Oral Histories of the Piedmont Foodshed.
Johnathan Glover Janice Fine runs Seven Sisters Farm with husband Michael Fine, raising several children on the farm while doing so. The family moved from MD in 2012, initially borrowing land and eventually accessing their current property of roughly 25 acres. Janice reflects within this interview on their various learning curves and hardships throughout the development of … Read more
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Philip Taylor, born in 1944, discusses his life and farming experiences in Burke County, North Carolina. He recalls a time without electricity and running water, raising milk cows, and using horses for farming. Taylor’s family raised and canned their own food to provide for their 18-person family.
Justin Miller of Cherry Hill Farms describes their fifth-generation farm and their journey turning the land from a fifth-generation cattle farm into a diverse…
Curtis Furr, a fifth-generation Albemarle, North Carolina farmer, discussed his background and farming practices. Furr grows white corn for cornmeal, yellow corn for feed, and soybeans for seed, earning his income with cotton. He faces challenges like urban development and wildlife damage.