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.
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Oral history, Food heritage, March 9, 1965, Female, American, American, Prince Georges County, MD, Washington County, DC
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.
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Oral history, Food heritage, March 9, 1965, Female, American, American, Prince Georges County, MD, Washington County, DC
A.C. Salaam reflects on her time attending medical school in the Caribbean and discusses how that experience led her to the practice of plant healing. She shares stories of plant medicines and how she uses them throughout the interview. She reflects on her family's food practices and the role of sufficiency. Salaam touches on the importance of sustenance, and connects this value to her work in the Farmville, NC, community garden.
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Oral history, Food heritage, March 4, 1965, Female, Indigenous, American, Pitt County, NC, Fairfield County, CT
A.C. Salaam reflects on her time attending medical school in the Caribbean and discusses how that experience led her to the practice of plant healing. She shares stories of plant medicines and how she uses them throughout the interview. She reflects on her family�s food practices and the role of sufficiency. Salaam touches on the importance of sustenance, and connects this value to her work in the Farmville, NC, community garden.
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Oral history, Food heritage, March 4, 1965, Female, Indigenous, American, Pitt County, NC, Fairfield County, CT