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“And we started small, but we thank the community and God for giving us a success, because without Logan, without God, . . . it couldn’t have been possible. So thank you, Cache Valley.” — Mohit Arora, Tandoori Oven
Nourishment can mean many things. It can describe the physiological sustenance that we gain from food, and it can also describe the emotional and spiritual support that we receive from our communities. Food production and consumption play a role in both of these forms of nourishment, and this project seeks to explore these ideas of sustenance and support in the community of Cache Valley, Utah. Focusing on a wide range of food purveyors—from dairy farmers to beekeepers, restaurants to grocery stores, the food pantry to the university—the students in the Spring 2019 English 6720 Oral History and Fieldwork class interviewed eight professionals about their connections to the food culture of Cache Valley. The interviewees shared stories of their families, traditions, and professional lives. Taken together, their words offer a beautiful illustration of the nuanced and complex ways that food sharing nourishes us all.
Click on an interviewee’s name below for access to photographs, audio recordings, and transcripts for their interview:
Agriculture
- Camille Cowley (Cox Honeyland)
- Tim Wilkinson (Rosehill Dairy) [transcript and images only]
Charitable Organizations
- Kathy Chudoba (Loaves & Fishes — Cache Valley)
- Matt Whittaker (Cache Community Food Pantry)
Education
- Dr. Kelsey Hall (USU College of Agriculture and Applied Science/Farm-to-School Program)
Grocery Stores
- Shari Badger (Lee’s Marketplace)
Restaurants
- Sham & Mohit Arora (Tandoori Oven)
- Saboor Sahely (Angie’s)
Project Credits:
- Natalie Christensen (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Jack Daly (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Andrea Diamond (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Emma George (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Michelle Jones (Community Partner): Project advisor
- Shay Larsen (Graphic Designer, USU Library): Graphic designer
- Jennifer Mansfield (Teaching Assistant): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Lynne McNeill (Assistant Professor, USU English Department): Project director, course instructor
- Andrea Payant (Metadata Librarian, USU Library): Metadata reviewer/enterer, uploader
- Darcy Pumphrey (Digital Project Coordinator, USU Library): File manager, landing page constructor
- Camille Sleight-Price (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Terri Wesemann (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
- Randy Williams (Fife Folklore Archives Curator and Oral History Program Director, Special Collections & Archives, USU Library): Project advisor
- Marianne Young (Student): Interviewer, photographer, recordist, metadata preparer, landing page text writer
