"Agriculture isn’t just farming anymore. Opportunities abound in this wide open field, from working with small animals to designing new tools and machines for farming and processing foods; from sports turf management and outdoor recreation to bioengineering new plant life. Those with technical skills and an interest in math, science, and the environment can find their places in the sun in the Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources cluster."
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Unleashing fiery heat from South Carolina, the Carolina Reaper stands as a tribute to Ed Currie’s remarkable journey to global spice fame. The Carolina Reaper is renowned as one the hottest peppers in...
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The combination of seafood like fish or shrimp with grits has its origins in Charleston, South Carolina. Grits, an ancient staple, predate European conquest, African enslavement, and the founding of...
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In 1685, John Thurber, a pirate, inadvertently introduced rice to America. After a storm damaged his ship, he stopped in Charleston, SC, where he met Dr. Henry Woodward. In exchange for assistance...
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EXPIRES: 9/11/2026 Costa Rica has a long history with chocolate, being an important staple food in the Indigenous diet, and was even used as currency. Kim Haas visits Daniel South in San Andres...
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EXPIRES: 9/11/2026 Kim Haas visits Cabinas Selvin Y Blanca to meet Selvin Brown. Selvin discusses his restaurant’s history, and shows viewers how Rondon - a popular Costa Rican dish - is made.
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This lesson includes interviews with people employed in the management of ocean waters on the shoreline of S.C., and all over the world! What kinds of research are necessary to keep our rivers and...
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Fresh out of Newcomb College at Tulane, Ann Timberlake came back to South Carolina and instead of taking up civil rights or the war, she said she “wanted to save trees.” She became one of South...
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The small town of Bishopville, SC is home to some traditional vacation stops like museums and parks, but also a few quirkier spots like Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden. Pearl is happy to speak with his...
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American consumers buy nearly 20 billion new items of clothing a year, many of them made of Southern cotton, but 98 percent made overseas. A University of South Carolina professor wondered about the...
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Melvin Bell works in the Office of Fisheries Management at The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). This is his full interview from the SCETV documentary "Sea Change." Some...