Interview. Peter Groves (Norris Square Neighborhood Project)
Subject
Groves, Peter
Norris Square Neighborhood Project (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Pennsylvania Horticultural Society
Philadelphia Green (Program)
Community gardens -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- History
Urban gardening -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Kempner, Natalie
Brown, Iris
Romero, Tomasita
Description
Peter Grove recalls his work as Director of the Neighborhood Square Neighborhood Project during the years 1981-1986. He describes fundraising projects, greenhouse and pond construction, and youth education programs. He describes his long association with Iris Brown and Tomasita Romero. The interview also covers how he came to fill the position of NSNP Director, recollections of NSNP co-founder Natalie Kempner.
Date
2022
Coverage
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Interviewer
Makuc, Joseph
Interviewee
Groves, Peter
Collection
Citation
“Interview. Peter Groves (Norris Square Neighborhood Project),” Philadelphia Community Gardens Memory Collection, accessed April 18, 2024, https://phillycommunitygardensmemory.omeka.net/items/show/81.
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