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Hurricanes, Pigs, and People

Text by Sol Weiner, photos by Sol Weiner and Tom Clement (unless otherwise noted) Perhaps it seems insensitive, almost crass. With as much life and property lost in a storm like Hurricane Matthew, news outlets—with the pressure to constantly produce material—still run stories not about people washing away, but about pigs. And chickens. And turkeys…. Read More →

Filed Under: Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: Bladen County, Duplin County, environmental justice, farms, Hurricane Floyd, Hurricane Matthew, meat, Robeson County, Sampson County, Sol Weiner

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