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Cornelius Toole, Sr. Oral History<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][page_submenu alignment=”center” sticky=”true” bg_color=”#008542″ link_color=”#ffffff”][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/manuscripts-and-guides\/” title=”Manuscripts & Subject Guides<\/strong>” id=”1681943329619-6″ tab_id=”1681943329619-4″] [\/page_link][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/guides-to-the-collection-page\/” title=”Collections Portal<\/strong>” id=”1681943329626-2″ tab_id=”1681943329627-2″] [\/page_link][page_link title=”Visit<\/strong>” id=”1681943336967-8″ tab_id=”1681943336968-6″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/visit\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Make a Request<\/strong>” id=”1681943338108-1″ tab_id=”1681943338109-5″ link_url=” https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/requests\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=” About Us<\/strong>” id=”1681943338819-3″ tab_id=”1681943338819-6″ link_url=” https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments-archives-museum-about-us\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=” Yearbooks Online<\/strong>” id=”1681943340293-8″ tab_id=”1681943340294-5″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/yearbooks-alumni-magazines-delta-state-histories\/”][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]May 19, 2006<\/strong><\/p>\n

Interviewed by Eleanor Green and Emily Weaver<\/strong><\/p>\n

Transcribed by W. Ray<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My name is Eleanor Green and I am here with Cornelius Toole on May 19, 2006 at 8:45 in the morning and we are interviewing him for the Delta Black Farmers\u2019 History Project.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you tell me your full name?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cornelius Toole, Sr.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you tell me when you were born?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11\/08\/58.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11\/08\/58.\u00a0 That\u2019s my mother\u2019s birthday, but a different year.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where were you born?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mound Bayou.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You were born in Mound Bayou?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Um Hmm.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you tell me about your parents, what were their names?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My mother\u2019s name was Alene (inaudible) Toole.\u00a0 My daddy\u2019s name was (inaudible) Toole.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How many brothers and sisters do you have?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Five brothers and five sisters.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are any of them farming?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are any of them still in the area?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How much land did or does your family own?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My family only had half an acre.\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Half an acre.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Did your parents farm?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They were sharecroppers.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you know when they started sharecropping?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They started beginning back in the \u201840\u2019s.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The land that we are standing on, is this where your family always had their half acre?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No.\u00a0 This is some land that I bought.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How much do you have here?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nine and a half acres.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is this still in Mound Bayou?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yes.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How long have you been farming the land?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve been farming ever since about \u201986.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What did you start out growing?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Basic stuff that we use in this area.\u00a0 Beans, a lot of beans, okra,\u00a0 (inaudible).<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you have always been a vegetable farmer.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yes.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you know any of the history of this land that you own?\u00a0 What was here before?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Soybeans.\u00a0 This land was once owned by Mr. Seaberry.\u00a0 He is deceased.\u00a0 He worked this land before I got it.\u00a0 I bought it from a lawyer in Clarksdale.\u00a0 I think he bought it for taxes or something like that.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you have grown peas and butterbeans and that type, did you say turnips?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well, all types of greens.\u00a0 Turnips, mustard, collards.\u00a0 You know different, common greens we use in this area.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Has the technology that you have used in your growing changed over time?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh yes.\u00a0 We are learning.\u00a0 As a matter of fact, I go to seminars all the time to learn new things about growing vegetables.\u00a0 But its mostly, I guess the thing that keeps us going is the passion for growing.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What changes have you had to make to make the farm work over time?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well, in some of our techniques, we finding out that we need to incorporate things like greenhouses and drip systems and stuff like that.\u00a0 That we normally would not have in this area.\u00a0 We normally would just ut seeds in the ground and just depend on you know Mother Nature and the weather for the outcome.\u00a0 But we are learning that in a lot of things you have got to get into a more controlled environment.\u00a0 So what we are doing now, some of the stuff that we grow we be growing in a greenhouse.\u00a0 And we will be using instead overhead sprinklers we will be using a drip system because some vegetables do better when you put water over the top.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When did your family come to the Delta?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well we were all basically born in this area.\u00a0 My family was from a little place called Hushpuckena which is right down the road here.\u00a0 Some of the brothers and sisters left but they stayed here.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Did they farm there or did they just have the half acre?<\/p>\n

