The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Gravy
An indigenous-led movement to provide native meals in Virginia public school cafeterias seeks to reshape how we…
Award
Betty Joyce Chester-Tamayo, owner-operator of Alcenia’s in Memphis, received the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. Named…
The Southern Foodways Alliance drives a more progressive future by leading conversations that challenge existing constructs, shape perspectives, and foster meaningful discussions. We reconsider the past with research, scrutiny, and documentation.
Gravy Podcast
An indigenous-led movement to provide native meals in Virginia public school cafeterias seeks to reshape how we produce, procure, and understand food.
Gravy
I come to you now, Heavenly Father, on behalf of my family gathered & communing here as we Near this hour of jubilee. We thank you for blessing our harvest, this undertaking—that we must Divide this hog from the land of the living.
Gravy
out they spill, bruised cheeks and rumpled velvet, hauled quick from the orchard before sweetness darkens into wine.
Film
Learn about The Four Way, a classic Memphis soul food restaurant.
Film
A compilation of Memphis' finest, hosted by native Memphian Zaire Love.
Film
Meet Daishu McGriff, Memphis' Mushroom Queen.
Oral History
Founded in 1995, the Crescent City Farmers Market (CCFM) has grown into far more than a place to buy food—it is a living archive of Gulf Coast life, where agriculture, adaptation, holistic health, sustainable farming, and creativity converge week after week.
Oral History
Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, they work at the community level to develop a movement based on thinking about the land on which we live, how we treat it, and the historical, cultural, and social connections between us and the Earth.
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The Southern Foodways Alliance oral history program invites experienced oral historians to submit proposals for oral…
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