Event
Harvesting Heritage: Stories in Season
This ongoing event series highlights the past and future of creativity, innovation, and artistry in Black foodways throughout South Carolina.
Event Date
Fri., Nov. 14, 2025 | 6 - 8:30 p.m.
Doors open at 6 p.m.
Harvesting Heritage is a series dedicated to the past, present, and future of creativity, innovation, and artistry in Black foodways throughout South Carolina. Join us as we highlight our state’s harvesters – the farmers, the crabbers, the fishermen, the foragers, the game hunters, and more.
On Nov. 14, Harvesting Heritage: Stories in Season will feature Black storytellers sharing their personal histories, with a special focus on generational land, Black food pathways, and the profound influence of agriculture on their stories within South Carolina.
The evening will also feature:
A discussion with Keisha Rainey, food systems leader at Roots & Rain, Peter Smith of Dorchester's Saxmore Farms, and Joyce Bell Winkler of AbellA, LLC, in Ridge Spring, SC
Food provided by Marvin Ross, South Carolina farmer and owner Peculiar Pig Farm and Catering in Dorchester, SC
Delightful desserts from Columbia's own Sweet GGs
Handcrafted cocktails/mocktails by Will Green, Columbia bartender and co-owner of The Hoot (each guest will receive one drink ticket – all other drinks available for purchase)
Ticket Options
Ticket includes activities, food and one drink voucher.
About Keisha Rainey
Keisha Rainey is a Food Systems Leader and owner of Roots & Rain, LLC. Roots & Rain. Rainey is dedicated to helping organizations, women, and historically impacted farmers enhance their agricultural footprint by providing resources, training, and effective collaboration.
Rainey's extensive experience spans several years, during which she has focused on supporting producers in our food systems and communities. She has successfully trained over 1,000 producers on USDA food safety standards, guided more than 200 producers through successful Harmonized (GAP & GAP Plus) audits, and developed comprehensive food safety plans and a curriculum centered on value-added products.
Event Partner
Harvesting Heritage Event Series
Chef Amethyst Ganaway and the State Museum present a new event series exploring South Carolina foodways.