Code,518007
Speaker,Carol Haramis
Date,3/2/11
Interviewer,Shiah Fish
Abstract,1-2 paragraphs
Tags,"farm, flowers,"
Special Notes,vocal quality not as good for interviwer as for interviwee
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0,minute 0 through 1
1,"raised, maple syrup, agro tourism 163 years"
2,"Grew up farming, born on farm, earliest memory, black angus, bull named prince"
3,"pumpkins, daylillies, each generation done something different, for profits, corn, sheep, maple syrup, cattle"
4,"grandfathers generation, rented farm lived in Clevland, dad married mom moved to farm."
5,"Readying fields, plant in mid-April, mowing Christmas tree fields, 300 varieties of day lilies, Wednesday farmers market, Day lily sales,"
6,"pumpkin pandemonium, maze scavengerhunt, haunted hay rides, raising own pumpkins, until 6 years, deer destroyed pumpkin harvest"
7,"selling christmas trees, white, and scotch pine, blue spruce, and Canaan Fur, partner with farms for fraisur fur"
8,"What makes trees different, fragrent, easy to decorate, kid friendly"
9,"technology/techniques changing, presicion planting,"
10,"tree diseases, all throughout the state, insecticde, and fungiicide spraying,"
11,"original houses, original barn is still there, first building put up, continuance use since 1846, oriignal farm house but every generation adds to the house"
12,"chanigng valley, more people 4 million visitors, busier, saddle up horse and go the entire day"
13,"farmer responsibility as a child, disappearance of farm families in summit counties"
14,"rescues dogs, 300 different varities of day lilies, cultivate and propogate them, retail/no whole sale"
15,"day lily sales, people go through the garden and pick which ones, every 2 or 3 years discontinue 30-40 and bring in a new 30-40 varieties"
16,"working not on the farm, Mrs. Haramis, worked with foreign exchange programs, international business development in Mexico"
17,"Started doing business in Mexico, trade show to find customers for bringing Christmas trees down to Mexico."
18,"Favorite memory, working with dad,"
19,"Father important to her growing up on farm, taught forestry management, and how to plant Christmas trees"
20,"sets up her own schedule, no bosses, sets her own schedule, best thing being outside enjoying nature."
21,"Grandfather wants nothing to do with farm, was an accountant, moved to Cleveland, spend summers and weekend, father learned because he spend summers on the land"
22,"day to day running of farm, falls on Carol Haramis reasons she loves farming"
23,"big pumpkin patch, 2 acres 800-900 pumpkins, funny story about a mom and her kids."
24,"growing up on farm, farm was bigger 250 acres 1979 forced to sell 160 acre to National Park service."
25,"Saturday/Sunday morning, summer time, hourses fed by 8 am,"
26,"horses, boarded horses when she was 10, only one of the siblings to get a horse at 12 years old."
27,"buck skin horse named Cloud,"
28,"specific legacy in the farm or valley, likes idea that valley will remain valley,"
29,"wants to fam as long as she can, working with local kids in area to learn farming techniques, and farm stays a working farm as long as it can. New Endeavours for educational puposes."
30,"home schoolers for creative writing, and work shops, will continue to grow crops and harvesting lumber. Important things to teach children, caring fro the land"
31,"Idea hard work to farm, grow the things we need."
32,"what you eat you need to thank a farmer, process of selling products at the farmers market. Provide location for farmers"
33,"Chooses the farmers, pay membership fees, for a 10x10 spot, partner with countryside conservancy"
34,"first wedneday markets this season( 2011) 3;30-7pm products: fruit, vegetables, baker, plants"
35,"soy based soaps and lotions, prepared foods, perogies, meats, cheeses, tree sales"
36,"designated fields for specific sales, red tag and price tag it is available if not marked its not for sale. Clear cut sections, and income of tree sales of that year."
37,"what it takes to raise a horse, get up in morning, feed and water, clean the stahls,"
38,school work and studing livestock manuals
39,"summers with plough horses, household chores and planting time, weed the garden"
40,"old sweet water well and make sure bucket in the kitchen was always full, take care of the dogs. Tom boy of the family"
41,"buildings on the farm, old smoke house, spring house 50 yards down the lane, grainery, remains of old cow barn and main barn.pump house, grainery, and spring house torn down when Carol was younger."
42,"goal to keep main barn, added new barn when she was in 5th or 6th grade, and that where the Christmas trees are sold."
43,"part 2,"
44,"the big house, great place to play, typical farm house, dad added on office and family room, Carol and husband added on the the kitchen,"
45,"18 rooms, and wants to turn it into a bed and breakfast, new ideas"
46,"confrence center, or house for family members to come and live."
47,"fun: depended on time of the yaer, build forts out of bails of hay, secret hide outs and forts, tree houses, swimming and fishing."
48,"school, elementary and Junior high schools were in back yard, hung out with four other girls with horses and spending the night with friends and their horses. Other memories, remembers bailing hay and driving the truck following the bailor."
49,finish baiing and go swimming
50,"take us through a day of her life. Busiest season Christmas tree season, open 7 days a week, open at 9am. Wakes up around5 am, takes care of the house responsibilities,"
51,"one or two employees, on weekdays and on weekends 35 employees,"
52,"differences on farm now and then, its more open, cleared a lot of pasture land"
53,"timbered the woods behind house, cleaned flower bed near the house, cleared old cow pastures for farmers market. Wants farm to look like a gold course"
54,"building garden by sandstone found on property, describe different day lilies, color and color combination except blue, bloom in late May through October"
55,"peak bloom 220 in bloom at one time, 30-40 of each variey open each day. Walking through a rainbow."
56,"requests for wedding in the gazebo on the property, favorite day lily called thumb print, purple, 6 inches in diamter, past influences current."
57,"lived in Mexico for 3 years, came home in the summers. Always comes back home back to the farm."
58,"likes the community, she lives in, close knit community. Enjoys open area of the farm."
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