Northeast magazines Photographs by Gerry Melendez

Saving on a rainy dayConservation and sustainability are living,

gardening mottos for Lexington County couple


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Story byRachel Haynie, Special to Lake Murray and Northeast magazines

Photographs byC. Michael Bergen

City of Light delights inNortheast Richland home


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Chez Songe would be an apt name for John and Carol Kososkis NortheastRichland residence. Countless guests have been transported to France viaa visit to the 5,300-square-foot belle maison.

Carol spent a Study Abroad year in Aixen-Provence during herundergraduate years at the University of Wisconsin. I was fortunate to be part ofthe rst student group the university sponsored. We were steeped in everything

French and, for me, a particular Provencethrill was being introduced to opera. Ithas become a lifelong love. Carol hastaught French and now is retired froma statewide career guidance agency ofwhich she was executive director for 37years.

John said he fell in love with Franceduring his three and a half yearswith the Organization for Economicand Cooperative Development inParis. Stateside, the University of

Wisconsin and Massachusetts Instituteof Technology graduate, who earnedhis doctoral degree from HarvardUniversity, invested his experience andexposure to global considerations andcultural differences in a career focusedon technology and economic consultancyand studies. Such afnity for detailsserved him well as he sketched plans forthe home, including how to site it on theheavily wooded lakefront property.

When he and Carol were satised with

the plan for the home that they picturedas entertainment and family-friendly,and with easy circulation throughout themain oor, they handed the sketches toEd Hancock with Jenkins, Hancock andSides Architects. While custom builderJim Mitchell was framing the home,the Francophiles approached neighborChristian Thee, a world-renownedtrompe loeil (fool the eye) artist, to

Francophiles.John and Carol Kososki in their Forest Acres home. The Kososkis are admirers of 18th century French creations, including furniture,

clocks, porcelain, and tapestries. PRECEDING PAGE: The Kososkis commissioned a mural by Columbia artist Christian Thee that shows the Paris skyline,complete with twinkling lights.

KOSOSKIS CONTINUED ON PAGE 24


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High contrast.The Kososkis home features a stairwell with wrought iron railings of classical French design.


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create an unforgettable mural for the longwall in the future dining room.

Fortunately, Carol and John contactedme early in the construction process, sowith the art as part of the overall plan,I was able to factor in the electricalrequirements at an early stage, saidThee, whose opera and theater setdesigns have elicited rave reviews fromColumbia to New York and abroad.Naturally, they wanted somethingreminiscent of France, so I said, Howabout a scene from a terrace overlooking

Paris, with its lights twinkling in thebackground? The ber optics wereinstalled into a base that allowed the tinylights to wink on and off intermittently,just as they do in the City of Light.

The late Ben Covington, who builtthe carved Old Montreal front doorof Southern red oak, also crafted theshelf that gives the mural horizontalgrounding. The effect has been a crowd-pleaser for every group of guests theKososkis have hosted.

For a home so tres francais, the

Kososkis feathered their new nest withlittle from their earlier married life Wehave been collecting since we moved in,John said.

Many acquisitions were purchased atauctions such as those at Charlton Hall.While John has a predilection for woodenitems, including clocks and well-madeFrench commodes, Carol is attractedto porcelain. The couple agrees theirhome is probably complete now thatthey have been furnishing for 16 years.But if we happened upon an interestingpiece, I am sure we could nd room for it

somewhere, they agreed.Outside the home inspired by 18th

century French architecture, the groundshave been left as natural as possible, withnative plants thriving and somethingblooming in every season.

People tell us they love the owergarden out front, said Carol.

At the same time, though, theenvironment is tame enough that outdoorfestivities are a clear choice, one oftenmade. Our daughter Lauras wedding

reception spilled out onto the back patio

that overlooks Forest Lake and, beyond,the country club, Carol said.

We held our son Jeffreys engagementparty here as well, and gave a big partywhen Laura got her M.D. degreefrom the Medical University of SouthCarolina.

Other guest groups who have receivedinvitations to the Kososkis home reectthe couples myriad community interests.I have served on the board of directorsof the Gills Creek Watershed Associationand theyve had parties here, Carol said.When St. Peters Catholic Church was

in its capital campaign to restore thechurch, Msgr. Leigh Lehocky was herefor a reception and seeing Chris Theesmural led to commissions for the trompeloeil ceiling painting at the church aswell as other artistic improvements in thesanctuary.

