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By Denise K. James
Photos courtesy of Douglas M. Heath and Family.
VeggieTales
O
nce upon a time, the main
thoroughfares of Mount Pleasant
were not gateways to the beautiful
neighborhoods we recognize today
but expanses of fertile land where
hardworking farmers grew scores
of tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and other staples of
Southern produce. It was, of course, long before I moved
to this area – even before I was born – but, as I spoke to
Douglas M. Heath about the industry that sustained his
family for decades, I could almost picture it.
The original Heath family – made up of Alva M. Heath
and his wife, Iva Lee Heath, as well as sons Douglas, Alec,
Clayton, Marvin and George and daughters Gloria, Diane,