Collards in North Carolina

The collard plant has flourished as an important garden food crop in the U.S. South since the early nineteenth century because it is able to endure hot summers and still thrive in winter, when it is harvested and consumed as greens. The uneven geographic pattern of collard production in North Caroli...

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Published inSoutheastern geographer Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 67 - 82
Main Authors DAVIS, EDWARD H., MORGAN, JOHN T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Chapel Hill Journal of the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers 01.05.2005
The University of North Carolina Press
University of North Carolina Press
Subjects
Coastal plains
Collards
Crop economics
Crop production
Crops
Environmental aspects
Food
Food crops
Gardens & gardening
Geography
Home gardens
Kale
Lard
Plants
North Carolina
United States > US
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Summary:The collard plant has flourished as an important garden food crop in the U.S. South since the early nineteenth century because it is able to endure hot summers and still thrive in winter, when it is harvested and consumed as greens. The uneven geographic pattern of collard production in North Carolina calls into question claims that the collard is a ubiquitous Southern food crop. It is still the dominant winter garden crop on the North Carolina Coastal Plain, but fewer patches are being planted and consumption of collards is waning, especially among young people. Commercial collard production is increasing to satisfy the demand of older folk.
ISSN:0038-366X
1549-6929
1549-6929
DOI:10.1353/sgo.2005.0004