Melvin Parson Gardening during the Entrepreneurship Interview
THF295401 / Melvin Parson Gardening during the Entrepreneurship Interview
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Artifact Overview
Melvin Parson earned his position as the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford because of his belief that market gardening plays a critical role in attaining full citizenship for the formerly incarcerated. Funding from the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship supported documentation of Parson's gardening, work central to the mission of We The People Growers Association, which he founded in 2015.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital photograph
Date Made
05 April 2019
Subject Date
05 April 2019
Creator Notes
Photographed by Jillian Ferraiuolo.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.358.1.4.57
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Technique
Digital photography (Digital camera)
Color
Multicolored
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