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Title: Carie Deneau oral history interview, 2019 April 10
Creator: Deneau, Carie L. (Carie Lynn), 1960-
Date Created: 2019-04-10
Subjects--Topical: Hydroponics, Farms, Farm produce, Greenhouse gardening
Description: At the time of the interview Carie Deneau had worked at Tega Hills Farm in York County, South Carolina, for a little over five years. Her primary duties included product weighing, seeding, and seedling transfers to the farm's greenhouses. Pri...

Title: Cindy McKenzie and Robert Suydam oral history interview, 2019 March 25
Creator: McKenzie, Cindy H.
Date Created: 2019-03-25
Subjects--Topical: Community gardens, Farm produce, Volunteers, Pollution, Compost
Description: 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...

Title: Doug Carrigan oral history interview, 2019 March 27
Creator: Carrigan, Doug W.
Date Created: 2019-03-27
Subjects--Topical: Farms, Farm produce, Agritourism, Strawberries, Bees, Beekeepers, Family farms
Description: 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...

Title: Ronald Edwards oral history interview, 2019 March 11
Creator: Edwards, Ron, 1963-
Date Created: 2019-03-11
Subjects--Topical: Farms, Farm produce, Migrant labor, Dairy farms, Peach, Agritourism
Description: Ronald Edwards, the general manager of Springs Farm in Fort Mill, South Carolina, reflects on the history of the farm and his personal farming experiences. Mr. Edwards discusses the origins and legacy of the farm, the size of the operation, and th...

Title: Thomas E. Barbee oral history interview, 2019 March 05
Creator: Barbee, Thomas E.
Date Created: 2019-03-05
Subjects--Topical: Farm life, Farm produce, Foreign workers, Farmers' markets, Family farms
Description: Tommy Barbee, fifth-generation owner of T.&A. Barbee Family Farm located in Concord, North Carolina, discusses the changes he has witnessed in farming over the course of his lifetime. He recounts assisting his grandparents and parents on the farm ...