Season 6, Episode 35, December 21, 2019

Why do we all eat Pinto Beans in Appalachia, an Appalachian Culinary discussion with Ronni Lundy. It has to do the mining camps, labor wars, the company store, & food insecurity as told by James Beard Award winning Food Writer Ronni Lundy.
Fred Sauceman shares 2 of his pot luck radio segments. A short food story about a Festive Christmas green and red Pear Salad by way of Margaret Carr. And the 2nd features Elke Hammer of Mosheim, Tennessee who makes Stollen and sells this at the Boone Street Market in Jonesborough, Tennessee. Connect with Fred: Fred Sauceman
We also hear a short story from Heirloom Seed Saving John Coykendall of East Tennessee of a young man who was tired of eating beans.

Links to mentioned guests and events:

Ronni Lundy - 2 time James Beard Award winning author, and food historian. Her latest book is entitled Victuals, An Appalachian Journey with Recipes : http://ronnilundy.com/

Link to John Coykendall’s new book “Preserving Our Roots: My Journey to Save Seeds and Stories (The Southern Table) : https://www.amazon.com/Preserving-Our-Roots-Journey-Southern/dp/0807170364

January 7, 2019: John Coykendall, Michael Washburn Book Signing and Seed talk at the Blount County Public Library: https://www.blounttn.org/calendar.aspx?

Second Harvest Food Bank, East, Tennessee: https://secondharvestetn.org/?gclid=CjwKCAiA__HvBRACEiwAbViuUzg1q-fU25aBBMTi76lg4nZ2XemwQYlzK90qT2wPHes4j_oU0eAGIhoCwwQQAvD_BwE

Terms, books, and authors mentioned during the podcast:

Book detailing the Battle of Blair Mountain: Life, Work, and Rebellion, in the Coal Fields: The Southern West Virginia Miners, 1880 - 1922. Written by David Corbin

Sheri Castle “Chasing down the story of why we all eat pinto beans”: https://www.shericastle.com/

Sheri is an award-winning professional food writer, cook, recipe developer, cooking teacher, public speaker and raconteur.

Company Store - A company store is a retail store selling a limited range of food, clothing and daily necessities to employees of a company. It is typical of a company town in a remote area where virtually everyone is employed by one firm, such as a coal mine.

Boone Street Market in Jonesboro, Tennessee: https://www.facebook.com/boonestmarket/

Thank you to our Sponsor: The Tennessee Farm Table is supported by Century Harvest Farms in Greenback, Tennessee https://www.facebook.com/centuryharvest/

Amy and Ronni visiting and recording stories November, 2018 at Ronni’s home in North Carolina.

Elke Hammer sells her Stollen at the Boone Street Farmers Market in Jonesborough, TN.