24/10/2025
Earlier this month in Hardeeville, SC, Claudia and Steve spent a day with Rollen Chalmers of Rollen’s RAW Grains, filming rice fields for our ongoing project with the Beaufort History Museum! Rollen’s RAW Grains cultivates heritage Carolina Gold and Charleston Gold rice like they did in the 18th Century.
Other stops on the shoot included filming farm animals on Whippoorwill Farms in Ridgeland, SC, and capturing some heritage indigo on Sapelo Island, thanks to Maurice Bailey, founder of Save Our Legacy Ourself—an organization dedicated to preserving Saltwater Geechee culture.
This project has been such a wonderful opportunity to connect with so many stewards of history and culture in South Carolina. We are so proud to contribute to the efforts of these communities!