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Title
DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Christina Scheltema
Subject
History
Urban Agriculture
Description
The Neighborhood Farm Initiative interviewed members of Washington, DC's growing urban agriculture community to document the history of growing food in the city.
Scheltema was born in Washington, DC, but raised in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania. Her parents were part of a 1970s trend that saw young people moving to the country and living a life of self sufficiency.
Scheltema brought this mentality with her when she returned to Washington, DC, helping to found the Brookland Community garden in 1996. She and a dedicated group of neighborhood women overcame a number of obstacles to built the garden. When the Brookland garden closed, Scheltema moved her plot to the Mamie D. Lee garden.
Scheltema was born in Washington, DC, but raised in rural Maryland and Pennsylvania. Her parents were part of a 1970s trend that saw young people moving to the country and living a life of self sufficiency.
Scheltema brought this mentality with her when she returned to Washington, DC, helping to found the Brookland Community garden in 1996. She and a dedicated group of neighborhood women overcame a number of obstacles to built the garden. When the Brookland garden closed, Scheltema moved her plot to the Mamie D. Lee garden.
Creator
Scheltema, Christina
Quick, David
Lewis, Josh
Source
Grant - 13-DCCHP-14
Publisher
Neighborhood Farm Initiative
Date
2013
15 September 2013
Contributor
Quick, David
Lewis, Josh
Rights
Copyright held jointly by the Humanities Council, the narrator, and the interviewer.
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC has the right to display and distribute materials funded by HCWDC grants.
Format
.mp3
Language
English
Type
Oral History
Identifier
06i.DCCHP.2013
Coverage
Washington, DC
Ward 5
Brookland
Oral History Item Type Metadata
Original Format
.mp3
Duration
01:27:40
Bit Rate/Frequency
128kb/s
Interviewer
Quick, David
Lewis, Josh
Interviewee
Scheltema, Christina
Location
Washington, DC
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