Patti Connor takes a phone call at the St. Julien Plantation roadside produce stand just outside Eutawville, S.C. At this time of the year, you can find these stands across the rural South offering fresh fruits and vegetables such as peaches, corn, peas, melons, okra and more.
Eutawville, population about 350, is the site of the important Battle of Eutaw Springs, the last major battle of the Revolutionary War in South Carolina. (More on this in the days ahead.) The small town is in the eastern part of Orangeburg County near Lake Marion.
Orangeburg County is home to more than 91,000 people, two thirds of whom are black. The county has a poverty rate of 24.5 percent.
Copyrighted photo was taken July 9, 2014 by Andy Brack. All rights reserved.