Gardens for Cultural Heritage
Presented to
The Gulf South Summit
March 25-28
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jeanne L. Gillespie, Ph.D.
The University of Southern Mississippi
"Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of life." - Octavio Paz
Food as a Culture Transmitter
• What are the most important ingredients in Italian food?
Where did they come from?
China! Mexico!
Where do our favorite foods come from?
Junk Food Archaeology
IDS 301
Spring 2009
2nd 8-weeks
Molasses
• http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=118
• http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/molasseshistory.htm
• http://www.earthclinic.com/Remedies/molasses.html
• http://edp.org/molasses.htm
Cane Syrup
• http://www.syrupmakers.com/cane_syrup.html
• http://www.sugarcanemills.com/index2.htm
• http://www.syrupmakers.com/guy/
Peanut Butter
• http://homecooking.about.com/od/foodhistory/a/pbutterhistory.htm
• http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blpeanutbutter.htm
• http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1879180,00.html
Potatoes
• http://whatscookingamerica.net/History/PotatoHistory.htm
• http://www.history-magazine.com/potato.html
• http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/potatochips.htm
Mexican inspiration
Plant what our neighbors eat….
Asian comfort food
• Plant what our ancestors eat…
Shakespeare Gardens
• Plant what we read in literature class...
Monet Gardens
• Plant what we see in art class…
• Monet's inspirations
• Gardens inspired by Monet
Victory Gardens and our History (Herstory?)
Women’s Efforts in the Garden
• Eleanor Roosevelt’s Victory Garden
• Michelle Obama’s Edible Landscape
• Curriculum resources about history and gardening
USM’s Medicine Wheel Garden
What are your ideas?
• Peace Gardens• Community heritage
gardens• Ancestor or Family
History Gardens• Neighbor Gardens• World Cultures
Gardens