Charlotte Forten Gullah Campfire Supper
Fri, Oct 17
|Saint Helena Island
You’re invited to join us at the farm for a celebration of the arrival of Charlotte Forten to St. Helena Island to teach at the Penn School. The theme this year is Charlotte Forten A Woman Who Embraced Outdoor Spaces.
Time & Location
Oct 17, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Saint Helena Island, 42 Robert And Clara Trail, St Helena Island, SC 29920, USA
About the event
Morning Glory Homestead Farm invites you to our annual celebration of Charlotte Forten's arrival to St. Helena Island. Enjoy a campfire supper by Chef BJ Dennis as we honor 'Charlotte Forten: A Woman Who Embraced Outdoor Spaces.
Chef BJDennis is well know for his live outdoor fire cooking which will be featured during this event. The ingredients and style of cooking were a part of the traditions and culture Charlotte Forten was introduced to during her tenure on St. Helena Island at the Penn School. Fresh local, seasonal vegetables including Carolina Gold rice, will be served along with locally sourced meat and seafood.
About Chef BJDennis
“On March 6, 2015, the Southern Foodways Alliance recorded Dennis' oral history focusing on his Gullah Geechee cooking and culture.[8] In December 2016, he made the discovery of hill rice growing in Trinidad, which was once thought to be extinct.[1]
In 2020, Dennis, Michael Twitty and others…