Dan J. Wilson

Streaming Media

Publication Date

8-10-2007

Document Type

Interview

Duration

1 hour 43 minutes

Subjects

Sustainable agriculture, Farmers' markets -- Oregon, Lamb Meat Industry

Abstract

Interview of Dan J. Wilson by Jason Keaton at Canby, Oregon on August 10th, 2007.

The interview index is available for download.

Biographical

Dan J. Wilson of SuDan Farms in Canby, Oregon comes from a farming family. He was born in Colorado, and studied Agricultural Engineering at Oregon State University. He was in the Marine Corps during the Bay of Pigs. He also earned a Masters in Farm Management (1975).

Description

Dan Wilson owns and operates Sudan Farms outside of Canby, Oregon. They raise sheep to sell for meat and utilize wool as a commodity. Wilson spent time in the Marines as a pilot, has taught at community college, worked on water management projects, and has been a farmer on many levels. At Sudan Farms, they sell lamb meat at local farmers markets, as well as to restaurants, directly. They do not sell their meat through a lamb broker, but rather sell directly to consumers at the farmers markets or the restaurants they work with. Wilson discusses how regulations affect their business as a whole, as well as how they affect individual farmers and consumers alike.

This interview is part of “The Sustainability History Project: Documenting Sustainable Development and Practice in the Pacific Northwest” at Portland State University.

Rights

This digital access copy is made available as streaming media for personal, educational, and non-commercial use within the parameters of “fair use” as defined under U.S. Copyright law. It cannot be reproduced, distributed, or broadcasted for commercial purposes. For more information, please contact Special Collections at Portland State University Library at: specialcollections@pdx.edu or (503) 725-9883.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/10869

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