DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Joe Baumgartner

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Title

DC Gardeners Oral History Project - Joe Baumgartner

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.

Baumgartner was raised in Elkton, KY where his family owned a tobacco farm. Baumgartner helped on the farm from an early age. In 1988, Baumgartner left Kentucky for a job in Washington, DC where he has grown fruits and vegetables on some scale ever since.

After about 14 years in DC, Baumgartner joined the Melvin Hazen community garden. In the interview, he notes that gardening gives him time to get away from work, and to think.

Creator

Baumgartner, Joe

Source

Grant - 13-DCCHP-14

Publisher

Neighborhood Farm Initiative

Date

2013
4 August 2013

Contributor

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

06dd.DCCHP.2013

Coverage

Washington, DC
Ward 3
Cleveland Park

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Original Format

.mp3

Duration

01:06:32

Bit Rate/Frequency

128kb/s

Interviewer

Lewis, Josh

Interviewee

Baumgartner, Joe

Location

Washington, DC

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