Growing Rural

Growing Rural

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Growing Rural episodes

  • A Rural Renaissance

    In today's episode, we had the pleasure to sit down with Mandy Powers Norrell, licensed attorney and former House Representative from Lancaster, SC.

    About Mandy Powers Norrell:

    https://www.mandynorrell.com/
    https://twitter.com/MPowersNorrell
    https://norrelllaw.com/attorneys/

    About Lancaster, SC:

    https://www.lancastercitysc.com/

    Topics Discussed:

    I-77 Alliance- https://www.i77alliance.com/
    Erin's Law- http://www.erinslaw.org/ 
    SC Child Marriage Bill- https://bit.ly/3oiv7WF
    SC now prohibits teens under 16 from marrying- https://bit.ly/3qQil3t
    Ahmaud Arbery- https://bit.ly/2YdD8Sa
    SC Citizen's Arrest Law- https://bit.ly/3a5cy3l
    SC Lawmakers working to abolish "Citizen's Arrest" law- https://bit.ly/3cesKBO

    40 min
  • Homecoming

    In today's episode, we have the pleasure of speaking with director, Betsy Newman, and co-producer, Xavier Blake, about the new Gullah Roots documentary film.  Gullah Roots follows leaders of the South Carolina and Georgia Gullah Geechee community homecoming experience in Sierra Leone.

    Gullah Roots is available via SCETV Passport.  Also, check your local listings.

     

    Show Notes:

    https://schumanities.org/news/gullah-roots-documentary/

    https://www.scetv.org/stories/2020/south-carolina-etv-premiere-hour-long-gullah-roots-documentary-october-1

     

     

    40 min
  • Standing in the Gap in Allendale County

    More about Lottie and her work:

    https://scorh.net/2020/06/12/coronavirus-hero-meet-lottie-lewis/
    https://www.facebook.com/AllendaleRuralArts/

    More about Allendale:

    https://www.allendalecounty.com/index.php
    https://townofallendale.sc.gov/allendale-town-council
    https://agriculture.sc.gov/farmers-markets/allendale-county-farmers-market/
    http://allendale-enterprise.com/index.html
    https://collumlumber.com/

    46 min
  • Union County Libraries: More Than Just Literacy

    Thank you to Taylor Atkinson and Rieta Drinkwine for speaking with us!

    Details about Union County:

    https://www.countyofunion.org/default.asp?sec_id=180003405

    Union County Libraries:

    https://www.unionlibrary.org/
    https://www.facebook.com/unionsclibrary/

    43 min
  • COVID-19 Update: What Have We Learned So Far?

    Today's episode is a roundtable discussion among the SC CRPH team on learnings and lingering questions about rural healthcare post the initial shock of COVID-19. 

     

    SC Center for Rural and Primary Healthcare

    National Rural Health Association Technical Assistance Center

    37 min
  • Standing in the Gap
    More about Lottie and her work:https://scorh.net/2020/06/12/coronavirus-hero-meet-lottie-lewis/https://www.facebook.com/AllendaleRuralArts/ More about Allendale:https://www.allendalecounty.com/index.phphttps://townofallendale.sc.gov/allendale-town-councilhttps://agriculture.sc.gov/farmers-markets/allendale-county-farmers-markethttp://allendale-enterprise.com/index.htmlhttps://collumlumber.com/
    46 min
  • Environmental Stewardship and Preservation

    This week we discuss environmental restoration, preservation, and stewardship with Johnny Stowe, Heritage Preserve Manager, at the SC Department of Natural Resources.

    Show Notes:

    SC Department of Natural Resources

    Johnny Stowe Yoga Alliance Profile

    A Sand County Almanac by Aldo Leopold

    Plain Pictures of Plain Doctoring

    US of Wisconsin Digital Collections

    Wildland Fire: What is a Prescribed Fire?

    35 min
  • Tradition of Whole Hog BBQ with Pitmaster Rodney Scott

    In this episode of the Growing Rural podcast, we sit down at Rodney Scott's BBQ in Charleston, SC and talk to James Beard award-winning Pitmaster, Rodney Scott.  Listen as we discuss his rural roots and the tradition of BBQ.

    Enjoy some delicious barbeque at Rodney Scott's BBQ at the Charleston or Birmingham location

    33 min

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We will discuss a wide range of topics and issues that affect rural areas in South Carolina.