Last week, volunteers associated with the Cornelia Walker Bailey Program participated in the harvesting of sugarcane in conjunction with the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization […]
10.13.2019
Indigo Planted in May is Harvested
In December of 2018, the Cornelia Walker Bailey Program entered a partnership with the International Center for Indigo Culture (ICIC) and the State Botanical Garden […]
08.05.2019
Sapelo Island Geechee Red Peas Reach the Plates of Athens, Georgia
Athens, Georgia restaurant LRG Provisions has entered a relationship with the Sapelo Island Cultural and Revitalization Society (SICARS) to bring Sapelo Island Geechee Red Peas […]
11.27.2018
Heynen and Bailey Awarded Grant from UGA’s Willson Center for Humanities and Arts
Co-Directors Nik Heynen and Maurice Bailey were notified that they have been awarded a research grant titled “Remembering Yesterday, Fighting for Tomorrow: The Cornelia Walker […]
01.25.2017
Sapelo Red Peas By Joe York
This now classic short film done by Joe York for the Southern Foodways Alliance offers some of the earliest insights into the agricultural revitalization efforts […]
04.29.2016
New Start for SICARS Sugarcane Effort
In 2015 a team of people, including Cornelia Walker Bailey,William “Doc Bill” Thomas, Clemson University Professor Stephen Kresovich, Jerome Dixon, Maurice Bailey, Stanley Walker and others worked […]