In this photo essay, Rinne Allen tells us about how over 200,000 pounds of oysters shells collected by Shell to Shore made their journey to Sapelo Island in Partnership with Save Our Legacy Ourself (SOLO).

Indigo, a plant with multiple medicinal and cultural purposes, straddles historical trauma on Sapelo Island given its connection to enslavement and freedom as we grow it now in the spirit of preserving Gullah Geechee culture.