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  • Call NumberOSOS_OH_0010-accs
  • TitleOral history interview with Chris Stewart conducted on 2016 July 15.
  • Summary(0:55) Heaven's Gate Garden on Hart Street in Bed-Stuy -- (2:27) Japanese strawberry business -- (03:25) Film program at the garden -- (6:10) Restarting Hart Street Vegetable Garden -- (8:30) Community interaction -- (13:09) ArtSpark Workshops -- (14:36) Bokashi and composting -- (17:46) Public school involvement -- (19:12) Increasing membership -- (19:53) Challenges with neighborhood parties -- (21:48) Community friendships and connections -- (24:07) Advice for garden representatives.
  • Date2016-07-15
  • Formatsound recording-nonmusical
  • Physical Description1 sound file (27 min.) : digital, MP3
  • GenreinterviewsMP3
  • NoteAudio interview conducted on July 15, 2016, by Zachary Schulman at Central Library. Collected through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This interview stems from a shared partnership with Brooklyn Public Library and Brooklyn Queens Land Trust under the name of Our Gardens, Our Stories.
  • CreatorStewart, Chris
  • SubjectFood crops ; Community gardens ; Organic gardening ; Strawberries ; Japan ; Leadership ; Community development--Bedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.) ; Public schools--New York (State)--New York ; Sustainability
  • PlaceBedford-Stuyvesant (New York, N.Y.)
  • Cite AsOur Streets, Our Stories collection, Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History
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