Golden Leaf /tags/golden-leaf Golden Leaf en-US Copyright Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:48 GMT Golden Leaf series: Can industrial hemp replace tobacco for North Carolina farmers? /show/due-south/2025-03-19/golden-leaf-series-can-industrial-hemp-replace-tobacco-for-north-carolina-farmers Due South's Jeff Tiberii talks to a Warren County hemp farmer and a North Carolina State University researcher about the challenges and opportunities in transitioning from tobacco to industrial hemp farming. Wed, 19 Mar 2025 16:00:48 GMT /show/due-south/2025-03-19/golden-leaf-series-can-industrial-hemp-replace-tobacco-for-north-carolina-farmers Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy 'Golden Leaf' series: Thousands of NC deaths each year tied to tobacco use. Why some communities are hit so hard, and how to get help to quit. /show/due-south/2024-09-18/golden-leaf-series-thousands-nc-deaths-each-year-smoking-how-to-find-help-quitting Dr. Adam Goldstein says half of North Carolinians have lost a close friend or relative to a tobacco-related disease. Experts talk about why some communities are impacted so deeply by smoking, and we also explore cessation programs. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 14:00:00 GMT /show/due-south/2024-09-18/golden-leaf-series-thousands-nc-deaths-each-year-smoking-how-to-find-help-quitting Leoneda Inge, Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy Golden Leaf series: In NC鈥檚 old tobacco warehouses, Black workers faced brutal conditions by day. By night, their dancing challenged Jim Crow. /show/due-south/2024-08-28/golden-leaf-series-old-tobacco-warehouses-black-workers Auburn University history professor Elijah Gaddis tells co-host Jeff Tiberii about early to mid-20th century tobacco warehouses and the Black dance parties that were held there some summer nights. The events, which featured performances by some of the most famous musicians of the time, were not just entertainment 鈥� they challenged the structure of racism in the South. Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:24:19 GMT /show/due-south/2024-08-28/golden-leaf-series-old-tobacco-warehouses-black-workers Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy Due South launches 'Golden Leaf,' a series of conversations about tobacco's deep roots in NC /show/due-south/2024-08-22/due-south-launches-golden-leaf-a-series-of-conversations-about-tobaccos-deep-roots-in-nc A conversation with Dr. Blake Brown, Professor Emeritus of Agricultural and Resource Economics at North Carolina State University, about the role of tobacco farming in North Carolina鈥檚 economy and the federal policies of the past century that impacted how the crop is grown in our state. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:50:33 GMT /show/due-south/2024-08-22/due-south-launches-golden-leaf-a-series-of-conversations-about-tobaccos-deep-roots-in-nc Leoneda Inge, Rachel McCarthy Children as young as 12 years old still work in tobacco fields during summer harvest /show/due-south/2024-08-22/children-as-young-as-12-years-old-still-work-in-tobacco-fields-during-summer-harvest Yesenia Cuello of NC FIELD talks to Due South about her own experiences working in tobacco fields as a child, and how the practice persists today. Thu, 22 Aug 2024 14:20:19 GMT /show/due-south/2024-08-22/children-as-young-as-12-years-old-still-work-in-tobacco-fields-during-summer-harvest Jeff Tiberii, Rachel McCarthy