Interview with Tom Collins, March 9, 2009
Project: Kentucky Garden Stories Oral History Project
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Tom Collins was raised in the rural community of Barwick, in Breathitt County. His earliest involvement with gardening was in his family's subsistence garden, which included feed corn for a milk cow, hogs, and chickens. Collins continues to maintain a small backyard garden in north Lexington, as well as a larger garden at his nephew's home in Bourbon County. He and his partner, Michael, also raise chickens and rabbits.Interview Accession
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Collins, Tom Interview by Kate Black. 09 Mar. 2009. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Collins, T. (2009, March 09). Interview by K. Black. Kentucky Garden Stories Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
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