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Talking with my nana about the entirety of her life.

In this interview, conducted in November 2019 in Greenbay, Wisconsin, Seth Hakes (17) interviews his grandmother, Joyce Rowe (78), about her childhood in Clintonville, Wisconsin. Mrs. Rowe reminisces of her times growing up on the farm and of her younger...

Chandler Dyson interviews his papa Ed Dyson who was the former principal of Northside High School in Warner Robins, Ga. Mr Dyson came up with the phrase “It’s great to be a Northside Eagle!”. Mr Dyson reflects on his childhood,...

My dad talked about what he did through out his life and what he did as a child.

listen to my mom share her past memories and the ones she is making right now.

James Valentine (58) shares a conversation with his mother, Doris Dolph (91), about her childhood, family, nursing career, volunteer work, and autobiographical book.

Interviewing my grandfather about his life.

Sunday is a asylum seeker seeking refuge at the Villa Barbiero Centro Accoglienza Immigrati living a productive and safe life at the center in Southern Italy. Sunday works doing manual labor on farms around the Catanzaro region. Sunday talks about...

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

Jahna & I discuss what she’s known about local foods from both her own experiences as well as a few family members. She also expresses the impact local food has had on her growing up.

I’m Emma Conrad and this is my granny, Audrey Vaughn. She’s 83 and we recorded this in my moms room in Nixa,MO. She talks about her life growing, meeting and spending her life with her husband, being a mother, and...

Mackenzie and Dominick discuss local food from a past perspective growing up in different areas of the U.S. and how the local food experience has changed since coming to college in Ann Arbor, MI.

Leann Hengel (45) interviews friend Mary Crown (94) about childhood, farm life, favorite memories, and family.

Liana and Summer discuss Summer’s family connection to local food, from her grandfather’s farm in North Dakota to Ann Arbor, MI.

Scott talks about his relationship to local food. He breaks down why the industrialized food distribution system is not sustainable, his experience working with his dad to create an environmentally-friendly small farm in Canada, and why the United States needs...

Discussion of local food with Carson Brown.

I interviewed my Grandma during Thanksgiving 2017 at their house in Iowa. My grandma’s answer to how you want to be remembered wasn’t short. She wanted to be remembered as the loving grandma who always fed us. I’m pretty sure...

One Small Step partners Eric Benitez (20) and Leslie Loewen (48) share a conversation about their families, their passions, the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health, and their faith and values.

Chris Cotten (62) shares a conversation with his friend, Giang-Nguyen Nguyen (40), about Giang-Nguyen’s life growing up in Vietnam, her family, how she came to the United States, what her life has been like since, and her friendship with Chris.

I talked with my Mom about my grandparents that passed away before I was born because I wanted to know more about them.

We discussed what makes good local, the difficulties associated with local food, and how we can integrate greater accessibility in the future.

Interview of Caryn Schueler age 73 by granddaughter Sophia Schueler age 14. Caryn Schueler was located in Gulf Shores, Al and Sophia was in Atlanta, Ga. the interview took place on November 26, 2022.

Grace taking about her experience with local food through foraging, farmers markets, and bologna sandwiches.

Owen interviews his grandfather James Arford at Christmastime.

Beverly Hanson 75 years old Connor Allen 9 years old Connor interviewed his grandmother about her life.