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Growing Flavor Past & Present, Chef Dave Smoke-McCluskey & Corn Mafia
This week on Cultivating Place we’re in delicious conversation with Chef Dave Smoke McCluskey, founder of Corn Mafia, and a grower/producer of such traditional corn products as Longhouse Selections’ hominy, masa, and grits. Based in South Carolina, Dave is an Indigenous foods educator and member of the Mohawk Nation, who invites us all to think about the history of the ingredients in our food, especially those originating from the Native American lands we in the US live on. Dave’s belief in the power of flavorful, real food stems from a very basic and lifelong curiosity about his peoples’…
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