172 results for: Agriculture and Farms
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Oral history interview with Junkoh Harui, April 20, 2004
Interview with Junkoh Harui, the owner of Bainbridge Gardens on Bainbridge Island, with Julie Kressen on April 20, 2004, for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Bainbridge Gardens was started in 1911 by Harui's father and uncle. In 1941, they were forced to leave to Moses Lake during World War II. In 1958, Harui and his wife, Chris, opened the Island's…
ID Number:2019.35.8.6
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Terry Hunt, February 25, 2004
Interview with Terry Hunt conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on February 25, 2004. Hunt was a master of the Washington State Grange at the time of this interview.
ID Number:2019.35.8.7
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with David Lake, January 21, 2004
The interview of David Lake conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on January 21, 2004. The interview begins with Lake’s description of how and why he got into winemaking, including his education, his early work in the wine business in Europe, and his becoming a Master of Wine. He describes the state of grape-growing and winemaking…
ID Number:2019.35.8.8
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Scott E. Leach, April 14, 2004
Interview with Scott E. Leach, the founder and owner of Leach Orchards in Zillah, WA, for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Jullie Kerssen onducted on April 14, 2004. He founded the orchard in November 1977 and produces Bartlett Pears, D'Anjou Pears, Red Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious Apples, and Granny Smith Apples.
ID Number:2019.35.8.9
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Craig Nelson, April 27, 2004
Interview with Craig Nelson conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on April 27, 2004. At the time of the interview Nelson was the engineering manager at Nelson Irrigation Corporation (NIC) in Walla Walla, WA. NIC plans, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells proprietary products for the agricultural irrigation equiptment market.
ID Number:2019.35.8.10
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Clarence (Bud) Ryan, March 18, 2004
Interview with Clarence "Bud" Ryan, a plant biochemistry researcher and the Charlotte Y. Martin Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry at Washington State University, conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project in March 2004. Ryan is internationally known for his discoveries that plants produce natural insecticides to protect themselves from predation by herbivores. He was elected to the National…
ID Number:2019.35.8.11
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Michael J. (Mike) Sauer, April 15, 2004
Interview with Michael J. (Mike) Sauer, the owner of Red Willow Vineyard in the Yakima Valley, conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project in April 2004. Sauer founded the vineyard in 1971 by planting Concord grapes on the family farm he married into. Following his early success, he began experimenting with Vitis vinifera including Sémillon and Chenin…
ID Number:2019.35.8.12
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Randy Suess, March 18, 2004
Interview with Randy Suess, a self-employed wheat farmer in Colfax, WA at the time of tihs interview, which was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project in March of 2004. He was a teacher and superintendent of the Steptoe School District before quitting to return to his family's acreage in Whitman County. He represented Whitman County for…
ID Number:2019.35.8.13
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Greg Taylor, March 30, 2004
This March 2004 interview is with Greg Taylor, President of Liberty Orchards in Cashmere, WA, and was conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project. Taylor gives a history of the company, founded in the early 20th century by his grandfather and uncle, Armenian immigrants. The family grew apples and pears, but storage challenges stimulated the development of…
ID Number:2019.35.8.14
Date:2004
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Oral history interview with Barrie Wilcox, February 10, 2004
Interview with Barrie Wilcox, a co-president of Wilcox Farms in Roy, WA, conducted by Julie Kerssen for the Agriculture Oral History Project on February 10, 2004. Wilcox Farms primarily produces egg and dairy products.
ID Number:2019.35.8.15
Date:2004