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History of Organic Farming in America
By Anneliese Abbott
Organic History
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How Would Bromfield Farm in 2015? A Modern Malabar Farm Tour
Korre Boyer, the park manager at Malabar when I visited in 2015, reminded me a lot of my fellow agronomy students at Ohio State. He was...

Anneliese Abbott
Nov 30, 20232 min read
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The Malabar Farm Barn Mural
As I walked past the big barn at Malabar Farm with Tom in 2015, I was surprised and pleased to see a freshly painted mural on the barn...

Anneliese Abbott
Nov 27, 20233 min read
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Inside the Big House at Malabar Farm
Tom Bachelder is passionate about Malabar Farm. After retiring from his career as an art teacher at the Mansfield Public Schools, Tom...

Anneliese Abbott
Nov 20, 20233 min read
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The Hills of Ohio: My First Visit to Malabar Farm
I knew I was getting close to Malabar Farm when I started to see hills. Before I took my first visit to Malabar Farm in 2015, I had spent...

Anneliese Abbott
Nov 13, 20232 min read
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If I Did an Oral History: A Biographical Interview with Anneliese Abbott
When I do oral history interviews with people, I always ask off the recording if they have any questions for me. And what they usually...

Anneliese Abbott
Sep 29, 20233 min read
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Into the Archives: My introduction to archival research
Archival research is the gold standard in the historical profession. Sure, you can do good historical research using published primary...

Anneliese Abbott
Jul 27, 20233 min read
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How It All Began
I had never seen so many books in one place in my life. It wasn’t my first time in The Ohio State University’s Thompson Library, but I...

Anneliese Abbott
Jul 6, 20232 min read
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Welcome to the History of Organic Farming website!
Welcome to the first-ever blog post on my new History of Organic Farming in America website! I’ve been researching the history of organic...

Anneliese Abbott
Jul 5, 20232 min read
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