Farmer's, Gleaners, and Thoughts of Farm/Food Waste
This page will highlight several clips from interviews conducted in connection with the Queen's Garden project from farmer's such as Doug Carrigan, a gleaning coordinator Jean Siers, and even A Beekeeper's perspective on their waste with Jerry and Tanya Sumerel.
Interview Clips
Doug Carrigan
Owner of Carrigan Family Farm
Doug has been farming his whole life. His family farm in Mooresville has been where it is now since 1902, and Doug has been in control of the farm, when he converted it to a fruit and vegetable farm, in 1975, discusses his perspective on farm waste. Doug is discussing his views on the waste produced by his Pick Your Own Apples and his profit from that versus other apple growers in the North Carolina Apple Grower's Association in the clip.
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Owner of Carrigan Family Farm
Doug has been farming his whole life. His family farm in Mooresville has been where it is now since 1902, and Doug has been in control of the farm, when he converted it to a fruit and vegetable farm, in 1975, discusses his perspective on farm waste.
Jean Siers
Charlotte Area Gleaning Coordinator for the Society of St Andrew
Jean has been with the gleaning coordinator for __ years now, and discusses how much produce she has been able to glean last year from farms. In this clip, Jean discusses how much produce they were able to glean in the Charlotte/Piedmont area last year.
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Owner of Carrigan Family Farm
Doug has been farming his whole life. His family farm in Mooresville has been where it is now since 1902, and Doug has been in control of the farm, when he converted it to a fruit and vegetable farm, in 1975, discusses his perspective on farm waste.
Kim Shaw
Small City Farms
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Kim discusses trying to ensure you don't overwhelm CSA customers, who get baskets of produce based on what farms have, weekly, so that customers don't get too much food that they won't use and just throw away.