For generations, rural families in the Alabama Black Belt grew and hunted what they needed to sustain themselves. Wild game was a major and critical part of the diet. Today, hunting is still a popular Black Belt pursuit, but it’s less about sustenance and more about camaraderie, challenge, and immersion in nature. We meet Jerry Dawson, a coon hunter in Sumter County, who illuminates the world of coon dogs, and Nikki Baker, a dove hunter in Marengo County, who loves to beat all the men on the field (and often does) to the 15 bird limit.
This batch of Gravy is reported and produced by Jackie Clay, Executive Director at the Coleman Center for the Arts in rural Sumter County, Alabama; Matt Whitson; an award-winning production audio mixer and video editor at Alabama Public Television in Birmingham, Alabama; and Emily Blejwas, Executive Director of the Alabama Folklife Association and author of The Story of Alabama in Fourteen Foods (UA Press).
The Deli Diaspora
Eating a Muffaletta in Des Moines, by Brian Spears
It is Simple, by Jon Pineda
Scrap That: Charlotte's attempt to compost food waste
Christians Take Up Climate Change
Take it Easement: Save a farm to save the future?
Low-Carbon Dining: How much can restaurants do?
A Peach for a Warming South
Goat is the Future: An Interview with Tom Rankin
Praising Fireflies with Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Pondering the Fate of Food: An Interview with Amanda Little
Mapping the Green Book: An Interview with Candacy Taylor
Such As, by Wo Chan
Visible Yam
We the People are Larger Than We Used to Be
Magic City Poetry
Punchin' the Dough: Singing about Food Labor
Food Festival Financials
Shucking, by Elton Glaser
Cajun Kibbe: Eating Lebanese in Louisiana
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Dinner SOS by Bon Appétit
The Clever Cookstr’s Quick and Dirty Tips from the World’s Best Cooks
Grimms’ Fairy Tales
The War of the Worlds
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
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