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Emma Hendel discusses her five years as a microgreens farmer and co-owner of Fair Share Farms, LLC in Pfafftown, North Carolina. Mrs. Hendel describes why and how she and her husband, Elliot Seldner, came to North Carolina and started their farm. She explains what microgreens are and why they decided to grow them. Other topics discussed include organic farming methods, Organic Certification versus Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Certification, urban sprawl, distribution partners, environmental issues, and social media.

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Title
Emma Hendel oral history interview, 2019 April 20
Creator
Hendel, Emma J. (Emma Joy), interviewee
Contributor
Wilds, Sarah V., interviewer
Date (Text)
2019-04-20
Place of Creation
Charlotte, North Carolina
Publisher
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Extent
1 audio file ([52:43]) : digital, MP3 [include + 1 transcript (20 pages)]
Biographical/Historical Note
Emma Hendel was a 30-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at Davidson Town Hall in Davidson, North Carolina. She was born in Maryland in 1988. She was educated at Elizabethtown College and was employed as a teacher and farmer.
Other Identifiers
Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13093/uncc:3072
System Control No.
QG-HE0020
Subject (Person)
Hendel, Emma J. (Emma Joy)
Subject (Corporate)
Fairshare Farm LLC (Pfafftown, N.C.)
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association
Whole Foods Market
Fresh List (Charlotte, N.C.)
Piedmont Culinary Guild
Subject (Topic)
Farms
Community-supported agriculture
Farmers
Organic farming--Certification
FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (United States)
Social media
Geographic Coverage
North Carolina--Winston-Salem
North Carolina--Charlotte
Subject (Occupation)
Farmers
Teachers
Subject (Date)
2010-2020
Type
Audio
Format
spoken word
Sound recordings
Oral histories
Language
English
Grant Information
Digitization made possible by funding from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.
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Record Appears in
Oral History Collections > The Queen's Garden: Oral Histories of the Piedmont Foodshed
Internet Mime Type
audio/mpeg
Location of Original
J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections & University Archives, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Reproduction Note
MP3 access copy created on ingest from WAV preservation master. Interview originally recorded on a Zoom H4 digital recorder with XY modular mic.
Source Note
Emma Hendel was a 30-year-old woman at the time of interview, which took place at Davidson Town Hall in Davidson, North Carolina. She was born in Maryland in 1988. She was educated at Elizabethtown College and was employed as a teacher and farmer.

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