Strawberry growers and Plant City residents active with the Florida Strawberry Festival are sharing their strawberry stories in front of the camera for a documentary program.
The program, “Strawberry Legacies: Field to Festival,” is driven by the Plant City Photo Archives and History Center. It includes oral history recordings about strawberry production, festival happenings and more.
With funding from the Florida Humanities Council, the archives built a recording studio within its office and is currently conduction interviews with residents. It also constructed a new wall with a touchscreen monitor and a 65-inch TV display.
The first oral history interview was done with B. M. Mac Smith, who has been involved with the festival since 1964. Al Berry has also been interviewed.