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Robert Rodale
The Rodale Institute
Emmaus, Pennsylvania

Interview by Jane Potter Gates with an introduction by Jayne MacLean.
Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Video and Teleconference Division, 1989.

Introduction

One in a series of oral history interviews created by AFSIC to capture the leaders in sustainable agriculture from the decades preceding the 1990s. Robert Rodale is the son of J.I. Rodale, both pioneering promoters of organic farming and gardening in the United States. Robert Rodale carried on his father's work through publications, lectures, agricultural research and inspirational leadership. He built the family publishing company into a major entity and established the Rodale Institute � a leading organization in sustainable agricultural research.

Access the video in segments from the video menu below. You may watch each segment consecutively to view the full interview. The title for each segment provides a brief description of the topics discussed.

The segments in the Questions section are drawn from the full interview. They duplicate video segments from the menu. These are not verbatim questions asked by the interviewer, but rather topics addressed by Mr. Rodale during the course of his interview. We hope that this will be an informative and interesting way to view the conversation.

Video lengths in minutes are approximate.

Video Menu

1. Introduction [1 minute]
2. J.I. Rodale and the Depression Years [9 minutes]
3. Advent of Organic Gardening and Farming [7 minutes]
4. Robert�s Collegiate Years [4 minutes]
5. Early Years of Rodale Press [4 minutes]
6. Robert Starts at Rodale Press [2 minutes]
7. Family Life [6 minutes]
8. Rodale Press and Institute [8 minutes]
9. New Farm Magazine [3 minutes]
10. Rodale Press Magazines [5 minutes]
11. Metasystematicians [2 minutes]
12. Low-Input and Sustainable Agriculture [7 minutes]
13. Big Ideas and Imperatives [5 minutes]
14. Russia [3 minutes]
15. International Projects [5 minutes]
16. Olympics [4 minutes]

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Questions

1. How did you meet your wife?
2. What is the difference between the Rodale Press and the Rodale Institute?
3. How did Prevention Magazine come about?
4. What is Robert Rodale�s vision of the future?

National Agricultural Library Cataloging Record

Jane Potter Gates, Robert Rodale, National Agricultural Library (U.S.) and the United States Department of Agriculture Video and Teleconference Division.
Oral history interview with Mr. Robert Rodale.
Beltsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library; Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Video and Teleconference Division, 1989.
(AFSIC oral history interview series)
Rodale, Robert
Rodale, J. I. (Jerome Irving), 1898-1971
Organic farming � History
Agricultural innovations � United States � History
Subject Code: F110
X800
B500
J500
Description: Original format: 1 videocassette (69 min., 36 sec.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Note(s): VHS. Title from data sheet. Title on container: Oral history on Robert Rodale. Interview was conducted on November 21, 1989 at Rodale Press, Inc. headquarters, Emmanus, Pa. Cameraman and editor, Ron Hamilton.
NAL Call Number: Videocassette no. 670
Digital format: 69:45 mins.
Internet-resource: http://afsic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=2&tax_level=3&tax_subject=570&topic_id=2311&
level3_id=6703&placement_default=0

Last Modified: Oct 7, 2009

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