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Abstract

Will Sexton's "Boomtown Rabbits" reveals a World War I­era call for Chatham County, famous for its juicy rabbits, to open its own "rabbit canning factory" as "a splendid war measure in the conservation of food." U.S. Food Administration World War I poster, courtesy of the Collections of the Library of Congress. Southern food is big news these days. In the past year or so, the New York Times has printed major features lauding recovered southern food traditions based on heritage seeds and breeds, celebrity chefs, and the national rage for locally grown food, artfully prepared. Every neighborhood you visit now boasts its own farmer's market and community garden, each specializing in the freshest organic produce, straight from the nearest earth. In Atlanta, the New South's famously practical capital, Your Dekalb Farmers Market calls itself "A World Market" and dedicates itself to a well-fed planet with infinite food variety and sustainable international agriculture. The webpage of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture features a list of 347 state eateries purveying locally grown foods, from Charleston's finest to the lunchrooms of the Anderson School District Number 5. Far beyond the famous shrines of Charleston and New Orleans, moreover, cities like

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Southern CulturesUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Apr 29, 2012

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