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Publication Date

5-8-2008

Document Type

Interview

Duration

1 hour 36 minutes

Subjects

Community-supported Agriculture, Sustainability, Organic Farming -- Oregon -- Oregon City

Abstract

Interview of John Martinson Jr. by Clint Anderson in Oregon City, Oregon on May 8th, 2008.

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Biographical

John Martinson Jr. is the owner of Birds & Bees Community Farm. He wanted to be a farmer at an early age, and at eighteen spent a year on a farm in Denmark as an exchange student. Without a farm to inherit or money to purchase land, decided to pursue his interest in literature. He attended UC Santa Cruz, earning a BA in Literature, and went on to graduate school, earning a MA in English Literature. Throughout his college years, he spent his spare time gardening and volunteering for agricultural projects. Before finishing his PhD. he realized his passion for farming, and began pursuing it in earnest.

Description

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/10882

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