Charleston Tea Planters Grow from Field to Shelf
William Barclay Hall and Mack Fleming own America’s only commercial tea plantation near Charleston. Since 1987 they built American Classic and Governor Gray brands, exporting to Japan and Spain and selling to Wal-Mart. They sell 20,000 catalogs yearly and work to market locally through tours and store visits while facing price competition and rising marketing costs.
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Harleston
William Barclay Hall
Mack Fleming
America
Charleston
Governor Gray
Carolinas
Georgia
Fleming and
Jane McCabe
Tea and Coffee Trade Journal
Hall
Fleming
Lipton
White House
Mauna Kea Tea Co
Kauai
Hawaii
John Cross
Charleston Tea
Rick Wanch
Wanch
Fall migration of wood warblers observed locally
In late summer and early fall wood warblers migrate through the area in loose flocks, with adults in winter plumage and young birds duller. Prothonotary warblers appear early, rubbering along streams and ponds, while black and white warblers begin southeast sightings in August. Migration continues through September and October with varied timing across species.
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Dickey
Northwoods
Feds blow smoke about new tobacco settlement expansion
A satirical dialogue claims the tobacco industry admits killing millions and will fund a government supervised settlement by selling more tobacco. It jokes warnings will be harsher with silly phrases, while noting likely large damages and fiscal impact if consumption climbs.
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Joe Camel
Dennis Rodman
Tobacco satire on warnings and legality misfire
A Q and A style piece critiques smoking, warnings, and drug laws. It lampoons fat warnings, legal status, and advertising quirks with mock dialogue about quitting, illegality, and cultural icons. The humor targets public perception, policy, and historic tobacco settlements.
Testing the Warrior Mode of Cottonmouth Snakes
Field notes describe ecologist Michael Dorcas and a Savannah River Ecology Lab researcher testing whether venomous cottonmouths bite only when escape is impossible. After 30 swamps in South Carolina, one test ends with a bite on a gloved hand as a snake is lifted from water using snake tongs.
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Michael Dorcas
The
Savannah Riv * —— Or Ecology Laboratory
Mike
Clifford Pope
Savannah River
South Carolina
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McCabe
Joe Simrany
Tea Council of the
Us.a
Mack Flemclay Hall
Gibbs
Feds
Barry
Dave Barry
Risi
Ries
Ecoview Swamp Warrior
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