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Old August 19, 2009   #16
VGary
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Default Tomato Tasting and Living History Interview

I’m so looking forward to the CHOPTAG Tomato Tasting; this is one of the highlights of the year for me. In addition, I thought I would share something about the Living History Interview I will be having the first of next week. It will involve my experience with gardening, garden stories, and stories about heirloom tomatoes, I am sure! Following the interview, we have planned a light Lunch with some of the things from the Kentucky Garden I helped get started at Blackacre Nature Preserve.

Some weeks ago I received a letter from Kate Black who is the archivest. of the Appalachian Collection at the University Of Kentucky. Her project is to interview gardeners in a living history context by recording the interview, picture taking and any printed matter shared. This information will become a part of the Appalachian Collection in the University Of Kentucky Library which is available for information and research. She is also considering it as a possible book publication. The interview date is set for August 25th. I have made arrangements to do this with friends at Blackacre, a Homestead from the 1700s here in Jefferson County. It is now a State Park and has lots of acreage. I spoke there in the spring to the Master Gardeners. June who is MG in charge of some projects discussed with me the possibility of a Kentucky Garden. I shared about 40 KY Heirloom Tomato varieties with them and some other heirloom seed/plant materials. I have the privilege of bagging blossoms there and marking for seed saving which pleases me so much. A friend who lives several miles distant from there lives on property which also was part of the original homestead; her family was related to the homesteaders. I have the same arrangement with her for bagging and seed saving.

Blackacre Nature Preserve
http://www.jefferson.k12.ky.us/depar...blackacre.html
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