The Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project is a collaboration between Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, Princeton University, and Spelman College. The project documents stories of people who have been working to preserve Black and Indigenous seed and foodways.
Mar 19, 2024

Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project

The Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project is a collaboration between Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance, Princeton University, and Spelman College. The project documents stories of people who have been working to preserve Black and Indigenous seed and foodways.
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s. Bonnetta Adeeb shares the story of her childhood and leaving the Jim Crow South to California with her family, as well as her return to the East. Adeeb reflects on the prominent projects she has led in Maryland and the SE, as well as the work she is currently doing with seeds, collards, and school forest farming. She explores themes of African cultural heritage, the South, gardening, and seed saving. Towards the end of the interviews, she emphasizes the importance of involving everyone in the work of reconnecting to their cultures, food, and nature.
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
Interview with Bonnetta Adeeb by Chris Keeve, July 26, 2023
Date Created
2023-07-26
Description
s. Bonnetta Adeeb shares the story of her childhood and leaving the Jim Crow South to California with her family, as well as her return to the East. Adeeb reflects on the prominent projects she has led in Maryland and the SE, as well as the work she is currently doing with seeds, collards, and school forest farming. She explores themes of African cultural heritage, the South, gardening, and seed saving. Towards the end of the interviews, she emphasizes the importance of involving everyone in the work of reconnecting to their cultures, food, and nature.
Subject
Oral history, Food heritage, African American, Prince Georges County, MD, Wayne County, MI
Collection
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
Twin sisters Kathy Anderson and Karen Bolding discuss their lifelong relationship with gardening, foraging, and interacting with the land. These early experiences inspired their careers in environmentalism and science as well as their work writing children's books about plants. Their goal is to make the outdoors accessible and exciting in particular for children of color.
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project
Interview with Kathy Anderson and Karen Bowlding by Justin Zhang and Natalie Charles, July 21, 2023
Date Created
2023-07-21
Description
Twin sisters Kathy Anderson and Karen Bolding discuss their lifelong relationship with gardening, foraging, and interacting with the land. These early experiences inspired their careers in environmentalism and science as well as their work writing children's books about plants. Their goal is to make the outdoors accessible and exciting in particular for children of color.
Subject
Oral history, Food heritage, March 9, 1965, Female, American, American, Prince Georges County, MD, Washington County, DC
Collection
Heirloom Gardens Oral History Project