Collards traditionally bring wealth for New Year's, and Charleston roadside stands proof
By Grace Beahm Alford gbeahm@postandcourier.com My grandmother, a Charleston native, always made collards for the new year and forced me to down the vinegar-covered leaves too. "So you'll get rich," she would say. I've never been a fan, but why ruin a Southern tradition and disappoint her? I dutifully swallowed the greens and crossed my fingers for good fortune. Though I haven't personally hit the lottery, collards have brought wealth to statewide greens growers during a year marked by both unexpected gains and losses in the agriculture industry. Collards grow on Joseph Fields Farm on...