Food habits.

Abstract The interviews in this collection are part of a multi-year oral history effort titled: Gathering the Stories of Appalachian Foodways: an Oral History Project. The project’s purposes were to: learn about Appalachian foodways; gain insight and understanding in how Appalachian foodways have changed overtime; and, collect stories so that they can be studied in order to preserve the history of Appalachia. Berea student researchers conducted interviews in 2012,...

Abstract The fourteen oral history interviews in this collection were recorded to contribute to the documentation of combined food and dance gatherings in eastern Kentucky. The interviewing effort is part of the East Kentucky Food and Dance Trail Program at Hindman Settlement School in Hindman, Kentucky. The Food and Dance Trail Program is directed at highlighting east Kentucky venues that encourage community building, cross-generational...

Abstract This collection is comprised of primary sources assembled by Margaret Dotson, Berea College Associate Professor of Child and Family Studies.  The collection was assembled with the intention of assisting researchers examining the past foodways, social history, commerce and genealogy of the Appalachian region.  The collection was also assembled with the objective of preserving essential components, records, and primary sources of the foodways of the Appalachian region and provide insight into...

Abstract Seventeen audio recorded interviews that document planting, cultivating, and harvesting crops based on moon phases and astrological signs.Listen to Interview recordings, read transcripts, View PhotographsThe interviews were recorded by Dr. Sarah Hall, Associate Professor of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Berea...