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Title: Aaron Newton oral history interview, 2019 March 29
Creator: Newton, Aaron
Date Created: 2019-03-29
Subjects--Topical: Urban agriculture, Agricultural education, Organic farming, Family farms
Description: Aaron Newton is a food advocate and native of Concord, North Carolina. He works as the Lomax Farm Manager for the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, where he oversees new farmer training and coordinates other participants at the Elma C. Lomax ...

Title: Kim Shaw oral history interview, 2019 March 18
Creator: Shaw, Kim Diana
Date Created: 2019-03-18
Subjects--Topical: Urban agriculture, Community-supported agriculture, Local foods, Urbanization
Description: Kim Shaw, the owner of Small City Farms in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses some of the issues with urban farming and recalls some memories of starting the farm in 2007. She explains how urban farming is difficult due to the lack of tax breaks...

Title: Lucy Bush Carter oral history interview, 2019 March 6
Creator: Carter, Lucy Bush
Date Created: 2019-03-6
Subjects--Topical: Food relief, Food security, Community gardens, Urban agriculture, Volunteers
Description: In this interview, Lucy Bush Carter, the Executive Director of Friendship Trays in Charlotte, North Carolina, discusses the history of the organization, its evolution, and partnerships with other organizations over time. She describes how Friendsh...

Title: Rickey Hall oral history interview, 2019 April 16
Creator: Hall, Rickey, 1957-
Date Created: 2019-04-16
Subjects--Topical: Urban agriculture, Gardening, Food security, Community development, Urban, Grocery trade
Description: Native Charlottean Ricky Hall has lived in West Charlotte for his entire life, where he has become an important member of numerous neighborhood coalitions and organizations, including the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition and the West Side Com...

Title: Zack Wyatt oral history interview, 2019 April 1
Creator: Wyatt, Zack, 1980-
Date Created: 2019-04-04
Subjects--Topical: Urban agriculture, Farms, Nonprofit organizations, Food security, African Americans--Social conditions
Description: Zack Wyatt is the executive director at Carolina Farm Trust, a non-profit organization founded in 2015 which seeks to support local farmers and to educate communities on the importance of local food. Mr. Wyatt provides insight into the challenges ...