After falling out of production following the Civil ... suited to regional dishes like Hoppin' John, red rice (so central to South Carolina cuisine that, in 2018, the state designated an annual ...

to new growth sprouting from Carolina Gold rice stems. The farmer had harvested the field more than a month earlier, but he did not uproot the plants. So after re-flooding and fertilizing ...

HARDEEVILLE, S.C. — In late October, Marion “Rollen” Chalmers stood next to a rice field ringed by pines and palm trees. He pointed out roseate spoonbills as the birds launched from their ...

Early in the 18th century, thousands of Africans were being imported each year to the colony of South Carolina ... to sell rice directly to Portugal and Spain. Rice production and profits soared.