Cultivating Common Ground community garden project

Collection

Identifier: OH-CG

Staff Only

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Scope and Contents

For the Cultivating Common Ground project, middle and high school youth from the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte, NC, interviewed the senior citizens who work in their neighborhood's community garden. The teens documented the seniors' life stories and their interest in gardening on video and audio and also through photography.

Dates

2001 - 2002

Conditions Governing Access

Original audiovisual materials closed to patron use.

Historical Note

The project was funded by a grant from the Community Cultural Connections Program of the Arts & Science Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg, Inc. and the Grassroots Grant Program of the North Carolina Arts Council. Additional support came from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Enterprise Foundation, the Junior League of Charlotte, Winghaven Gardens and private donors. June Blotnick, currently Executive Director of Clean Air Carolina, was the director of the project.

Extent

11 Interviews

Language of Materials

English

Subjects

Gardening -- Charlotte (N.C.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Gardening for older people Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Gardening for teenagers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Interviews (Sound recordings) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Oral histories Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Wilmore (Charlotte, N.C.) Subject Source: Local sources