Interview with Mindy Maslin
Subject
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Tree Tenders (Program)
Maslin, Mindy
Description
Interview by Joe Makuc with Mindy Maslin, Program Manager at the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) and founder of the Tree Tenders program, on-site at 100 North 20th Street. The interview discusses Maslin's background in gardening and community organizing, her first educational programming at PHS in 1991, and the development of Tree Tenders from the early 1990s onward. Notably, discussion includes an excerpt of a tree rap by Philadelphia rapper Monty G. The interview also focuses on the history of the Tree Tenders curriculum and Maslin's co-authoring the scholarly article Why Don't People Plant Trees? (2022) on barriers to participation in tree planting. The interview concludes with Maslin's future hopes and plans for Tree Tenders.
Date
2022
Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Interviewer
Makuc, Joseph
Interviewee
Maslin, Mindy
Collection
Citation
“Interview with Mindy Maslin,” Philadelphia Community Gardens Memory Collection, accessed May 18, 2024, https://phillycommunitygardensmemory.omeka.net/items/show/210.
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