It premieres February 18 on PBS.

“It wasnt called that, but for her, it was just how she grew up.

She changed how America saw the South and seasonal cooking.

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The feature-length documentary will fold together the content of those episodes with more context and expanded footage.

“I want people to hear her audibly and see her and get her essence.

As for finding Edna Lewis, Freeman feels she succeeded in doing so.

Deb Freeman and Adrienne Cheatham at the farmers market in NYC

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Finding Edna Lewispremiers on PBS on February 18th.

It will be available to stream onPBS.organd the PBS app.

Deb Freeman and Mashama Bailey

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