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  • Institution = Spelman College
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Alonzo Willoughby Jr. reflects about growing up on his family farm in segregated Farmville, NC. Alonzo mentions numerous crops that his parents grew and a few dishes that they would make. He discusses integration, housing, the farming community, development, and general life in Farmville. He concludes the interview with a few words about a book he hopes to write.
Folami Harris, a Black woman farmer in Georgia, discusses the food and garden scene in her childhood home of Jamaica as well as how her international travel has inspired her contemporary farm and food work. In this interview she speaks about foods such as peppers, banana leaves, sweet potatoes, and more. Additionally, she discusses the lack of structured support for lower-income and woman of color farmers.
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
Alexis Yamashita reflects on her life as a Japanese American and shares stories about her family history and related food memories. Alexis gives an overview of her work with egalitarian communities and seeds throughout. Likewise, she mentions some of her favorite crops, how religion relates to her work, and her hopes for the future.
Fatima Jackson shares about her experience growing up in Nigeria and the farming methods her parents practiced. She explores the staple crops they grew and the dishes they made, and how that influences her current life in Kentucky. Fatima tells about the crops she is working to preserve, the markets she works with, and the numerous seeds she desires to keep for her community.
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
Shelby Johnson tells stories about her southern childhood living between Atlanta, GA, and Asheville, NC. She shares about her farming practices, mushroom foraging, and bartering with her neighbors in Western, NC. Shelby touches on the crops and recipes she holds dear, spaces were food is prominent in her memory, and reminisces about her grandmothers.
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
Mr. Don Madden shares about his experience growing up on his family's farm in Lafayette, Georgia, during the 1940s/50s. He shares about farming practices, sharing with neighbors, and the foods they prepared. Madden also shares about his current ventures and his dreams to get the community involved in growing, especially children, on his own land.
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
A.C. Salaam reflects on her time attending medical school in the Caribbean and discusses how that experience led her to the practice of plant healing. She shares stories of plant medicines and how she uses them throughout the interview. She reflects on her family's food practices and the role of sufficiency. Salaam touches on the importance of sustenance, and connects this value to her work in the Farmville, NC, community garden.