Mission

SOLO's mission is to preserve the culture, heritage, and traditions of the Saltwater Geechee people. We work to achieve food sovereignty by leveraging partnerships to modernize farming practices and expand agricultural development and economic opportunities for the people of Hog Hammock.

Featured News

07.21.2022
How to hold back the ocean

On Making Contact with Claire Reynolds

01.19.2022
They settled on a Georgia island while enslaved: Now they fight for survival

In USA Today by Zoe Nicholson | photos by Richard Burkhart

12.15.2021
Heritage crops helping revive Gullah Geechee communities, foodways

In Savannah Morning News by Zoe Nicholson | photos by Richard Burkhart

12.14.2021
Sapelo Island's Geechee population fight development, sea-level rise, land loss to preserve culture

In Savannah Morning News by Zoe Nicholson | photos by Richard Burkhart

12.14.2021
Sapelo Island sugarcane harvest

In Savannah Morning News video by Richard Burkhart

04.03.2021
Sauce and the Sea

Episode 108 of A Fork in the Road on
Georgia Grown TV

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