Interview with farmer Bill Best, who has been involved with the Lexington Farmers Market since its beginning (1972). Bill Best is also the first farmer at the market to sell heirloom produce. In this interview, he discusses his work with heirloom seeds and his own experiences as an academic and a farmer. Recorded at the Lexington Farmers Market on February 11, 2012.
Interview with farmer Bill Best, who has been involved with the Lexington Farmers Market since its beginning (1972). Bill Best is also the first farmer at the market to sell heirloom produce. In this interview, he discusses the earliest days of the Market and how it has changed.
Longtime Lexington resident and market supporter Janis Gilbert shares her memories of the Farmers Market's earliest days (1972-1975). She recalls bringing her infant daughter to the market, where her daughter is now a vendor herself.
Former Lexington Mayor Pam Miller recalls the first few years of the Lexington Farmers market (1972-1975). Pam Miller helped to found the Farmers Market, and here she discusses some of the difficulties and successes of these early days. Also heard in this interview is vendor/grower Russ Madison.
Interview with farmer/grower Russ Madison. Recorded at the Lexington Farmers Market on February 11, 2012.
Oral history interview with farmer/vendor Roland Macintosh.
