About the event
With her latest work, Saving the Wild South, veteran writer and storyteller Georgann Eubanks takes a leap into the world of botany to bring readers a deeper understanding of both the threats and most promising developments in the protection and restoration of our region's extraordinary biodiversity.
Covering Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, the book begins with stories of early botanical researchers who first identified species found nowhere else on earth--discoveries that continue to this day. In plain language, Eubanks describes the scientific principles behind the work of the contemporary botanists and provides a window into the personal motivations and passions that drew them into the field.
Astute readers will find a connection in this new book to Eubank's last project, The Month of Their Ripening: North Carolina Heritage Foods Through the Year (2018). In lively essays, Eubanks explored the histories of a dozen native foods that help to define the edible culture of the Old North State. Talking with farmers, fishmongers, cooks, historians, and scientists, Eubanks looked at how certain seasonal dishes are deeply tied to memory and family. With photographs by Donna Campbell and botanical illustrations by Carol Misner of Highlands, NC, the book has found favor with chefs and home cooks across the South.
About the Author
Born and raised in Atlanta. Georgann graduated from Duke University in public policy studies and has published poetry, fiction, and nonfiction over the years. She was director of the Duke Writers Workshop for 20 years, and then launched the Table Rock Writers Workshop, held each fall in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Eubanks is a popular speaker in North Carolina history and literature. Over the years she has served as president of statewide organizations including the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, Arts North Carolina, and Humanities North Carolina. She is a recent inductee of the North Caroliniana Society. Eubanks divides her time between Carrboro in the Triangle area and Little Switzerland, a village on the Blue Ridge Parkway. She was recently appointed literary executor and executive director of the Paul Green Foundation.
To learn more about Georgann Eubanks visit her website: https://georganneubanks.net/
This event is presented by Judith Pheonix and the High Country Food Hub.
Learn more about the High Country Food Hub visit:
https://www.highcountryfoodhub.org/
PLEASE NOTE: Limited seating available. An 80% refund will be issued if the participant cancels three weeks prior to the event. For cancellations made less than three weeks prior to the event, BRAHM will issue a refund IF the museum is able to fill the vacated spot.