Tag: Foodways

Mulberry Season Again

Mulberry Season Again

Lisa Sorg, with illustrations by Kristen Solecki

This essay reflects nature’s importance in coping with the isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic shutdown and public health crisis inspired many people to reconnect with the natural world, which is also in turmoil because of climate change. The essay explores the circles of life and death through a bountiful mulberry tree that grows in Maplewood Cemetery in Durham, North Carolina, near the grave of Leon Jeffers.

Food Sovereignty

Food Sovereignty

Shorlette Ammons
Taking Stock: Part II

Taking Stock: Part II

Southern Cultures
Taking Stock: Part I

Taking Stock: Part I

Southern Cultures
Feijoada and Hoppin’ John

Feijoada and Hoppin’ John

Olivia Ware Terenzio, with illustrations by Kristen Solecki
Woke Up, Pilgrim

Woke Up, Pilgrim

Kelly Alexander
The Rarest of Senses

The Rarest of Senses

Monique Truong
Tasting New Orleans

Tasting New Orleans

Anthony J. Stanonis and Rachel Wallace, with illustrations by Kristen Solecki
The Orchard of Last Resort

The Orchard of Last Resort

Lee Calhoun, introduced by Diane Flynt

“You can write a history of the South through these apples . . . not just the facts but the people and the lives they led.”

Seasoned Punks

Seasoned Punks

André Gallant, with illustrations by Nate Beaty
Mildred Council

Mildred Council

The Southern Oral History Program, introduced by Marcie Cohen Ferris & William R. Ferris

Mildred "Mama Dip" Council passed away on May 20, 2018, at the age of 89. This is a condensed and edited excerpt from her oral history with the Southern Oral History Program, conducted by Donna Clark in 1994. Listen to the full interview at sohp.org.

Studio Visit: Vivian Howard

Studio Visit: Vivian Howard

North Carolina Arts Council