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.
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Oral history, Food heritage, December 2, 1993, Female, Multi, Black, Madison County, KY, Buncombe County, NC
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.
Subject
Oral history, Food heritage, August 18, 1939, Male, Black, Black American, Charles County, MD, Walker County, GA
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.
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Oral history, Food heritage, March 4, 1965, Female, Indigenous, American, Pitt County, NC, Fairfield County, CT
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.
Subject
Oral history, Food heritage, March 4, 1965, Female, Indigenous, American, Pitt County, NC, Fairfield County, CT
