West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project
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Interviewer
Bill Mansfield
Publication Date
1-15-2007
Date
2007-07-12
Abstract
Rick Martinez, head of the Sweetwater Organic Community Farm, talks about his experiences in organic farming. He discusses land development in Tampa, the affordability of land, problems with neighbors, Greenbelt exemptions, the food market, community farm outreach, the subscription model for farming, and farming education. He also discusses the community fallout over the spraying for Mediterranean fruit flies in the Tampa area.
Keywords
Organic farming, Rural land use
Extent
00:54:39; 24 page transcript
Subject: geographic
Hillsborough County (Fla.)
Language
English
Media Type
Oral histories
Format
Digital Only
Identifier
W34-00016
Recommended Citation
Martinez, Rick, "Rick Martinez Oral History Interview" (2007). West Central Florida Land Use Oral History Project. 3.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/west_florida_land_use_ohp/3
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