Carol said they also have hostedpolitical fundraisers and, most recently, aMeet the Judges reception to welcomethe three judges to Columbia for theMetropolitan Operas National Council

Details.John Kososkis passion for antique French clocks is apparent in this lovingly restored 18th century King Louis XV French Bracket clock, left. Atright, a marble top caps an 18th century French cabinet.

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Auditions, the South Carolina District.

Van Edwards, who with his wife, Bettie,sponsored the S.C. Districts auditionsheld the following day at the R. WrightSpears Center for the Arts on the campusof Columbia College, said the Kososkireception is something sponsors lookforward to each year. John and Carol

have invited us back for four years,

Edwards said.Edwards explained the signicance ofthe dual event. South Carolina was indanger of losing this audition; in fact, wewere down to only eight or so contestantsfor a while.

Then Bettie and I happened to run

into the district organizer at an opera inNew York and she encouraged us to getbehind the initiative, and, as a matter ofcivic pride, we have.

In the four years since the Edwardsmade the initiative a personal priority,the event has been revitalized. In January,there were 39 young contestants whotraveled to Columbia for a chance at abig break representing the Carolinas,Georgia and 12 other states. Onecontestant was from South Korea.

Opening their home to the judges ofthis audition to assure a memorable stayin Columbia gives the Kososkis a glow.As the couple sat in on the auditions andlistened to arias sung by future operastars, they day-dreamed of their next tripto France.

Last year I had the opportunity togo back for the 50th reunion of thosewho were part of my Study Abroadexperience, Carol said. I had not seenthem in all that time, but the force of itall came rushing back to me like it wasyesterday.

Rachel Haynie is a freelance writer based inthe Midlands

Prized possession.Carol Kososkis favorite piece of porcelain is an 18th century French jewelrybox made at the Sevres porcelain factory owned by King Louis XV.


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How you gonna

keep em off of the farm... after theyve seen these!Story byKatie McElveen,

Special to Lake Murray and Northeast magazines

Photographs byTim Dominick


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When Keith Willoughby has a question about the chickens he and his wife,

Robin, raise at Wil-Moore Farms, the Lugoff farmer doesnt get on thephone or search the Internet. Instead, he picks up a book from 1912. I callit my chicken Bible, he says.

They knew a thing or two about raising animals humanely and without reliance onchemicals or antibiotics back then, and those lessons are still relevant today. But justbecause Willoughby relies on time-tested advice doesnt mean hes stuck in the past.

Every bunnys favorite.Julianna Willoughby picks collards to feed her rabbits, Autumn, Daisy and Snowake. PRECEDING PAGE: Zac Willoughbyfeeds and waters the goats.

Wil-Moore, which sells meat, cheeseand other farm-based products, is one of11 sustainable farms in the rst MidlandsFarm Tour, organized by the Carolina

Farm Stewards Association, on April 6-7.The organization has sponsored toursin the Upstate and North Carolina, butthis is the rst time the public will beable to tour a number of farms in theMidlands.

Those chickens, for instance, arepasture-raised, a process developed about

20 years ago that gives the birds thehealth and benets of living free-range,while offering protection from coyotes,hawks and other predators. The range

area has a shelter that allows the birds toget out of the rain and mesh to keep themsafe. We move the whole thing twicea week so they always have fresh grassfor forage. We also give them a locallyproduced custom feed.

The farms other animals also benetfrom Wil-Moores humane practices.

Since sheep and goats prefer to givebirth in a sheltered area, the farm has aspecially designed area for them that alsooffers a safe haven at night from wild

animals in search of an easy meal. Red-coated cows Willoughby believes theydont absorb the summer sun as much astheir black-colored brethren live theirlives on the pasture, with constant accessto shade and water, contentedly eating

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Carolina Farm Stewards Association

Midlands Farm Tours

Eleven farms will be in the CFSAs rst MidlandsFarm Tour program.

Children will be able to pet animals, climb ontractors and participate in farm activities that helpthem understand the source of their food; adultscan learn how farmers are using innovative methodsto reduce their impact on the environment whileproducing high-quality, tasty food.

The local food scene in Columbia is really growing,and were excited about the event, says organizerDan Tye. Dont forget to bring a cooler there will belots of food for sale and it doesnt get any fresher.

Midlands Farm Tours

Saturday, April 6 and Sunday, April 7Tours are from 1 to 5 p.m.Tickets are $25 per carload in advance and $35

the day of the event, for unlimited access to all thefarms over the two-day event.

