Chuck Norris is so hardcore that when he picks pokeweed, the plant gets sick.
I'm assuming it dates back to the depression. It's just been passed down. There are a lot of family landowners around here who's ancestors settled this area over 100 years ago. So when you couldn't buy food, you had to do what you needed to and survive.
Waow - so cool that they're continuing those traditions. A lot of places people don't like to be seen eating "famine foods" as they aspire to be seen as the well-off types that buy food.
btw, Chuck Norris can pick oranges from an apple tree and make the best lemonade youve ever tasted.