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Minnesota Farm Advocate Oral History Project

Titles: Minnesota Farm Advocate Oral History Project (Supplied title)

Description: The Minnesota Farm Advocate Oral History Project consists of thirty-one interviews with men and women from around the state who have been active with farm advocacy problems and programs. The interviews are made up of personal stories that describe what farm advocates do. Different personal styles of advocacy become evident as the narrators discuss important topics such as mediation and negotiation. Working with farmers who have diverse ideas and personalities often creates frustrations for the advocates and different agencies. These frustrations are described along with the emotional rewards that come with helping communities. Trends of farm advocacy and the historical roots of the trends are discussed, and agricultural law is touched upon. Organizations such as the Farmer's Home Administration and the Minnesota Farm Advocate Program are discussed as well as the farm activist group Groundswell. COMMENTS ON INTERVIEW: These interviews are the work of the Minnesota Farm Advocate Program. The interviews, transcription, and editing were completed by members of the program. Tapes and transcripts from this series were donated to the Minnesota Historical Society and serve as a companion to the Minnesota Farm Economy Oral History Project.

Dates

  • 1988 - 1989 (Creation)

Interviews

Creation

Identifiers

  • Library Call Number: OH 37
  • Accession Number: AV1991.158

Holding Type: Oral History - Project

Quantity: 1 project 61.5 hours sound cassette 1127 pages transcript

Format

  • Content Category: sound recordings
  • Content Category: text

Subjects

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