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Aaron Newton oral history interview, 2019 March 29
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Creator
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Newton, Aaron
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Date Created
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2019-03-29
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban agriculture, Agricultural education, Organic farming, Family farms
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Description
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Aaron Newton is a food advocate and native of Concord, North Carolina. He works as the Lomax Farm Manager for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, where he oversees new farmer training and coordinates other participants at the Elma C. Lomax ...
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Anson Eaves oral history interview, 2019 March 28
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Creator
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Eaves, Anson E. (Anson Eugene), 1970-
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Date Created
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2019-03-28
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Subjects--Topical
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Feed mills, Livestock, Farms
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Description
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Anson Eaves, owner and operator of Bethel Feed & Farm in Midland, North Carolina, discusses the past, current, and future operations of the feed mill, a third generation business originally owned by his grandfather. The interview covers a variety ...
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Cindy McKenzie and Robert Suydam oral history interview, 2019 March 25
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Creator
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McKenzie, Cindy H.
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Date Created
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2019-03-25
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Subjects--Topical
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Community gardens, Farm produce, Volunteers, Pollution, Compost
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Description
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Cindy McKenzie and Robert Suydam, leaders of the Avondale Community Giving Garden on the campus of the Avondale Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, North Carolina, discuss the history of the garden and its relation to other local social justice orga...
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Connor M. Newman and Kimberly H. Schoch oral history interview, 2019 March 12
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Creator
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Newman, Connor Michael
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Date Created
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2019-03-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Family farms, Farm life, Agritourism, Organic farming, Climatic changes, Urbanization
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Description
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Connor Newman and Kim Hodges Schoch of Hodges Family Farm in Charlotte, North Carolina, discuss the past, current, and future operations of the farm. The interview, conducted in the bridal suite of the farm's 1932 barn, focuses on a variety o...
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Doug Carrigan oral history interview, 2019 March 27
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Creator
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Carrigan, Doug W.
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Date Created
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2019-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Farms, Farm produce, Agritourism, Strawberries, Bees, Beekeepers, Family farms
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Description
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Doug Carrigan is the fourth generation owner of Carrigan Farms in Mooresville, North Carolina. His family has been farming the land in Mooresville since 1902. Doug discusses the evolution of his farm through the generations and the evolution of ge...
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Ed Williams oral history interview, 2019 March 29
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Creator
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Williams, Ed, 1942-
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Subjects--Topical
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Gardening, Vegetable gardening, Community gardens, Volunteers
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Description
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Ed Williams, former editor of the editorial pages at The Charlotte Observer in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses his association with the Myers Park Baptist Church community garden. As a long time member of the church Mr. Williams co-founded th...
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Emma Hendel oral history interview, 2019 April 20
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Creator
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Hendel, Emma J. (Emma Joy)
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Date Created
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2019-04-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Farms, Community-supported agriculture, Farmers, Organic farming--Certification, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (United States), Social media
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Description
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Emma Hendel discusses her five years as a microgreens farmer and co-owner of Fair Share Farms, LLC in Pfafftown, North Carolina. Mrs. Hendel describes why and how she and her husband, Elliot Seldner, came to North Carolina and started their farm. ...
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Jean Siers oral history interview, 2019 March 27
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Creator
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Siers, Jean, 1964-
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Date Created
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2019-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Agriculture, Farmers, Gleaning, Food security, Volunteers
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Description
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Jean Siers is the Charlotte, North Carolina, Regional Gleaning Coordinator for the Society of St. Andrews and she has held this position since 2012. The Society of St. Andrews works to bring people together to harvest and share healthy food, reduc...
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Joseph Rowland oral history interview, 2019 March 20
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Creator
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Rowland, Joseph W.
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Date Created
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2019-03-20
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Subjects--Topical
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Organic farming, Socialism, Community-supported agriculture, Farmers' markets, Neighbors
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Description
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Joe Rowland, the owner of Rowland Row Farms in Gold Hill, North Carolina, has been farming for nine years, having initially begun his agricultural career in the Incubator program in Concord, North Carolina. His eighteen acre farm is family-run by ...
