The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Oral History
This collection of interviews features the voices of sorghum syrup producers from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky,…
Interview
Ronald Jenkins cooks sorghum in Bruce, Mississippi.
Film
See how Juneteenth is celebrated in Natchez, Mississippi, following three generations of Black women.
One of the most notable migratory patterns in recent decades is Latino migration, settlement, and community formation…
Chinese immigrants came to America in the late nineteenth century in search of the fabled Gam Sahn, or Golden Mountain.…
Founding member Ann Abadie reflects on the growth of foodways in cultural studies.
Ann Abadie is the 2019 Craig Claiborne Lifetime Achievement Award Winner. In the Spotlight recognizes her work at the Center for the Study of Southern Culture and with the Southern Foodways Alliance.
Founding member John T. Edge describes the role of John Egerton in founding the organization, and the first meeting in 1999.
Founding member Charles Wilson discusses SFA as an incubator for academics and the role of SFA in delivering academic ideas to a popular audience.
