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Robeson County

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

Mama’s Tea

by Jefferson Currie My mama, Jerri, doesn’t really like ice tea much (I know that most spell it iced tea, but with that d and t next to each other, that’s not really what it sounds like), and I realize that to some southerners that is a kind of sacrilege, so it always struck me… Read More →

Filed Under: Eastern NC, Food, Uncategorized Tagged With: ice tea, iced tea, Jefferson Currie, Jerri Currie, Luzianne Tea, Robeson County, Scotland County

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