Post and Courier

Development has become a threat to this Gullah tradition. Here's how a Lowcountry group is helping.

At the bustling Charleston City Market, tourists and residents peruse the merchandise that vendors have laid out on tables on a sunny February day. Corey Alston greets visitors at his stall while he's ...
WCBD

Some worry about shortage of sweetgrass

MOUNT PLEASANT S.C. (WCBD)- A shortage of sweet grass in the Lowcountry has some people worried that the centuries-old tradition and culture could be lost. If you’ve driven down Highway 17 or walked ...
WCBD News 2 on MSN

Into the Wild: Deepwater reef deployment & sweetgrass distribution event

From the ocean floor to the coastal plains, this episode of Into the Wild highlights how South Carolinians are protecting ...
WLTX19

South Carolina sweetgrass basket workshop highlights Gullah heritage, endangered Lowcountry craft

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — On Saturday, the first day of February and the first day of Black History Month, over at the Riverbanks Botanical Garden, people of all ages showed up for a sweetgrass ...
Post and Courier

‘The baddest piece that we all have seen’: SC State Museum to acquire unusual sweetgrass basket

COLUMBIA — The traditional way to weave a sweetgrass basket is to sit it on your lap. Corey Alston’s latest creation is going to be so big he had to commission a woodsmith to build a cradle that’s ...