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"Grounded in a love for the land, Garden & Gun has evolved into a dynamic lifestyle magazine with a unique mission - to capture the 'Soul of the South.' With a lively mix of sporting culture, food, music, art, and travel, it has broken out of the confines of the regional magazine to create a Southern title with national appeal. The magazine features rich paper, sharp writing, stunning photography, and crisp design. It all adds up to a publication that excites the intellect, the emotions, and the palate, and above all it evokes a sense of pride in Southern culture.  From Tom Brokaw's moving essay about his bird dogs to Allison Glock's musings on a new generation of Southern women to Roy Blount Jr.'s hilarious diatribe against the culinary foam craze, the magazine's content is a combination that appeals equally to men and women.

The title of the magazine: "I am often asked about the title of the magazine - particularly from folks who have not read the magazine yet. The simplest explanation that I can offer is that it is a metaphor for the South - its land, the people, their lifestyle, and their heritage." Rebecca Wesson Darwin, Founder and CEO of Garden & Gun.

REBECCA WESSON DARWIN

Rebecca is President & CEO of the media company she formed with partners Pierre Manigualt and J. Edward Bell III that owns Garden & Gun. Ms. Darwin launched Garden & Gun in Spring 2007, after moving back south to Charleston, South Carolina, following a successful career in publishing in NYC. In 2007, the magazine was named the #2 hottest launch of over 700 magazines that year and has just recently won a National Magazine Award in General Excellence by the American Society of Magazine Editors and was named to Advertising Age’s 2011 Magazine A-List (ranked #4 out of 10.)

The Garden & Gun brand has continued to develop under her direction through the creation of the Garden & Gun Club, the G&G Store, G& G Exclusives and award-winning newsletters.

Darwin grew up in Columbia, SC, attended the University of North Carolina, and then moved to New York. She established her career at GQ, where she implemented national retail advertising and promotions programs and later became the first female publisher of The New Yorker, publisher of Mirabella, and was the marketing director of Fortune. She also served as the president and CEO of the National Association for Female Executives. Her immersion in the worlds of media, fashion, advertising and business bring an understanding and grace to the world of Garden & Gun.

DAVID DiBENEDETTO David DiBenedetto is a 16-year veteran of the magazine industry. He is currently the editor in chief of Garden & Gun, where he oversees all print and digital platforms. Formerly the executive editor at the title, DiBenedetto was part of the team responsible for the magazine’s National Magazine Award for General Excellence in 2011. In addition, under his tenure there has been a 500 percent rise in traffic on gardenandgun.com.

Previously he was the editor of SaltWater Sportsman, where, in addition to implementing a complete redesign of the 78-year-old magazine, he led the title to its first ever National Magazine Award nomination (General Excellence) in 2007. SaltWater Sportsman was the first, and is still the only, fishing publication to be nominated for such an honor. While at SaltWater Sportsman, DiBenedetto was responsible for a 640 percent rise in traffic on saltwatersportsman.com. He also represented the magazine on national and local television. Prior to his time at SaltWater Sportsman he was the deputy editor of Field & Stream, where he edited cover packages and departments. DiBenedetto began his career at Men’s Journal in 1995 as an editorial assistant just three days after graduating college and worked his way to senior editor in 2001.

Also an author, DiBenedetto wrote On the Run: An Angler’s Journey down the Striper Coast in 2003 for HarperCollins. The book received numerous accolades, including a coveted starred review in Publisher’s Weekly. DiBenedetto was also selected as one of Border’s Original Voices. The title was later published in paperback, audio, and as an e-book. As a freelance writer, a story DiBenedetto wrote for Men’s Journal (“The Biggest Fish Story Ever Told”) was selected for The Best American Sports Writing anthology in 2005. He was also asked to contribute to Take Me Fishing: 50 Great Writers on their Favorite Sport. DiBenedetto’s writing has appeared in numerous magazines, ranging from Rolling Stone to Outdoor Life.

BARBARA BING Barbara Bing has had a proven track record as a leader in the media business for over twenty five years. She joined Garden & Gun as Publisher in January 2010, where she brings a strong understanding of the media marketplace. Bing has led the magazine to record levels with the October/November 2011 issue being the largest in the magazine's history. Prior to Garden & Gun, Barbara was Founder and President of The Media Company, an independent media sales and marketing company in the southeast that represented prestigious national titles published by companies such as Conde Nast, Time Inc., Meredith, and Hachette Filipacchi. Included in her portfolio were award-winning titles as The New Yorker, New York Magazine, GQ, Gourmet, Esquire, Golf Magazine, SKI, Skiing, House and Garden, Elle Décor, and Outside.

Garden & Gun has six pillars that are represented in its pages•	the sporting life (outdoor lifestyle, boating, fishing, hunting); •	the land & garden (amazing properties and houses, iconic gardens, conservation); •	food & drink (southern food culture, farm-to-table, celebrity chefs); •	travel & adventure (hotels, lodges, and destinations around the South and beyond); •	style & design (home décor, shopping, entertaining, and great looking design); •	arts & culture (art, architecture, music, literature, city and town profiles)

AWARDS and ACCOLADES:

2011 Advertising Age’s Magazine A-List 2011 National Magazine Award, General Excellence, Food, Travel & Design Category 2011 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award 2011 GAMMA Awards (8) 2010 Grand GAMMA Award 2010 MIN Magazine Best of the Web 2007 MIN Magazine 2nd Hottest Launch

Website: www.gardenandgun.com Garden & Gun Store: gardenandgunstore.com Garden & Gun Club: gardenandgunclub.com

Brand Extensions of the Magazine include: •	The Garden & Gun Club •	The Garden & Gun Store featuring the G&G Exclusives Collection •	Award-winning bi-weekly Newsletter - Talk of the South •	Blogs:Belle Decor, Southern in the City, The Sporting South" Candleabracadabra (talk) 15:40, 9 December 2011 (UTC)


 * This is all advertising and doesn't belong in Wikipedia. NawlinWiki (talk) 17:43, 9 December 2011 (UTC)

I found another version of this article with potentially useful content at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Alyosha_Karamazov/Garden_%26_Gun Legacypac (talk) 08:26, 10 May 2017 (UTC)

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