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Anthony Pilla
Dr. Lazarus
LIT2000: Literature and Culture
24 April 2022
Barefoot Farmer and Samsula Historical Questions
1.
What main ideas and/or themes do you think the director of the film is trying to
communicate to the audience? Be sure to consider the relationships between the film and
the local community as one of the themes. (Note that there is more than one theme in the
film.) Give evidence from the film to support your claims.
Samsula is a rural area in Volusia County, Florida. The film “Barefoot Farmer”
documents the Tomazin Family Farms featuring Paul Tomazin, a fourth-generation
farmer on his family’s land. His Great Grandparents moved to the Samusula area in 1913.
Bought land and started farming the land in Volusia County. The main idea being
presented is to support local small farmers to remain in business during an era of
industrial farming. Local small farmers provide fresh, just-picked produce grown in our
soil area. Fresh picked local produce is a healthier alternative, but it also helps the local
economy. This ties into the “Farm-to-Table” movement. The farm-to-table movement
holds events to show people where their produce is grown. The idea is to connect local
chefs with local farms by supplying the restaurants with produce for the menu. One
restaurant sourcing its produce from Tomazin Farms was The Spanish River Grill. Owner
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Frank Selgado tells how the farm will even consider planting and harvesting hard to
acquire items, for example, black radishes (WDSC, 18:52) for the chef.
While there are many ideas covered in the film, one interesting idea relates to the
title “Farming Barefoot” this is not a gimmick; it is a culture on the farm. There are
several reasons the Tomazin family adapts to this tradition. First, Paul explains that shoes
are cumbersome to wear out in the trenches of the fields. Also, prepping the produce for
the local farmers’ market involves washing and packing the freshly picked produce;
farmers’ shoes get very wet. According to the fimnThis is how Paul’s dad earned the
nickname Barefoot Bill at the local farmers’ market years ago by showing up barefoot to
sell his produce (WDSC, 3:27). Finally, we can support local farmers by sourcing our
produce from the local farmer’s market. When Paul Tomazin took over the family farm,
he marketed his crops for the farm-to-table movement and to sell to the local community
through farmer’s markets and connected with the community.
2.
What did you learn about the character and motivations of the Samsula settlers, their
lives, and their descendants, that you can relate to the Tomazin family? The
website,
Samsula Historical Archives
, as well as the film, will give you the information
you need to answer this question.
The main thing that stood out to me was how Tomazin Family has held on to the
old-school ways of farming. They do all their planting and harvesting by hand using the
same equipment his great grandmother used, such as a 1915 Plant-it Junior hand seeder
and a mechanical transplanter from the 1950s. These pieces of equipment utilize the rear
wheel to pack the dirt down and around after the seed or sapling is put into the ground.
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The website
Samsula Historical Archives
pictures one of two original Farmall tractors
purchased new by Joe Tomazin Jr. for their farm operations. The Tomazin family goes
back four generations, and the family is part of the original settlers of the Samsula area.
Many of the settlers were promised land ownership and independent business in farming
the rich nutrient soils of Samsula and year-round growing seasons. The Tomazin family
has captivated the old-world lifestyle of staying in touch with their community by talking
and staying in old-world type farming.
3.
Imagine that you are planning to write a history, prepare a website, or film a documentary
about a community (large or small) where you have lived. What kinds of literature,
primary sources, interviews, etc. would you use to create this piece? Describe the object
you would create and be as specific as possible in the description of the community and
of the kinds of evidence you would use to describe it and its history. Note: The
community can be any that you define; it does not have to be a city, town, or state.
Princess Place Preserve is one of the earliest settlements in the Palm Coast area.
On May 2, 1997, Princess Place was added to the U.S. Register of Historic Places. It is
located between I-95 and US-1on Pellicer Creek, just south of the St. Johns/Flagler
county line. Bringing the preserve to life through an educational website will help all new
people moving into the area to understand what a gem we have in our backyard. The
website layout should have easy to navigate links for the reader to move in and out of
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exciting facts quickly. I would do my primary research into archives of the late 1700s
thru the 1900s. I am using newspapers, maps, and local government records. Most
importantly, interview workers at the preserve to see if any distant relatives are alive for
interviewing. Visiting the preserve and reading all the Historical Markers placed by the
hmdb.org place on-site will be a good starting point for my research.
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WORKS CITED
“National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service).”
Www.nps.gov
,
www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm.
“Once upon a Time...”
Flagler County Historical Society
, March 8 2020,
flaglercountyhistoricalsociety.com/once-upon-a-time/. Accessed April 24. 2022.
Onstead, Tiziana. “Local Restaurants Embracing “Farm-To-Table” Movement.”
The Florida
Times-Union
,
www.jacksonville.com/story/entertainment/local/2016/04/07/local-
restaurants-embracing-farm-table-movement/15706414007/. Accessed April 24. 2022.
“Princess Place Estate Historical
Marker.”
Www.hmdb.org
,
www.hmdb.org/m.asp?
m=101222. Accessed April 24. 2022.
“Samsula Historical Archive.”
Samsula Historical Archive
, samsulahistory.net/.
WDSC TV-15. “The Barefoot Farmer.”
YouTube
, March 23 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?
v=6qBkKy78arU. Accessed February 21. 2021.