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Oil & Vinegar Bottles by Mark Hardie. Flickr Creative Commons. Attribution license.
"It's just vinegar, sugar, and butter. "
Vinegar Pie from Sylva, North Carolina
An older woman with a white shirt and a silver necklace sits in front of a teal-colored wall and tells stories.
"They had machines that you've never seen! They were like something out of a science fiction movie."
How Chester Worked: Downtown Merchants, South Carolina
Image of ripe tomatoes. Photo by Simon Q. Flickr Creative Commons. Attribution Non-Commercial. (CC BY-NC 2.0)
"The Italian women could really cook!"
Love and Tomatoes, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Photo by Jacqueline. Flickr Creative Commons. Attribution-Non-Commerical. (CC BY-NC 2.0)
"The batter is usually made with buttermilk. "
True Southern Cornbread in Arkansas
Scott Glup of Minnesota
"I do believe that it's not too late. "
The Need for Wetlands Restoration--Scott Glup
A lake in winter, near Red Wing, Minnesota
"We have to constantly be thinking about what is our water source. "
Appreciation for Water in Red Wing, Minnesota--Laura Wildenborg
A view of a home just beyond a green grass yard with purple flowers.
"I admire the fact that I live in a small town. "
Connecting with People in Orange Mound, Tennessee
View of the brick Embassy Theater in Lewistown, PA. By Pubdog [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
"I think you become closer with your friends. "
Growing Up in Lewistown, Pennsylvania
An older woman in a red shirt and a broad white hat sits on a football field and talks about her first job.
"My first fun job was as a hot walker at Churchill Downs."
How Chester Worked: My First Job, South Carolina
A view of the back of yellow school bus.
"We never had a telephone. "
Bus Ride Memories in Northwest Ohio
A view of a placid river and marshland.
"I got the most suckers!"
A Child Recalls Sucker Fishing, Michigan
Children stand by a Minnesota river.
"Sometimes, you can hear ripples of water. "
Camping on the Blue Earth River, Minnesota--Kimberly Musser

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