The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
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
Gravy dives into bootlegging, clubbing, and a legendary Alabama Black Belt festival: the Footwash in Uniontown.
Gravy Podcast
Alabama’s Black Belt has always been a place of migration: the site of both forced and elective movement. Meet three…
Gravy Podcast
A coon hunter and a dove hunter take us into the woods and onto the field to illuminate one of the Alabama Black Belt’s…
Film
2021 Egerton Prize Winner Dara Cooper has long advocated for racial justice through equitable food systems.
Film
In 2021, SFA honored Chapel Hill, North Carolina, chef, author, and activist Bill Smith with the Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award.
Film
This is the story of Captain Fred McBride, a fisherman, and cellist in Houston, Texas.
Oral History
This piping hot oral history project explores Southern Maid's historic relationship to the Louisiana Hayride and the business’s role in developing baking practices and distribution networks within and across the ArkLaTex region.
Oral History
This collection highlights the voices of Southern bakers.
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SFA and Hub City Press are proud to announce a new partnership to distribute SFA’s quarterly print journal, Gravy.
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