The Original Southern Peanut Was Thought To Be Extinct - Now One Farmer Is Bringing It Back

Charleston is a city steeped in nostalgia, where trailing Spanish moss and antebellum architecture transport visitors to another time. But for a true time-traveling experience, one need look no further than an unassuming plot of land in the Lowcountry, just outside of the city. In one field grows the now largely forgotten Jimmy Red corn, originally used in moonshine and grits. In another grows Carolina Gold rice, the grandfather of today’s American long-grain varieties.

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