tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post1172959498537425295..comments2024-03-13T04:40:03.184-07:00Comments on I'm Retired -- Adventures of a Simpler Life: Forgotten Fields -- Carolina Gold RiceCynthiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16035113274497372396noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-20167548605718284222016-02-01T17:44:12.754-08:002016-02-01T17:44:12.754-08:00I loved this peek into the history of South Caroli...I loved this peek into the history of South Carolina. It's a shame that with the freeing of the slaves the plantation owners weren't interested in continuing the planting of rice. While I think the planting of this heirloom seed for the ducks is a good idea, I wouldn't pay that much for rice myself.Lois@Living In Denimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16368939902298894344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-86133725551686438192016-01-28T14:23:10.440-08:002016-01-28T14:23:10.440-08:00Good amount of history; I loved our visit there a ...Good amount of history; I loved our visit there a few years ago.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-77296819892536862222016-01-27T00:45:29.080-08:002016-01-27T00:45:29.080-08:00I don't think I would pay that price for rice ...I don't think I would pay that price for rice no matter how good they say it tastes! Good to be reminded of its history. Something we should never forgot.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-29338941531335346212016-01-27T00:43:30.555-08:002016-01-27T00:43:30.555-08:00I don't think I would pay that price for rice ...I don't think I would pay that price for rice no matter how good they say it tastes! Good to be reminded of its history. Something we should never forgot.Fun60https://www.blogger.com/profile/08084441984556826917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-84382305043527126712016-01-26T17:58:00.747-08:002016-01-26T17:58:00.747-08:00That does sound like some expensive rice, but I wo...That does sound like some expensive rice, but I would love to try it! Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-3016635082503596432016-01-25T17:12:20.227-08:002016-01-25T17:12:20.227-08:00I love history lessons like this. Makes you feel l...I love history lessons like this. Makes you feel like crying to think of the work those slaves did. Looking at the picture of the two women you can tell it was back breaking work. Henny Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05958386938311591314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-87287792137905701752016-01-25T16:56:45.810-08:002016-01-25T16:56:45.810-08:00Heirloom rice! How wonderful! The hostory lesson w...Heirloom rice! How wonderful! The hostory lesson wqs very intersting to read. I checked the websit for Andon Mills and read how that came about. It was an interesting read, well excpt for the weevils. I hope it has a distinguished flavor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-66326949818250222242016-01-25T07:33:45.546-08:002016-01-25T07:33:45.546-08:00Oh, you should try it and let us know if it is sup...Oh, you should try it and let us know if it is superior to other rice. Thanks for the history lesson, although very sad to see the plight of the slaves in water and mud all day. How awful.Linda Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17237332954767037400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-57685619100392776322016-01-25T06:20:43.911-08:002016-01-25T06:20:43.911-08:00What an interesting post! I love doing research on...What an interesting post! I love doing research on things that intrigue me!<br />Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-73442554105502367512016-01-25T03:10:29.170-08:002016-01-25T03:10:29.170-08:00What a miserable work to stand in the mud all day ...What a miserable work to stand in the mud all day long and probably in the burning sun aswell. But it is the way rice still is planted in Asia.biebkriebelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01539958495933835606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-28559744722702321072016-01-25T00:54:00.397-08:002016-01-25T00:54:00.397-08:00It will be a coup if you do find some growing wild...It will be a coup if you do find some growing wild, rather that than paying such a high price.<br />Unfortunately slavery is still common around the world - it's just hidden now. It would have been a very hard life.Anne@ArtyGreen in Paradise https://www.blogger.com/profile/09611134831811637266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-58990721731312654012016-01-24T23:06:31.153-08:002016-01-24T23:06:31.153-08:00I enjoyed reading such interesting history but hav...I enjoyed reading such interesting history but having read a lot about slavery I'm not surprised to hear about their treatment. How on earth did we justify it for so long?John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"https://www.blogger.com/profile/00832873074550725579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-29252892719542997662016-01-24T20:39:10.792-08:002016-01-24T20:39:10.792-08:00Interesting history and what hard work! I cannot ...Interesting history and what hard work! I cannot imagine the working conditions...I could never have done it...if I saw one snake I would have flopped over dead and been alligator food :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-15873678681651167922016-01-24T18:28:02.806-08:002016-01-24T18:28:02.806-08:00Well done. I found that article extremely interes...Well done. I found that article extremely interesting as you covered many aspect of the blacks growing rice. Margaret Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074619859060647600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-60753480341870872462016-01-24T18:07:04.104-08:002016-01-24T18:07:04.104-08:00Good job on an interesting history....;)Good job on an interesting history....;)troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-45955910247537916912016-01-24T16:15:21.800-08:002016-01-24T16:15:21.800-08:00Some good history there. Our town park is built a...Some good history there. Our town park is built around rice fields that Henry Ford had developed on his land. Great place to walk.Mac n' Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05732924562630675589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-69874057724486231052016-01-24T14:00:47.601-08:002016-01-24T14:00:47.601-08:00Very interesting! Rice was grown in southern Louis...Very interesting! Rice was grown in southern Louisiana where I was raised, and still is, as well in in southeast Texas. We used to cook "Wild Pecan Rice," which had a good nutty aroma, but, alas, no pecan taste. Sad to think that it was slave labor that started rice cultivation in the U.S. Olde Dame Penniwighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11871888334179316997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-50479230805445207872016-01-24T13:39:47.081-08:002016-01-24T13:39:47.081-08:00So interesting to read of the rice fields and what...So interesting to read of the rice fields and what slaves endured during cultivation and harvesting. That heirloom rice must be golden!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04984171407726520584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-39105974398293284622016-01-24T12:35:30.267-08:002016-01-24T12:35:30.267-08:00A well documented history lesson on the rice field...A well documented history lesson on the rice fields of the South.<br />Well done and much appreciated by me.<br />Cheers<br />ColinHuggybearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17517411617275367396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8791768581127769171.post-6358954149178633612016-01-24T12:28:43.724-08:002016-01-24T12:28:43.724-08:00Cynthia it was a terrible time for slaves. I can&#...Cynthia it was a terrible time for slaves. I can't imagine the hell in which they had to live. I have watched a lot of films abour South Carolina and rice fields ...... Gosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14604712540141917583noreply@blogger.com