Farm Founder Legacy Interviews: Your Family Wants to Know Your Stories
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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Farm Founder Legacy Interviews: Your Family Wants to Know Your Stories
In this week’s episode of The Impact Farming Show, Tracy sits down with Vance Crowe, Founder of Legacy Interviews, to discuss the importance of documenting and preserving family stories for future generations.
Vance shares insights on his background, the impact of his work, and how Legacy Interviews help farm families capture their personal histories before it's too late. From Vance’s experience at Monsanto to his journey into the world of legacy documentation, this conversation offers valuable perspectives on family legacy, farm transitions, and the power of storytelling.
Key Topics Discussed:
1. Vance's Background
- Vance shares his career journey, including his time as the Director of Millennial Engagement at Monsanto, and how that role influenced the work he’s doing today.
- Vance dives into his current podcasting endeavors with The Ag Tribes Report and The Vance Crowe Podcast, explaining how these shows complement the mission behind Legacy Interviews.
- Vance introduces Legacy Interviews, a company that video records individuals and couples sharing their personal life stories for future generations. He discusses how these interviews preserve family history, capture voices, and ensure stories live on.
- Vance shares the motivation behind starting Legacy Interviews and the significance of capturing family memories before they’re lost.
- Vance walks us through how a typical Legacy Interview unfolds. From the initial conversation to what participants discuss—ancestry, childhood, career, marriage, and parenting—he explains how each interview captures the unique stories that shape a family’s legacy.
- Vance discusses how his work with Legacy Interviews has helped farm founders make the emotional transition to retirement by creating a lasting record of their lives and experiences for their families.
- Vance explains why these interviews often help farm founders overcome the emotional roadblocks preventing them from transitioning their operations to the next generation.
- While documenting family stories is meaningful, Vance shares the toughest part of his work and the challenges of navigating sensitive family dynamics.
- Vance reflects on the most rewarding aspects of his job, sharing touching stories and feedback from clients whose lives were changed by the interviews.
Memorable Moments:
- Tearjerker Moments: Vance recounts heartwarming and emotional feedback from clients who’ve cherished the stories captured through Legacy Interviews.
- The Power of Preserving Family Stories: As Tracy and Vance discuss, once our ancestors are gone, so too are their stories. Vance emphasizes the importance of documenting memories now so future generations can appreciate the lives and lessons of their forebears.
Why This Episode Matters:
In this episode, Vance reminds us of the immense value of capturing the personal stories of our loved ones. It’s not just about preserving the history of our families, but also about creating a lasting legacy that can guide future generations. Whether you’re a farm founder looking to document your journey or a listener curious about the powerful impact of legacy interviews, this conversation offers thought-provoking insights on family, farming, and the importance of storytelling.
Listen to this episode to learn more about how you can preserve your family’s history, pass down invaluable life lessons, and navigate the emotional transition into retirement or legacy planning.
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* Disclaimer - As always, this information is not intended to provide business or medical advice. To ensure that your own circumstances have been properly considered and that action is taken based on the latest information available, you should obtain professional advice from qualified business or medical professionals before acting on any of the information in this post.
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Show Resources
- Legacy Interviews: https://www.legacyinterviews.com/about
- The Ag Tribes Report Podcast: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast
- The Vance Crowe Podcast: https://www.vancecrowe.com/podcast
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Show Guest
Vance Crowe
Founder | Legacy Interviews
The middle child of seven, Vance Crowe traveled the world interested in meeting people different from himself. As a kid he walked beans and baled hay in central Illinois until he left for college in the city. After graduation he became a deckhand, restored a house, and joined the Peace Corps in Kenya. Vance earned a Master’s Degree in Negotiations and worked at the World Bank in Washington D.C.
Bureaucracy and corruption disillusioned Vance from his prestigious job at the World Bank. He moved to Saint Louis where he became the Director of Millennial Engagement at Monsanto. This role challenged his cosmopolitan views and revealed the deep importance of the culture of agriculture.
Vance became a highly sought after public speaker across the U.S. and Canada discussing why people living in the cities have been made to feel afraid of how their food is being grown.
After leaving corporate America, Vance founded Legacy Interviews, where he records individuals and couples telling their life stories so that future generations have the opportunity to know their family history.
Hundreds of interviews later, Vance remains a key figure in agriculture. He shares his knowledge of how to communicate, negotiate, and build relationships, on a mission to preserve the stories and values that built the modern world.
Vance also hosts the Vance Crowe Podcast and the Ag Tribes Report, weekly shows that spotlight fascinating perspectives and investigate essential stories in the culture of agriculture.
The Vance Crowe Podcast has recorded more than 350 episodes. His guests include economists, U.S. Senators, farmers, ambassadors and a prostitute, demonstrating that everyone is interesting if you know how to ask the right question.
Connect with Vance Crowe: Website / LinkedIn / X
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Tracy and her husband are cattle ranchers in South East, Manitoba. As host of the show, primary producer and agvocate, Tracy is passionate about helping farmers succeed in the business of farming.
In each episode, Tracy chats with today's most successful farm advisors and industry leaders to bring our audience the best and most important ideas.
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