CT: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well we have always had gardens.\u00a0 Even when we were sharecropping they would always allow you enough space to grow a garden, so we have always grown vegetables and raised livestock, cows, hogs and chickens and stuff like that from the beginning.\u00a0 My dad was a (inaudible) from the Depression that happened.\u00a0 I think from that point he decided that he, you know, if he would use the land and even if there was a depression and you are cut off from the other parts of the world, or if money is not any good, you can still eat if you grow stuff.\u00a0 And so from that we always would grow our own vegetables and stuff.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you know if there were ever any buildings on this land or if it ever had a farmhouse?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I don\u2019t think so.\u00a0 I think it has just basically been a field here because their home place was right across the bayou here.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How important, what is the value of the land to you?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is the value?<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Not like the monetary value, but what does the land mean to you?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well it really helps us to feel a little more secure in knowing that we can grow vegetables and stuff and not have to depend on vegetables being trucked in.\u00a0 And then another thing, most of the vegetables and stuff, farmers have to use genetic stuff to boost the yield on vegetables.\u00a0 It is not really the same as using (inaudible) or organic seeds.\u00a0 And so we really want to get back to, you know, organic, or as close as we can to that.\u00a0 And we want to get away from chemical free vegetables.\u00a0 We want to really get back to chemical free vegetables.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you try to be chemical free and organic as you can?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well we are transitioning now.\u00a0 You know I am using some chemicals.\u00a0 But within about three years hopefully we will be totally free, cause it\u2019s a system.\u00a0 You know that is a system just like the chemical grown stuff, it is a system.\u00a0 So we are trying to change and get into the system of chemical free vegetables.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How many children do you have?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019ve got four.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Are any of them interested in continuing farming?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No, I don\u2019t think so.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you see a time when the land will no longer be in your family?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No, what we plan to do is to set up some systems where you won\u2019t have to necessarily want to be a farmer to, you know, keep your land.\u00a0 If we can set up some, you know, if we can develop our farms where it is a system, where people, labor can come in and do things, then basically, you know, the family can basically manage the process.\u00a0 I think in that way I think it will stay in the family and the boys to get them to actually come out and dig and plant and do all that.\u00a0 Unless there is a disaster where you can\u2019t do anything else by technology.\u00a0 I doubt it.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have you utilized any assistance to continue farming, such as co-ops or USDA programs or like learning seminars?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh yes.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What kinds of seminars have you gone to?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well we have been to a lot of workshops on growing things, stuff, and you know all kinds of technical help with that.\u00a0 Showing you techniques and stuff like that.\u00a0 We go to at least three or four every year.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What organizations do you work with to go to the workshops?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well we have been doing some stuff through, we\u2019ve did some stuff with (inaudible).\u00a0 We\u2019ve done some stuff with (inaudible).\u00a0 Those are the two main ones.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Have you worked with Growing Power?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well we have attended some workshops at Growing Power but they were sponsored through Mega or (inaudible) or something like that.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you tell me what Mega stands for?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We will ask her.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, I mean I can get the information.\u00a0 I have so much information.\u00a0 I just, I just those (inaudible).<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How would you say race has affected your farm?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Race?<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Or has it affected it?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You talking about being black?<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, how has that affected my farm?\u00a0 Well I don\u2019t really know.\u00a0 I mean you know, I mean, I don\u2019t know, I don\u2019t think it really had any direct affect on it.\u00a0 Well you know, I mean, we, I don\u2019t think it really had any direct affect on it.\u00a0 You know, the system is the way it is, you know,\u00a0 and you just have to do what you have to do.\u00a0 Not directly I don\u2019t think.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Did the Civil Rights Movement in the years that followed affect the atmosphere in the area and farming?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well, you know, the Movement helped a lot of things.\u00a0 Because you know, by making people aware of some of the affects of, you know, relationships between whites and blacks.\u00a0 You know, because sometimes people do things that they don\u2019t know.\u00a0 Sometimes they do things because they know and they feel like that for economic power they should do it like this sin order that they can have control.\u00a0 And I think it made people more aware of the fact that we were all, you know, humans and deserved more and maybe better treatment in some areas.\u00a0 So you know, it enlightened people on what and how people feel about things.\u00a0 And people that are sensitive they, you know, try to change things.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a memorable moment working on your land?\u00a0 When something happened, special memories?\u00a0 A really good growing year?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 It has been a learning experience.\u00a0 I mean, it was a pretty good year last year considering some of the other years.\u00a0 It has all really been a challenge because we are in the developmental stage with it because we went from just growing vegetables to have some to eat, to actually trying to do it commercially, to actually growing vegetables for sale.\u00a0 And that\u2019s a pretty big transition so we are just in the growing stages of that.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How has the opening of the Cleveland Farmers\u2019 Market affected your farming?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well it helps for an outlet because there have been times that I have had just fields of greens and fields of stuff and really didn\u2019t have a market and the Farmers\u2019 Market, it kind of, what it do it kind of helps, you know, it gives us a market and that way we can kind of get into it and develop some things so that hopefully we can develop bigger markets than just the local market.\u00a0 It\u2019s kind of like a stepping stone.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What about the Department of Agriculture, the Farmers\u2019 Market Nutrition Program?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh yeah. That\u2019s has been a big help because that kind of helped us to have a market too.\u00a0 Because doing the vouchers kind of gives us an outlet too.\u00a0 So it has been a help.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That is the last official question.\u00a0 Oh, but Emily has a question.\u00a0 If someone asked you to characterize yourself\u2026.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What types of words, what words would you use?<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What words would you use to characterize yourself?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Characterize me?<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh, I don\u2019t really know.\u00a0 I guess, kind of versatile. You know I do a lot of different things.\u00a0 So I guess that would be the word.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is your work other than farming?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh I do a lot of things.\u00a0 I do wood crafting.\u00a0 I am the organist at my church.\u00a0 Father, husband, I do electric stuff, metal type stuff, I design things.\u00a0 I do a lot of different things.\u00a0 So that is why I say versatile.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well is there anything else you would like to add about the growing in the Delta?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well I think this initiative is worth doing because based on the statistics our food that we eat has to travel about fifteen hundred miles.\u00a0 A lot of it for us to even get our meals.\u00a0 And if we had a problem with, you know, transporting or were cut off we really would not have any food to eat.<\/p>\n

