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Kim asks her dad and her aunt to tell her about her grandparents (their parents) with a special slant on their mother’s mental illness.

Sisters Paula Bendel and Rhonda Pupella remember their grandparents, Clyde and Mabel Nancarrow (paternal) and Herbert and Sarah Phelps (maternal), and share stories of their time on the family farms.

This interview was done on November 22, 2018 on thanksgiving morning in Annapolis, Maryland. I, Will Dickinson, interviewed my grandmother Joan Bowling. We discussed topics such as her childhood and family memories. Another topic we discussed was where our ancestors...

Walking and Community at the Fon Du Lac Farmers Market in Milwaukee, WI

Glass artists, Mary and Jack, talk about how the Moscow Farmers Market helped them incubate their business and the ripple effects that had, including the revitalization of Palouse, Washington, a neighboring small town; the restoration of stained glass in some...

Life

Noreen Haubrock (75) talks with her son Chip Haubrock (51) about Chips grandfather and father.

A look into the life of Genie Hart. She talks about growing up and her family. She talks about her spiritually.

Planting cotton

Sisters, Sr. Barbara Jean Glodowski (78) and Mary Anne Glodowski (76), talk about their family's connection to God, their life in the monastery, and their careers as creative educators.

Shayna Sessler (45) interviews her father, Lonnie Sessler (72), about his early childhood and family, his decision to attend medical school, as well as the opportunity he had to live in Scotland.

Chris tells shares with me what life was like growing up in the 80’s and what he has learned through his life that he believes is valuable to the people of today.

Fred shared life stories and adventures growing up and working on a farm. Interviewed by his daughter Sarah.

I recorded this interview a month ago over the phone, since I wasn’t going to see my Grandfather, who is my closest relative with an agricultural background, over Thanksgiving. We discussed what farming was like for him growing up, his...

Bucky Lord, lifelong resident of Hallowell, Maine, discusses growing up on his family's farm. He is interviewed by Vaughan Homestead volunteer Karen Simpson in 2013. His wife may be heard adding tidbits in the background.

Shelley Buffalo (55) talks with her eldest son Thomas Peters (22) about the Meskwaki nation and their tribal bison herd. Thomas describes working with the bison and their importance to the tribe. Recorded at the Practical Farmers of Iowa annual...

Friends Grace Eckland (84) and Barbara Krause (51) share a remembrance of Lake Geneva resident and philanthropist Harold "Harry" Hartshorne, Jr.

Interview with Britney Owens, owner of Lion's Tooth Farm. We talk about how she started her farming operation and where she is today. We also dive into her struggles and the rewards of the farming lifestyle.

Livi talks about accessibility of local foods, farmers markets, and moving to a new city one day.

Anna Wasden (58) sits down with her mother, Joan Hunter Christensen (86), to ask about her family's turf accounting business, what it was like growing up in Distington, England during World War II, and the family traditions that differ from...

Mark and A G had a wide ranging conversation about the history of Orange County agriculture: past, present and future, including some of their experiences as lifelong regional farmers

Carolyn Moore Ford (67) shares a conversation with her nephew, Alexander "Alex" Moore (30), about the history of their family farm, discuss a conservation advancement program, and farming legislation.

I interviewed my Dad a couple days after Thanksgiving. We talked about his childhood and family and how farming has made him the person he is today.

My grandmother tells me about how farming and agricultural have impacted her life.

James D Pitts III talks about his life with his son James D Pitts IV.