Want to only tour a few farms? Individual farmtours are $10 each. For more information (includinga printable map of the participating farms),visit www.carolinafarmstewards.org

Theyre so cute when theyre little.JuliannaWilloughby plays with one of the baby chicks.

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Fragile business.Wil-Moore Farms, owned by Keith and Robin Willoughby, is one of the farms featured in the rst Midlands Farm Tour, in which the

public can tour different sustainable farms. Here, Keith Willoughby gathers eggs.

grass and other vegetation.Grain wreaks havoc on the digestive systems of cows and

other ruminates, so we let them eat as nature intended, heexplains. It makes the cows happier and preserves the nutrientsin the beef, making it more healthful for humans.

Pigs, too, live outdoors, able to forage and root at will. Allthe animals receive supplemental food during the winter thatscustom-made for Wil-Moore by a local mill. After nine years asa full-time farmer, Im still always looking for ways to make theirlife on the farm better and more humane.

Willoughby is delighted to be able to showcase his effortswith visitors. So much goes into food production, particularlywhen theres so much effort put into treating the animals well,he explains. I believe that when people understand where theirfood comes from, theyll make better choices, for themselves,the environment, the local economy and the animals.

Katie McElveen is a freelance writer in the Midlands

Farm and family.At left, after the early morning chores, the Willoughbys eat breakfast and have a devotion together.

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The sweet smellof success

Story byMarie McAden,Special to Lake Murray

and Northeast magazines

Midlands companies know that

compost is nothing to sniff at


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Oh poo, Dr. Doo.John Davis, the curator of mammals, takes care of the animal compostingduties at the zoo.

Its Columbias dirty little secret the soil here stinks.

According to experts at the Clemson Cooperative Extension,Midlands dirt is made up of too much clay or too much sand and notenough minerals.Nothing that a few hundred pounds of elephant dung cant x.Animal manure, master gardeners will tell you, is a great

source of nutrients and organic matter, lling in whatMother Nature left out of the earth. But the pungentodor of ordure is enough to make you want to paveyour yard.

It permeates you, said Riverbanks ZooCurator of Mammals John Davis.

He should know. Every day, the zoos fourelephants, nine giraffes and two zebras producesome 1,500 pounds of poop. The smell is so overpowering, even themost dedicated gardeners turn up their nose at it.

Nobody wants any part of it, said Davis, known around the zoo as Dr. Doo.Rather than paying $13,000 a year to dispose of the malodorous mess, Davis found a

way to put the zoo poo to good use. He makes nutrient-rich, soil-enhancing compostout of it.

Baked in open piles at 120 to 165 degrees, the dung transforms into the dark, richsoil amendment gardeners call Black Gold.

Compost improves the fertility of soil, said Clemson Extension AgricultureAssistant Jackie Jordan. If its sandy soil, it helps retain moisture. If its heavy clay, it

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Sweet smell of success.WileyBurrows, left, and Jimmy Sharpe are

crazy about Dixie Mix. Sharpe came

up with the formula and Burrows sells

it at his landscaping business.

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helps increase drainage.And unlike the unaltered raw material,

its not rank.We cook it for about three months

so its completely broken down, saidDavis, who manages the zoos compostoperation. It has an earthy organic smell

to it. Its not at all offensive.To ensure its free of weeds, seeds and

pathogens, the compost has to maintain atemperature of 135 degrees for a minimumofve days. Davis turns it every three weeks a process he performs after the park closesto spare visitors of the less-than-fragrantodor of freshly stirred manure.

The shovel-ready product is sold in one-pint and two-gallon packages preparedto be tilled into your soil. If you have apick-up truck, you can haul away a load for$43. Proceeds from the ComPOOst goto Riverbanks Zoos Conservation Support

Fund, which is used to provide nancialassistance to biologists involved in an arrayof wildlife conservation projects.

People like it because its exotic,Davis said. Its like having a little bit ofAfrica in your garden.

Columbia gardeners are equallyenamored with mushroom compost, a mixcreated specically to grow mushrooms.Its ingredients include wheat straw, peatmoss, cottonseed meal, cottonseed hulls,corncobs, cocoa bean shells, gypsum, lime,chicken litter and/or horse stable bedding.

The mix can only be used for 20 or

so days and then needs to be replaced.Although it can no longer be used togrow mushrooms, the discarded compostmakes a great soil amendment.

