I read a book called Indigo Girl about the importance of growing indigo in the south and the woman who worked with slaves who understood the technology. It was really big deal economically…
Yes, I learned a little aboit it at the Whitney Plantation museum, the only such museum that focuses on the enslaved. If you're in the New Orleans or Jackson area, I highly recommend visiting the memorial and museum.
This was great & actually I’d love to know more. I can totally see those influences in the Great Sourdough Baking Craze of 2020. Feeling out of control definitely makes people want to feel in control of something, particularly something as essential as bread.
I dig this. Of course when I hear "Pulaski" I think of "Big Ed" Pulaski of Forest Service fame and the Great Fire of 1910 out here. The firefighting tool is named after him.
I read a book called Indigo Girl about the importance of growing indigo in the south and the woman who worked with slaves who understood the technology. It was really big deal economically…
Yes, I learned a little aboit it at the Whitney Plantation museum, the only such museum that focuses on the enslaved. If you're in the New Orleans or Jackson area, I highly recommend visiting the memorial and museum.
This was great & actually I’d love to know more. I can totally see those influences in the Great Sourdough Baking Craze of 2020. Feeling out of control definitely makes people want to feel in control of something, particularly something as essential as bread.
Against the Grain is a bit academic but it's a short read, and interesting. And you can find it here. :)
https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/holdingsInfo?searchId=9673&recCount=25&recPointer=16&bibId=19378338
Cheeky, but thanks! :)
I dig this. Of course when I hear "Pulaski" I think of "Big Ed" Pulaski of Forest Service fame and the Great Fire of 1910 out here. The firefighting tool is named after him.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5444775.pdf
https://www.timothyeganbooks.com/the-big-burn
Very cool. I didn't know what those were called. I kind of want a Halligan bar, but I don't know who they are named after.