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The Alfalfa Oral History Project

Project Summary

This is a series of interviews with former employees, owners and patrons of the famed Alfalfa Restaurant in Lexington, Kentucky. The series documents the social and community history of a collective run, community-based restaurant that opened in 1973 on a shoestring and survived for 47 years. The first interviews were conducted the week after the restaurant held its 50th Anniversary gathering in Lexington, Kentucky on November 5, 2023. The interviews will continue to be collected through the next few years.

Project Code

alf

Project Keyword

Restaurant   eatery   Employees   restaurant employees   servers   cooks   collectives   1970s   1980s   community history   vegetarianism   community-based organizations   feminism   counter-culture   farm-to-table movement   collective management   social history   intergenerational relationships   whole food   community organizing   locally sourced   health food   culinary practices   international cuisine   social movements   diversity   sustainability   recipes   cooking   community organizing   artists   musicians   coops   alternative business models


Interviews in this Project (18 Total):

Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0805_alf0001
Interviewer: Lucinda R. Zoe
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0806_alf0002
Interviewer: C. Sue Grizzell
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0811_alf0003
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0812_alf0004
Interviewer: Marina Ubaldi McCulloch
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0813_alf0005
Interviewer: Lucinda R. Zoe
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0814_alf0006
Interviewer: C. Sue Grizzell
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0815_alf0007
Interviewer: Lucinda R. Zoe
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0816_alf0008
Interviewer: Marina Ubaldi McCulloch
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0817_alf0009
Interviewer: C. Sue Grizzell
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0818_alf0010
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0819_alf0011
Interviewer: C. Sue Grizzell
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0820_alf0012
Interviewer: C. Sue Grizzell
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2023oh0821_alf0013
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0211_alf0014
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
Access:

Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0212_alf0015
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0213_alf0016
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0214_alf0017
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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Interview Accession Number: 2024oh0215_alf0018
Interviewer: Virginia "Ginny" Daley
Restrictions: Restrictions Apply
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