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Harry Rhodes 40s Male 2000s Cook Executive Director of Growing Home, Chicago
Howard Lanan 70s Male 1980s DeKalb Operates farm established by his grandfather
Ida Thurman 40s Female 2000s Kankakee African-American farmer in economically challenged area
Irene McGuire 70s Female 2000s Jackson Operated peach and apple orchard in family since 1820s
Irma Long 70s Female 1990s Macoupin Recalls growing up on farm in central Illinois
Jack Kuhn 40s Male 1980s DuPage Born on a dairy farm, farms with wife, sons, and brother
Jack Sarff 60s Male 1970s Mason Farmer recalls hard times during the Depression and World War II
Jacqueline Jackson 70s Female 2000s Rock County, WI Author of Stories from the Round Barn (1977)
James N. Price 60s Male 1970s Lawrence Farmer and oilfield worker recalls family dairy farm
Janet Roney 60s Female 2000s Moultrie Daughter of Charles Shuman (Pres. Amer. Farm Bureau)
Jay Johnson 40s Male 2000s Morgan Organized large-scale train shipments of corn to Texas
Jeanette Sayre 60s Female 1970s Menard Farm wife recalls homemade foods and family life
Jessie Ruth Saiter 80s Female 1980s Clark Farm wife recalls women's roles on farm in early 1900s
Jim Burrus 50s Male 2000s Morgan Raises grass-fed beef and organic chickens
Jim Kinsella 60s Male 2000s McLean Farmer widely regarded as father of no-till farming
Joanne (Anonymous) Female 1980s La Salle Farm wife raised on farm but worked outside the home
Jody Heavner 30s Female 2000s Pike Manager of elk production at Pea Ridge Elk Ranch
John Ackerman 40s Male 2000s Tazewell Pumpkin farmer; diversified to preserve family farm
John Keith 80s Male 1970s Montgomery Farmer discusses farming methods of the early 1900s
John Moore 80s Male 1970s Sangamon Farmer who ran his farm operation from the age of 13
John Thurman 40s Male 2000s Kankakee African-American farmer in economically challenged area
Jose Martinez 40s Male 2000s St. Clair Mexican migrant worker at Eckert's Orchards
Judy Stark 40s Female 1980s DeKalb Farm wife discusses farming tradition in the Stark family
Kaitlin Weitekamp < 20 Female 2000s Montgomery State President of FFA in Illinois, 2007-2008
Karl Boekenhauer 70s Male 1980s DeKalb Farmed until the 1950s, then became a feed salesman
Karl Weingartner 60s Male 2000s Champaign NSRC Soybean processing
Keith McClow 40s 2000s DuPage Director of Kline Creek Farm, an 1890s living-history farm
Larry Smith 40s Male 1980s Sangamon Farmer discusses German heritage and impact of World War II
Leland Sweatman 70s Male 2000s Cass Retired farmer and Allis Chalmers implement dealer
Lloyd Johnson 60s Male 2000s Madison Retired African-American farmer and gospel singer
Lorene Herschberger 50s Female 2000s Moultrie Amish farm wife, Mother of 13 children
Lou Ann Siburt 60s Female 1990s Macon Recalls life on farm during Great Depression and world War II
Lucile Daniels Kirby 80s Female 1970s Menard Recalls women's roles on farm in early 1900s
Luke Bridger 70s Male 1980s DeKalb Began farming in 1931, built large operation (>1000 acres)
Makenna Barker < 20 Female 2000s Fulton 4-H member who displayed vegetables at Illinois State Fair
Manda Geerts-Davis 20s Female 2000s Whiteside National Junior Advisor for Columbia Sheep Association
Margaret Honey 90s Female 1970s Sangamon Farm wife recalls Great Depression and two world wars
Marie Burch 80s Female 1980s Sangamon Farmer discusses her childhood and farm life in early 1900s
Marie South Williams 90s Female 1980s Sangamon Recalls family and farm life in southern Illinois, early 1900s
Mark Johnson 40s Male 2000s DuPage Agricultural Specialist for Kline Creek Farm
Martha Gommel 60s Female 1980s DeKalb Farm wife discusses changes in farming
Martin Mauricio 30s Male 2000s St. Clair Manager of migrant workers at Eckert's Orchards
Mary Stark 70s Female 1980s Kane Farm wife discusses butchering, holidays, and selling eggs
Matthew Hughes 40s Male 2000s Jefferson Corn and soybean farmer in a productive county
Michael Johnson 50s Male 2000s Carroll Tree farmer and professional landscape photographer
Michael Scully 80s Male 2000s Sangamon Applied principles of biodynamics and organic farming
Mike Latting 50s Male 2000s Kankakee African-American farmer and rodeo operator
Milton Lambert 60s Male 1980s DeKalb Farmer discusses increased reliance on cash crops in 1900s
Mrs. Leland Hall 70s Female 1970s Menard Recalls childhood in Kentucky and Illinois
Myles Harston 50s Male 2000s Livingston AquaRanch Industries: Tilapia fish and hydroponic crops