Unless someone was actually growing food in this area.\u00a0 And I think for that reason alone we need to develop this initiative and get some food growing in the Delta.\u00a0 Because we have, you know, some of the richest soil in the world but we don\u2019t really grow that many vegetables in the area.\u00a0 And so for that reason alone I think we need to develop in those areas and we need to find out the affects of\u00a0 the sun and rain and all that and how it is going to affect vegetables and make the necessary adjustments to actually grow vegetables in this area.\u00a0 And with this area being a chemical area too where they spray their conventional crops we need to find ways to actually co-exist with vegetables because a lot of time the drifts and stuff affect our vegetables.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you tell me about the NRCS project you are working with?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well NRCS has got an initiative going where they cost sharing irrigation equipment for farmers and they make it possible for the small farmers with less than a hundred acres to be able to have irrigation.\u00a0 That includes drip systems, sprinkler systems, wells, floods, and just whatever.\u00a0 And without that, a lot of what\u2019s happening now would not have happened that fast, possibly would not have happened at all.\u00a0 But through this project with NRCS most of the small vegetable farmers in this area in Bolivar County will have irrigation.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 About how many are you working with?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well it\u2019s about twenty something farmers that\u2019s growing vegetables in this area.\u00a0\u00a0 And we got about twenty, between nineteen and twenty-one people that have signed up this year.\u00a0 So we will be working with them this year to put in wells and to put in drip systems.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is there anything that you would like to add?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No.\u00a0 Not really.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well thank you so much for your time.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I hope it worked out all right.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can I take a couple of pictures of you with your vegetables?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I was moving around when ya\u2019ll started so I may have missed this, but where did your inspiration for becoming a farmer come from, did you always want to be a farmer?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well actually we grew up on the farm so it has just been a passion.\u00a0 I have been growing stuff since I was a little boy.\u00a0\u00a0 We\u2019ve planted trees and different things like that so it has just been a passion.\u00a0 Growing things has been a passion and it is just something that we have always done.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We seem to export so much more than we keep here in the Delta as farmers.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh yeah.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And when you say farmer here in the Delta and farmer in the Midwest it means two totally different things.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh yeah definitely.\u00a0 No we have soybeans and cotton and rice, stuff like that.\u00a0 But we depend on other people for our vegetables.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is the corn you?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 All this is me.\u00a0 Everything.\u00a0 All of this area to the treeline.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eleanor is talking about corn.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I stumbled across something this year.\u00a0 I got some of this little old bitty corn.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Little bitty corn?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Is it off?<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u2019m going to take you \u2013 as a matter of fact we\u2019ve got lettuce there, and we got onions, and those are your watermelons.\u00a0 We can walk down here and I will show you English peas.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I don\u2019t want to step on any of your growing stuff.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Walk over here and we\u2019re okay.\u00a0 It\u2019s going to be a little wobbly but I am going to get it.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Those are the English peas.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Those are the ones you can just pick and eat.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah you can put them in stir fry and stuff like that.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We had them last night with olive oil and garlic.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What is that in the middle running in the black line?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh those are butterbeans and cabbage.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Which one make the pretty flowers?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Flowers?<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The yellow flowers.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh that\u2019s squash.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That looks like a volunteer squash.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Actually it was a seed we planted and then we had to\u2026oh here is one.\u00a0 It\u2019s a bunch of them on here.\u00a0 This is what the English pea and these here are really fat.\u00a0 They are ready to pick.\u00a0 English peas are ready to pick.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sounds like we need to open the Farmers\u2019 Market this weekend.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And then I got brussell sprouts, they are going to put on brussell sprouts here in a minute. Let me take you over to the sweet corn.\u00a0 In about another week or so they will be ready.\u00a0 We got okra coming up.\u00a0 Now this is sweet corn.\u00a0 I think by the time the market opens up we will be pulling sweet corn.\u00a0 That\u2019s some of the sweet corn there.\u00a0 We got, we got (inaudible) fish, we got rabbits, we got chickens.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have eggs, or they the other kind of chickens, the eating kind?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We got meat chickens and layers.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where do you keep them?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Huh?<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where do you keep the chickens and the (inaudible)?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Dorothy got some, got them up, we are making provisions for them.<\/p>\n

