Soil -- from dirt to lifeline: Fred Kirschenmann at TEDxManhattan
Fred Kirschenmann has been involved in sustainable agriculture and food issues for most of his life. He currently serves as both a Distinguished Fellow at the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, and as President of the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He also still provides management over site of his family's 2,600 acre organic farm in south central North Dakota. He was recently named as one of the first ten James Beard Foundation Leadership Awards which recognizes visionaries in creating more healthful, more sustainable, and safer food systems. He is the author of a book of essays which track the development of his thought over the past 30 years; Cultivating an Ecological Conscience: Essays by a Farmer Philosopher, published by the University of Kentucky Press.
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Fred Kirschenmann Question 1
Question 1: What was the genesis of the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society?
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Jill and Jacob's Wedding at Blue Hill Stone Barns by J Castillo Films
Cinematographers: Sigh Robes & JayR Castillo
Ceremony Venue: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Reception Venue: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Event Planner: Francesca Events
Cake: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Flowers: David Beahm Design
Makeup: Deney Adam
Fred Kirschenmann Question 2
Question 2: What kind of specialized machinery do you use on your farm?
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Interview Part 4
Part 4: Organic weed and pest management, commitment to the land, and the future of agriculture.
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Question 3
Question 3: How have you reduced fuel consumption by farming organically?
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Interview Part 3
Part 3: Farm machinery, seeds, energy, cover crop and soil fertility research.
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Interview Part 2
Part 2: Transitioning the farm to organic, crop diversity and marketing.
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Interview Part 1
Part 1: Introduction and early years, back to farm and formation of the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society.
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Interview Part 5
Part 5: Producer/Consumer relationships and the future.
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.
Fred Kirschenmann Question 4
Question 4: What is the relationship between organic farmers and organic consumers?
Title: Oral history Interview by Jane Gates with Fred Kirschenmann with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Disclaimer: The National Agricultural Library does not verify the accuracy of the accounts described herein by participants in an Oral History Project. These oral histories are expressions of the views, memories and opinions of the interviewee. They do not represent the policy, views or official history of the United States Department of Agriculture or the National Agricultural Library.
Authors:
Kirschenmann, Fred
MacLean, Jayne T.
Gates, Jane Potter
National Agricultural Library (U.S.)
Published: Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C., 1990.
Series: Alternative Farming Systems Information Center Oral History Interview Series.
Note(s): Interview was conducted on August 15, 1990.
AGRICOLA Record:
Description: At the time of this interview, Dr. Kirschenmann had returned from the world of academia to operate a 3000+ acre certified organic family farm in Windsor, North Dakota and successfully converted it to organic production. Currently, he shares an appointment as Distinguished Fellow for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University and as President of Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills, New York. He still oversees management of his family's farm and is a professor in the ISU Department of Religion and Philosophy. He is still active in sustainable agriculture and environmental conservation organizations and in demand as a conference speaker.