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My mom tells me about when my great-grandmother (who’s recently passed away) wanted to have Thanksgiving in McCall... it didn’t go well.

Meg talked about how and when she was introduced to the importance of local food, and how she has maintained a relationship with it over the years. She also reminisced about fun memories from her childhood about her father having...

Linda and Kimberly discuss how Linda's heritage has led her to believe in the importance of local food.

Billy and I chatted about local food consumption and how relationships with food has changed over the years.

This interviewed was done with the assistance of a translator. Gricelda talks about things she misses from Mexico (food!) and what types of culture events would be fun to incorporate into life in Richmond. She also talks about how she...

We all shared what we do for our family thanksgivings.

In this interview, I talk with my housemate Blake, who is a local organic farmer. We discuss his personal involvement in the local food movement, as well as potential barriers to obtaining local food, and the future of the movement.

Mish and Esti talk about food systems status quo and ways to improve it

My name is Jack Kilcourse and I interviewed my Dad about what influenced me to want to become a chef

In this Interview taken by Aunvi on May 7th 2018 we learn about how her father lived as a child. We hear about what he did in his childhood. We also learn about how he came to the US, and...

I am sorry for the language. I interview my two best friends on local food. In this interview, we address cultural traditions and experiences that revolve around local food. Though we are not experts, we try to gain another perspective...

In this interview conducted on November 2020 in Palm Springs California Kasey Adams age (14) interviews her father John Adams age (65). My father and I live in Alamo California but are on Thanksgiving break in Palm Springs California. John...

Abigail Casales (18) has a discussion with her mother, America Amorety (49) about the significance food has played in their lives.

I'm an Applied Food Studies Major in my junior year of my Bachelor's Degree at the Culinary Institute of America and I sit with my French teacher, Mme. Melissa Panek to discuss her family, her studies, her love of French...

School assesment

My dad and I talk about food and agriculture throughout his lifetime

My aunt tells me about her thanksgiving and family life.

Recently reconnected friends Huey-Min Chuang [no age given] and Mei-Yi Chen (51) share their childhood immigration and coming-of-age stories and what home means to them. They also talk about their current projects and what they hope for in their rekindled...

In this interview conducted in December 2017 in Plano, Texas, Jennifer Xia interviews her dad Tianbing Xia and mom Cindy Qi about what is was like growing up in China, especially school life. Tianbing Xia shares insight on what day...

Lorenzo "Larry" Lopez (no age given) and Carmen Benavides (82) talk about growing up together in Michigan and their Mexican and Mexican-American heritage.

There was a time where there were no Starbucks, no crazy bars, no “trendy”  places. It was in this period of time where Nicholas’s father’s Deli strived in its prime. In November of 2017, at the Hualalai Four Seasons Resort in...

We talked about her family history with agriculture and how her major ties into food science

Interview with my Mom discussing the tradition and deliciousness of the pierogie. Assignment 1 for HPEB560.

Today I talked about my Papa’s life in the car. We talked about his life, childhood, kids, memories, and favorite things in his life. I had 14 questions to ask him but he had short answers so I had to...

I (Leyssa Desir) interviewed my best friend, Ashley Cineus about food. We talked about our relationship and the role food had in said relationship. We talked about our individual relationship with food.