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Jim Cochran: Swanton Berry Farm
No full textJim Cochran was born in Carlsbad, California in 1947. He came to UC Santa Cruz in the late 1960s as an undergraduate student to study child development and 19th century European intellectual history. As a student at Merrill College (one of the UC Santa Cruz residential colleges), he lived up the hill from the Chadwick Garden (Student Garden Project) and admired the organic food and flowers grown on that steep hillside. After he graduated, Cochran took a job as an assistant to organizers of Co-op Campesina, a farm worker-owned production co-op in the Pajaro Valley, California. He later helped several farmer co-ops in Central California with marketing and financial planning. This shaped his future role as founder of Swanton Berry Farm, famous as the first certified organic farm in the United States to sign a labor contract with the United Farm Workers (UFW). Swanton Berry Farm offers their workers low income housing on site, health insurance, vacation and holiday pay, a pension, and other benefits including an employee stock ownership program. In 2006 Cochran received the Honoring Advocates for Social Justice in Sustainable Agriculture (Justie) Award from the Ecological Farming Association.Cochran began Swanton Berry Farm in 1983 because he wanted to try to grow strawberries organically. He was the first (modern) commercial organic strawberry farmer in California, and in 1987 the California Certified Organic Farmers certified his farm. Cochran’s methods became a resource for other organic strawberry growers, and in 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded him the Stratospheric Ozone Protection Award for developing organic methods of growing strawberries that did not rely on the soil fumigant methyl bromide. A key component of Jim’s success was his partnership with UC Santa Cruz agroecologists Steve Gliessman and Sean Swezey in on-farm research.Travelers along the North Coast of Santa Cruz County visit the Swanton farm stand on Highway One, where they pick strawberries by the sea, and savor the fabulous jams, truffles, strawberry pies, scones and other treats concocted in the kitchen. When no one is minding the store, customers pay on the honor system, a lesson in trust that Cochran encourages. A photo exhibit documenting the agricultural history of Santa Cruz County and of the United Farm Workers is displayed above long comfortable tables where customers sip coffee supplied by the Community Agroecology Network.Ever a visionary, Cochran joined the Roots of Change Council’s Vivid Picture Project, which is “daring to dream up a comprehensive vision of a sustainable food system in California.” He discusses all of these aspects of his career in this interview conducted by Ellen Farmer on December 10, 2007, at Swanton Berry Farm in Davenport, California
Bill Harney on a spear fishing expedition with Eric Jolliffe and Robert Fitzpatrick, off Long Reef, New South Wales, ca. 1940s [picture] /
No full textTitle based on information from acquisition documentation and from caption on verso.; Part of collection: Collection of photographs of author and bushman, Bill Harney, ca. 1940-1962.; Photograph taken by Jim Fitzpatrick, a photographer with the Department of Information in the 1940s in Sydney. Robert Fitzpatrick is the son of the photographer.; Also available in an electronic version via the Internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3706122; Purchased from Michael Treloar Antiquarian Booksellers, List 90, Lot 64, 2006
On Campus Video, Featuring Jim McCurdy, Dean Taylor, and Janice Cochran
No full textA videorecording of an interview with Jim McCurdy, Dean Taylor, and Janice Cochran, three of the four members of The Morning Team from the Abilene, Texas radio station KORQ
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[Portrait of Jim Marrs]
No full textPortrait of Jim Marrs smiling at the camera while sitting on a wooden bench. He wears a plaid button-up shirt, black hat, and sunglasses. Marrs was an American journalist and author of publications such as his book, "Crossfire." Marrs is known for his conspiracy theories, specifically in relation to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Episode 5: Jim Bowyer
No full textRuntime 57:43In Episode 5, Eli interviews Jim Bowyer, professor emeritus at the University of Minnesota, senior contributor at Dovetail Partners, and author of The Irresponsible Pursuit of Paradise. Jim is well known for life cycle assessment research, designed to assess the environmental impact of a product or action by analyzing all of the component parts and processes. Jim offers insights about wood as a natural resource, the results of an environmental quiz that he has run for decades, and a critique of one of the most prominent environmental analyses ever conducted
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[Portrait of Jim Marrs with his book]
No full textPhotograph of Jim Marrs holding his book "Crossfire." He stands in front of a bookshelf and looks at the camera. Marrs is wearing a dark green hat, blue button-up shirt, brown belt, pants, and glasses. Marrs was an American journalist and author of publications such as his book, "Crossfire." Marrs is known for his conspiracy theories, specifically in relation to the assassination of John F. Kennedy
Jim Shepard
No full textJim Shepard is the author of seven novels, including most recently The Book of Aron, which won the Sophie Brody Medal for Achievement in Jewish Literature from the American Library Association and the PEN/New England Award for fiction, and five story collections, including his new collection, The World To Come. Five of his short stories have been chosen for the Best American Short Stories, two for the PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories, and one for a Pushcart Prize. He teaches at Williams College. The free, public program begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Ole Miss-Oxford Depot.https://egrove.olemiss.edu/grisham_vis/1000/thumbnail.jp
Letter from Jim Matsuoka, National Coalition for Redress/Reparations, to Mervyn M. Dymally, Congressman, 31st Congressional District, January 14, 1982
No full textLetter from Jim Matsuoka, National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR), to Mervyn M. Dymally, Congressman, inviting him to make an address at the Day of Remembrance (DOR) event.The Jim Matsuoka Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress Collection includes brochures, meeting notes and agendas, publications, booklets, and other material related to the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), formally known as the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations. The National Coalition for Redress/Reparations was officially formed on July 12, 1980, and included members of the Los Angeles Community Coalition for Redress/Reparations (LACCRR), Japanese Community Progressive Alliance (JCPA), Tule Lake Committee, Nihonmachi Outreach Committee, the Asian/Pacific Student Union, and other members of the community. The material was collected by Jim Matsuoka, a founding member of the organization. Matsuoka also served on the board and was the treasurer. In addition to the NCRR material, the collection also contains event flyers and Day of Remembrance material. For issues of the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress newsletter "Banner" published after 2007, visit the NCRR website at https://ncrr-la.org/
Roger Abrahams, author
No full textRoger Abrahams, director of the African and Afro-American Research Institute at the University of Texas-Austin and author of Positively Black, argues the case for ethnic diversity in this interview. He also discusses that the idea of "new ethnicity" is not restricted to black or brown America and he sees a widespread return to old mores inherent in the traditional ethnic value system. Interviewed by WTMJ-TV host Jim Peck.GrayscaleSoun
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