But like manure, it stinks.It smells because its still composting,

said West Columbias Jimmy Sharpe,one of the largest mushroom compostdistributors in the country. As it breaksdown, it creates gases.

When he rst started selling mushroomcompost in the late 1990s, Sharpe woulddrive around to landscape centers withbags of it in the trunk of his car.

I was born with no sense of smell, soit didnt bother me in the least, Sharpesaid. But my wife would refuse to getinto the car because it smelled so bad.

Today, Sharpe sells hundreds of tractor-trailer loads of mushroom compost tocompanies from Florida to Nebraska.Locally, it is sold at Wileys LandscapeSupply in West Columbia and ModernTurf in the Northeast.

Its a very versatile product, Sharpesaid. You can incorporate it into the soil

prior to planting or you can top dressexisting plants.

Using mushroom compost as a base,Sharpe developed a weed-free soil calledDixie Mix. Unlike compost, you can plantright in the Mix. It requires no tilling orfertilizer.

Two years ago, he sold the formula andhis mixing machine to Wiley Burrows,

owner of Wileys Landscape Supply.Its been a fantastic seller, Burrows

said. It makes up half of my business.People love it because it makes gardeningeasy. You plant right in it, water it andthen watch it grow.

Marie McAden is a freelance writer living inthe Midlands

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ARTS

The South Carolina Bach Choirwill present J. S. BachsEaster Cantata, Christ Lay in Deaths Strong Bonds, andhis Ascension Oratorio, Praise God in Heaven and Earth, atits annual concert Sunday, April 21, at Christ Chapel on thecampus of the Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, 4201N. Main St. The concert starts at 4 p.m. It is free to the public,but contributions in its support are invited. Details: (803) 791-4306.

The Lake Murray Symphony Orchestrawill feature winnersof the Young Artist Competition, at its next concert, Concertos& Cupcakes. The winners are Maximilian Witherell (bassoon)and Zachary Patton (cello). The concert is Sunday, April 28,

at Harbison Theatre at Midlands Technical College, 7300College St., Irmo. Admission is free. Details: (803) 400-3540.

The next meeting of the Crooked Creek Art Leagueis 7 p.m. Monday, April 15. Crooked Creek Park isat Old Lexington Highway in Chapin. Details: www.crookedcreekart.org

The Seven Oaks Art League annual juried exhibition isFriday, April 26, with a reception from 6-8:30 p.m. Thegroup meets at Seven Oaks Park at 200 Leisure Lane,Columbia. Refreshments and fellowship time begins at6:30 p.m. Details: www.sevenoaksart.org

SPECIAL EVENTSThe Big Nosh, a celebration of Jewish food andculture, is set for Sunday, April 21, at the Tree ofLife Congregation, 6719 N. Trenholm Road. Enjoytraditional Jewish foods, music and dance. Details:(803) 787-2182

The Lake Murray Sailing Club invites you to Sailfest,an open house designed to introduce the public to thesailing club, on Saturday, April 20. The event includestours of the club, seminars on sailing, sailboat ridesand lunch.

The sailing club is at 235 Old Forge Road inChapin. Details: www.lmsc.org or email [email protected]

St. John Neumann Catholic Churchis holdingits seventh annual bazaar on Saturday, April 27, atthe school gym, 721 Polo Rd. Hours are 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Details: (803) 629-4650

UPCOMING

The Lexington County Museumwill hostits annual Spring Open House on May 5.See several historic homes and buildings,including the 1771 Laurence Corley Log

House, the Oak Grove Schoolhouse,and a new bedroom display in the FoxHouse. The event, from 3 to 5 p.m. at231 Fox St. in downtown Lexington, isfree. Details: (803) 359-8369 or www.lex-co.sc.gov/museum.


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APRIL 1992

A sure sign of spring: azaleas in full bloom with buttery.

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.lexingtonrheumatology.com.

Dr. Wolf joins Bruce Goeckeritz, MD, at Lexington Rheumatology.

Dedicated to diagnosing and treating diseases of the joints and soft tissues,

the practice also offers a variety of convenient in-house services, including

X-rays, DEXA bone density scans and infusion treatments for rheumatic

and inflammatory disorders.

Dr. Wolf is a graduate of Ohio State University College of Medicine and

Public Health. He completed his residency at the University of Nevada

and a fellowship at the University of Virginia.Board certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Dr. Wolf

combines his talent and practice experience with the commitment

to excellence and quality care at Lexington Rheumatology.

Welcome, Dr. Wolf.

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