(inaudible conversations)<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.and we are going to have to use a little more control with it so we can (inaudible).\u00a0 And sometimes it goes dormant because we don\u2019t have the rain and different stuff.\u00a0 These are the snap beans that we planted and then I planted some more because by the time these peak out these here will start and I will (inaudible) of plants.\u00a0 I have three other spots that we will be planting so I am just going to keep it growing like that.\u00a0 And this right here is just a regular field corn.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 When you say we, are you referring to (inaudible)<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well, you can\u2019t do everything by yourself.\u00a0 So when I say we, I am maybe referring to, you know, my workers, or whatever help that I am going to have.\u00a0 Just like the Farmers\u2019 Market, it is a joint effort, community effort.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And you have just pride, its something to be proud of.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do you do with the field corn?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well, people eat it and I can feed it to my livestock.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 So you have a cow, I didn\u2019t know you had a cow.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They see you they think it is time to eat.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What do you do with the cows, are they eating cows?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, those are beef cows.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Don\u2019t say that too loud around (inaudible)<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We going to have some of all that.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I am down to my last two steaks.\u00a0 I am going to have to buy me another cow.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 (inaudible) and if they want a cow they can buy a steer or something.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My goodness.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now those are going to be purple hull peas there and that\u2019s another four rows of sweet corn that is going to come up.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Those look like footprints.\u00a0 Did you plant them by hand?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah with a little hand (inaudible).<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have a tractor or did you use a tiller?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s my tractor there. We use a combination of tillers, tractors, hand tools.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From the school?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From the school.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 These are Hays Cooper peppers started by the students?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 I think I got some peppers from them this time.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I think we need to know about them earlier.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My husband bought some peppers and tomatoes.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Now that\u2019s the squash with all the blooms you were talking about.<\/p>\n

(inaudible conversations)<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Do you have people that to come to the farm to the buy since the market is not open yet?<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hold our hand out like that so I take your picture?\u00a0 One-two-three.\u00a0 Okay thanks.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well what we can\u2019t sell we just give it to people cause some of these people really don\u2019t have food.<\/p>\n

EW: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And we get so caught up going to McDonald\u2019s and fast food and we don\u2019t have vitamins and our vegetables are good when you think about it.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And what\u2019s bad the young people, a lot of them has not been trained to eat this kind of stuff, they won\u2019t eat.<\/p>\n

EW\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And that is so good.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Emily that is defeating the purpose.\u00a0 Olive Oil buddy, you need to learn that.\u00a0 Have you ever thought of doing a CSA \u2013 Community Supported Agriculture?\u00a0 Do you know about those?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah, I have heard about it.\u00a0 I don\u2019t know.\u00a0 I will probably end up doing something like that.\u00a0 I may already be doing it and just don\u2019t know it.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Well you would have a customer here.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I\u00a0 guess it is in the developmental stage cause I am going to be growing (inaudible).\u00a0 But, see how this wash is.\u00a0 I mean it is coming on.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh yeah.\u00a0 How big are they going to get?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Oh they will get big.\u00a0 They will get real big.\u00a0 They picked it yesterday.\u00a0 See like squash and okra\u00a0 you have to pick it every other day.\u00a0 I got three long rows of okra.\u00a0 It\u2019s small.\u00a0 You know it\u2019s small but I will be picking okra in about three weeks.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You know how to market that?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Yeah.\u00a0 Within a day or two\u2026.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You have to watch it every day?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You have to watch it.\u00a0 You got to pick them every other day at least at least.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 You don\u2019t pick them one day and that is what happens?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 That\u2019s what happens.<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Can you still eat it?<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 I don\u2019t.\u00a0 You probably could but I don\u2019t, I wouldn\u2019t, you know.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 My sister says the smaller ones \u2026<\/p>\n

EG:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They are good in stir fry.<\/p>\n

CT:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The longer they stay on the stronger they get.\u00a0 So they probably have a real strong taste to them.<\/p>\n

EW \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Would \u00a0be good in a soup.<\/p>\n

ET:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 In a matter of a few days they get like this.<\/p>\n

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