Interviewer: Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interview Date: July 26, 2018
Location: Pierce residence, Ashland, Oregon
Duration: 1:08:19
Steve and Rebecca Pierce are the owners of Alpha Beta Hops, an organic hop farm in Ashland. In this interview, the Pierces talk about setting up the farm, moving to Ashland in the 1990s, and their foray into growing hemp. They also discuss the challenges to smaller hop growers, the cannabis industry in Southern Oregon, the impact of state regulations on cannabis growers, and the increase in industrial hemp growers.
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Title
Steve and Rebecca Pierce Oral History Interview
Description
Steve and Rebecca Pierce are the owners of Alpha Beta Hops, an organic hop farm in Ashland. In this interview, the Pierces talk about setting up the farm, moving to Ashland in the 1990s, and their foray into growing hemp. They also discuss the challenges to smaller hop growers, the cannabis industry in Southern Oregon, the impact of state regulations on cannabis growers, and the increase in industrial hemp growers.
Creator
Steve Pierce and Rebecca Pierce
Source
Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives Oral History Collection (OH 35)
Publisher
Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Oregon State University Libraries
Date
July 26, 2018
Contributor
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Format
Born Digital Video
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
oh35-pierce-steve-and-rebecca-20180726
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Interviewer
Tiah Edmunson-Morton
Interviewee
Steve and Rebecca Pierce
Location
Pierce residence, Ashland, Oregon
Original Format
Born Digital Video
Duration
1:08:19
OHMS Object
Interview Format
audio