Continuing our collection of interviews with panelists who will speak following the premiere of Strawberry Fields Forever—a new documentary about the surviving berry picker cabins on Bainbridge Island’s once-thriving farms—Carole Kubota reflected on growing up on her family’s strawberry farm after World War II.
“We took care of each other”: The tight-knit farming community of Bainbridge Island
Continuing our collection of interviews with panelists who will speak following the premiere of Strawberry Fields Forever—a new documentary about the surviving berry picker cabins on Bainbridge Island’s once-thriving berry farms—Joann Oligario reflected on growing up in an Indipino farming family deeply rooted in the island’s agricultural history.
“We lived off the land”: Indipino sisters recall Bainbridge Island’s berry farm era
Before sprawling development replaced many of Bainbridge Island’s berry fields, generations of Filipino and Indigenous families built their lives around farming, hard labor, and community.