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Collards : A Southern Tradition from Seed to Table by Edward H. Davis; John T. Morgan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Collards : A Southern Tradition from Seed to Table about?

Food is essential to southern culture, and collard greens play a central role in the South's culinary traditions. A feast to the famished, a reward to the strong, and a comfort to the weary, collards have long been held dear in the food-loving southern heart. In Collards: A Southern Tradition from Seed to Table, Edward H. Davis and John T. Morgan provide this emblematic and beloved vegetable the full-length survey its fascinating and complex history merits. The book begins with collards' obscure origins. Like a good detective story, the search for collards' home country leads the authors both to Europe and West Africa, where they unravel a tale as surprising and complex as that of southern people themselves. Crossing back over the Atlantic, the authors traverse miles of American back roads, from Arkansas to Florida and from Virginia to Louisiana. They vividly recount visits to homes, gardens, grocers, farms, and restaurants where the many varieties of collards are honored, from the familiar green collards to the yellow cabbage collard and rare purple cultivars. In uncovering the secrets of growing collards, the authors locate prize-winning patches of the plant, interview "seed save

Who reads Collards : A Southern Tradition from Seed to Table?

Author

Edward H. Davis; John T. Morgan

Publisher

The University of Alabama Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9780817387655

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Agriculture, Science, Crafts & Hobbies

Rating

4.4 / 5 (18 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14