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Kate Brun oral history interview, 2019 April 4
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Creator
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Brun, Kate Lachance
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Date Created
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2019-04-04
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Subjects--Topical
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Farmers' markets, Farmers, Women farmers, Greenhouse gardening
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Description
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Kate Brun, founder, owner, and operator of Lucky Leaf Gardens, (LLG), in Harrisburg, North Carolina, discusses the greenhouse farming of microgreens, and the past, current, and future operations of LLG, a business she started from her home in 2010...
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Kim Shaw oral history interview, 2019 March 18
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Creator
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Shaw, Kim Diana
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Date Created
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2019-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban agriculture, Community-supported agriculture, Local foods, Urbanization
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Description
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Kim Shaw, the owner of Small City Farms in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses some of the issues with urban farming and recalls some memories of starting the farm in 2007. She explains how urban farming is difficult due to the lack of tax breaks...
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Lara Hall oral history interview, 2019 March 29
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Creator
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Hall, Lara, 1970-
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Subjects--Topical
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Family farms, Climatic changes, Foreign workers, Rain and rainfall, Agricultural education, Agritourism, Sharecropping, Foreign workers
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Description
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Lara Hall, co-owner of Hall Family Farms in Charlotte, North Carolina, describes the history of the farm dating back to the 1920s. The farm originally grew cotton and leased the land to sharecroppers, but the present owners have tried to grow ever...
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Lucy Bush Carter oral history interview, 2019 March 6
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Creator
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Carter, Lucy Bush
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Date Created
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2019-03-6
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Subjects--Topical
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Food relief, Food security, Community gardens, Urban agriculture, Volunteers
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Description
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In this interview, Lucy Bush Carter, the Executive Director of Friendship Trays in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses the history of the organization, its evolution, and partnerships with other organizations over time. She describes how Friendsh...
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Mark and Mindy Robinson oral history interview, 2019 March 18
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Date Created
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2019-03-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Greenhouses, Hydroponics, Farmers' markets
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Mark and Mindy Robinson are the owners of Tega Hills Farm in Fort Mill, South Carolina, a two acre urban farm with five hydroponic greenhouses. They employ five full time employees, and distribute their produce through the Matthews Community Farme...
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Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill oral history interview, 2019 March 27
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Godman, Mendy Leigh
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Date Created
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2019-03-27
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Subjects--Topical
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Food security, Hunger, Facebook (Electronic resource), Food waste
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Mendy Godman, Sue Hawes, and Kim Aprill began the Charlotte, North Carolina, chapter of Food Connection in September 2018. In this interview, they describe how they met, the mission of Food Connection, how it functions, and the larger food distrib...
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Nadine Ford oral history interview 2, 2019 April 18
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Ford, Elaine N. (Elaine Nadine)
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Date Created
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2019-04-18
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Subjects--Topical
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Food security, Racism, Gentrification, Community gardens, Sexism
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Nadine Ford grew up in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina. Her love for growing things began in her early childhood when she lived on a farm and learned gardening from her parents and grandparents. This love for gardening tr...
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Rebecca Byrd oral history interview, 2019 March 20
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Creator
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Byrd, Rebecca M.
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Date Created
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2019-03-20
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Subjects--Topical
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College students, Community gardens, Gardening, Food security
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History master's student Rebecca Byrd discusses her involvement with the Student Community Garden at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). Ms. Byrd discusses topics including student leadership, community gardening, a...
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Rickey Hall oral history interview, 2019 April 16
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Hall, Rickey, 1957-
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Date Created
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2019-04-16
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Subjects--Topical
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Urban agriculture, Gardening, Food security, Community development, Urban, Grocery trade
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Native Charlottean Ricky Hall has lived in West Charlotte for his entire life, where he has become an important member of numerous neighborhood coalitions and organizations, including the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition and the West Side Com...
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T. McLeod oral history interview, 2019 March 12
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McLeod, T. (Thomas Bragg), 1958-
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Date Created
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2019-03-12
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Subjects--Topical
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Organic farming, Farmers' markets, Farmers, Renaissance fairs
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In this interview, T. McLeod talks about his experiences in running his organics business, McLeod Organics, in north Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, and his transition from farmer to seller . Mr. McLeod begins by detailing how he originally go...
