ABAC Georgia Museum of Agriculture’s new exhibit Listen to the Land: Food Cultures

TIFTON, Ga. – International cuisine has arrived in the Friendly City with a new exhibit at the Georgia Museum of Agriculture. This exhibit, titled listen to the land food culture, highlighted several different cultures, including Indian, Slavic and Native American.

“So, this can come out through season one, which was an award winning podcast. The season two is a documentary series, so it’s all kind of came from this idea of sharing culture and what it means to people to be a part of a culture,” said Hunter Holton, ABAC student.

Under the guidance of professor Tom Grant and curator Polly Huff, ten broadcasting students created this documentary as a way to shine a new light on these diverse cultures. Hunter Horton spoke with us about what you can expect from the film.

“So, what you should expect from watching this documentary is to not have any kind of stigmas or any kind of stereotypes in your head and see that different cultures really essentially bring the same things that we all are connected to kind of love and just being together in general,” said Holton.

In addition to viewing the documentary, guests also enjoyed sampling foods from different cultures and speaking directly with the chefs. The students also displayed life sized pictures of the chefs and provided an interactive map for a more immersive experience.

“Yes, this is actually it’s my first time actually coming in here. So when I walked in here and I was like this this looks nice. Like I didn’t even know how the are going to turn out, and they turn out very nicely. So, it was it was overall a great experience,” said Anthony Baisden, ABAC student.

But, most importantly, the exhibit proved that their dedication and teamwork truly paid off.

“Everybody else that was here, they all had like a band broadcasting and they were all pretty experienced with editing photography. Me, I wasn’t. I took intro to broadcasting, but I wasn’t really go with the whole like recording or taking photos or really even interviewing. So the guys kind of just coached me around. They pretty much told me to just have fun with it, just have a great time. And, so, I just went out. I mean, I made a few misses on recording, but with the guys help, I was able to go in the next time and do a great job. So, it was very fun going out there and being taught by the guys what they do,” said Baisden.

And, although the food may be gone. The exhibit will remain open until December 13th, giving guests plenty of time to explore the different cultures.

Curator Polly Huff shared that the documentary will be available on ABAC’s YouTube channel this week.

Colton Creel reporting.

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