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Lester, Jim and Michelle, and Leonard and Lena Ruby. The Rubys and Lesters, with stories and memories of farms and farming traditions past, present and future.
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| Descriptive Title | Lester, Jim and Michelle, and Leonard and Lena Ruby. The Rubys and Lesters, with stories and memories of farms and farming traditions past, present and future. |
| Category | Work
Food
Knowledge of the land/water and environment
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| Topic | Foodways
Vegetables
Agriculture
Farming
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| Keywords | Farmland
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| Description | An Evening with Century Farmers: The Rubys and Lesters, with stories and memories of farms and farming traditions past, present and future. Recorded as part of the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador's Seeds to Supper Folklife Festival, 16 August 2010, at Lester Farms Inc, 92 Pearltown Road, St. John's. Introduction by Dale Jarvis, ICH Development Officer, Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador; moderated by Kevin Aucoin of the Agricultural History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador; interview with Leonard and Lena Ruby, and Jim and Michelle Lester; concluding remarks by Jo Shawyer of the Agricultural History Society of Newfoundland and Labrador. |
| Date | 2010-08-16 |
| Collector | Jarvis, Dale
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| Informant | Lester, Jim
Lester, Michelle
Ruby, Leonard
Ruby, Lena
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| Recording Location | Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador-St. John's |
| Format | Audio/mp3 |
| Extent | 70:24 minutes; 48.3 MB |
| Type | Sound |
| Resource Type | Audio |
| Language | Eng |
| Collection | Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Knowledge and Practices concerning Nature and the Universe |
| Log | Dale Jarvis gives an introduction to the event as a part of the Folklife Festival; Kevin Aucoin (KA) provides a brief history of Westvale Farm (Ruby's) and Fairmead Farms (Lester's); Leonard Ruby (LR) shares his early memories about chores on the farm, at 7 years, he speaks about milking a cow and picking grubs off of the cabbage crops; LR speaks about the agriculture exhibition in 1939, the introduction of purebred animals and showing cattle; Jimmy Lester (JL) recalls his early chores and speaks about traveling around on the feed box mixing grain for cows; the first chore was raking hay on the farm in P.E.I. to send to NL for cows here; JL discusses evening chores as an older boy were milking and clearing land; KA explains the development of the Lester's Farm Business between vegetable production and milk; LR talks about the equal sharing of responsibilities of the farm among 3 brothers: land, animals, and business; Speaks about dairy production as very involved, business person to handle the transport of product to town, and the land work was tough (during hay season all bodies were on hand to help); LR talks about making hay and the changes of technology; JL talks about the new marshmallow bales of hay; Lena Ruby (LeR) speaks about feeding the farmers and breakfast times; LR talks about the young boys who would be hired during hay season; Michelle Lester (ML) Agricultural awareness & education. Speaks about the k-6 education system introducing agricultural awareness in the schools; LeR talks about going into a Grade 4 class to teach growing seeds to vegetables; JL discusses making a change to his 1st generation farm, challenges faced, and new beginnings; ML describes the Lester's business growing vegetables, catering, and agritourism; JL explains the term Agritourism; LR discusses the challenges faced by cattle disease called Bangs Disease and obtaining registered cattle; LeR speaks about churning butter; ML discusses starting your own farm; JL speaks about the challenge of changing city regulations regarding activities on farm land; ML talks about the advancement in machinery and the running of the business in a modern day; LR discusses the advancement of technology, the change from horses, to tractors, to the hay barracks and barns; LR talks about the difference between heavy equipment and horses; LR recommends farming as an employment opportunity; LenR speaks about the perseverance needed and the rewarding nature of farming; JL talks about the changes made in farming industry and avoiding getting caught in the history of it; JL speaks about the regulations with supplying large food companies; the renewed interest in local food producers; direct sale of products; LR discusses the future of farming and the development of housing districts on farm land; JL illustrates the provincial governments land bank habits for vegetable farmers; the shift from animal farming to horticulture; LR tells the story of cabbage storage and the missing turkey. |
| CONTENTdm file name | 392.MP3 |
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