Dover, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne)

Charlotte, North Carolina

J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Elizabeth Dover was a 33-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place on her farm in Concord, North Carolina. She was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1985.. She was educated at Davidson College for her Bachelor of Arts degree and North Carolina State University for her Bachelor of Science degree. She also has a post baccalaureate certificate from the University of California, Davis, Continuing and Professional Education. Ms. Dover was employed as a winemaker, farmer and bartender and was the owner of The Farm at Dover Vinyards at the time of the interview.

Elizabeth Anne Dover is a lifetime resident of Concord, North Carolina. Ms. Dover received a degree in medieval Spanish from Davidson College before settling on a career as a winemaker and farmer. She owns The Farm at Dover Vineyards, a produce farm and vineyard located near the Charlotte Motor Speedway. She opened her business in 2009. However, her family has farmed in the Charlotte region since the mid-1700s. Ms. Dover provides insight into the challenges and satisfaction of small-scale farming and selling produce in the Charlotte region. She discusses the physical and economic effects of Charlotte's growth on historic farmlands and describes how public perceptions of small-scale southern farming are at odds with the realities.

MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H4n with XY built in mic.

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Dover, Elizabeth A. (Elizabeth Anne)

The Farm at Dover Vineyards (Concord, N.C.)

Farmers
Vintners
Family farms
Wine and wine making
Berries
Tomatoes
Agricultural laborers

North Carolina--Concord
North Carolina--Charlotte

Sound recordings
Oral histories

2000-2020

The Queen’s Garden: Oral Histories of the Piedmont Foodshed

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