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).
Native Strangers of the South
Where Kentucky Meets Somalia
A Message and a Verse
Subterranean Chop Suey
Hungry in the Mississippi Delta
Hostesses of the Movement
Dispatch from Duplin County
Home with the Armadillo: The Austin Sound, with a Side of Nachos
Hidden in Plain Sight: Las Pulgas of New Orleans
Baptism by Biryani
A Taste of Place: Whiskey as Food
A Most Civil Union: from Reconstruction to Restaurateur
Stories from the Hem of my Mother's Apron
Of Hunger and Humanity: Resilience on the Texas Coast
The Wise Family at Work: A Sound Portrait
Booze Legends
Kimchi and Cornbread
Shad Stories: The Ebb and Flow of the Founding Fish
Pie by Another Name: The Burekas of Or Ve Shalom
Hostesses of the Movement
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Gastropod
Dinner SOS by Bon Appétit
The Clever Cookstr’s Quick and Dirty Tips from the World’s Best Cooks
Anne of Green Gables
Just So Stories
The Splendid Table: Conversations & Recipes For Curious Cooks & Eaters
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