Agriculture

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

Did you know that South Carolina should be the real Peach State? We produce more peaches than any state in the Southeast.

The Colors of Earth: Making Paint from Plants: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Humans have been making paints and inks from nature for millennia. Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to make lake pigments and turn them into paint. A lake is a pigment that has been extracted from a...

The Colors of Earth: Cassava and Clay Resist Dyeing with Indigo: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Using cassava (aka yuka or manioc) flour and a clay paste, Kristy Bishop will demonstrate how to apply these mediums to fabric for resist dyeing. Both the cassava and clay can be applied to fabric by...

The Colors of Earth: Indigo Dyeing and its Role in SC: Kristy Bishop | ABC Lessons | Arts Grow SC Resources

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Indigo is the rich and beautiful blue dye that comes from the indigo plant. In SC, Indigofera suffruticosa was grown on plantations as a cash crop sold to England during the 18th century. This blue...

Clemson University Extension Service | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Higher Education

"C" is for Clemson University Extension Service. The Smith-Lever Act of 1914 created the Cooperative Extension Service. The act ended the rivalry between state agricultural commissioners and land...