Salt, Soil, & supper
We will gradually nurture and prune this space with seasonal offerings of narratives from the South that center holistic conversations about Southern climate justice and resilient cultures, alongside critical explorations of Southern geographies, migration, agriculture, foodways, and food justice. Prepare yourselves for a hearty helping of Salt: Preservation, Soil: Growth and Recovery, & Supper: Nourishment.
Salt
Salt has long given humans and their environments the capacity to preserve, and with it, the ability to grow communities, to travel further and to sustain. This capacity to live longer, more secure lives is in large part due to the way salt has long "kept" food, resources and the human body itself against the threat of expiration.
SOIL
The soil is essential for the growth of that which nourishes and preserves communities, spirit, and our cultures. The "soil" section honors the ways in which Southerners work against the longue duree of the plantation to restore and build alternative support infrastructures. Just as Black and Indigenous land stewards have developed practices to restore, protect and defend the soil and other natural resources that make growth possible.
SUPPer
Supper asks and answers: what feeds the South? How does the South feed us? And what are the conversations happening around the table that nourishes Southern critique?