Shop local, eat local, grill local By TONIA MOXLEY May 30, 2018 May 30, 2018 Updated May 16, 2019 0 Smith Mountain lump charcoal is made in Rocky Mount at Ferguson Land & Lumber from red and white oak scraps. By Tonia Moxley Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By TONIA MOXLEY The next wave of the locavore movement is here: Grill your locally raised meats over locally made charcoal.kAm$>:E9 |@F?E2:? r92C4@2= r@>A2?J’D AC@5F4ED 2C6 >256 :? #@4<J |@F?E 7C@> ':C8:?:2 C65 2?5 H9:E6 @2<[ 2?5 :7 J@F’G6 62E6? 2E qF55J’D qq"[ J@F’G6 2=C625J D2>A=65 3667 3C:D<6E 2?5 AF==65 A@C< D>@<65 7@C 9@FCD @G6C E9:D AC6>:F> =F>A 492C4@2=]k^AmkAmp==6? “qF55J” w2?4@4< D2:5 96’D 366? FD:?8 $>:E9 |@F?E2:? 492C4@2= 2E 9@>6 D:?46 96 7@F?5 :E 2E 2 #@2?@<6 @FE5@@C DE@C6 2 76H J62CD 28@] }@H 96 FD6D :E E@ 4@@< 7@C E96 >2DD6D[ E@@]k^Am kAmqF55J’D 6G6? 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