Bayou Harvest: Subsistence Practice in Coastal Louisiana

by Helen A. Regis and Shana Walton

To inhabitants of the Gulf Coast region of Louisiana, food is much more than nourishment. The acts of gathering, preparing, and sharing food are ways to raise children, bond with friends, and build community. In Bayou Harvest: Subsistence Practice in Coastal Louisiana, Helen A. Regis and Shana Walton examine how coastal residents deploy self-reliance and care for each other through harvesting and sharing food. Pulling from four years of fieldwork...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496849078
• ISBN13: 9781496849076
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"