Interviewer
Jeanell Innerarity
Files
Description
Roberta Stroden describes her gardening experiences in Swan Valley, Montana. She shares her gardening philosophy, which consists of a largely hands-off method of letting vegetables go to seed and grow where they will, ignoring pests, and avoiding chemicals. She notes that gardening, for her, is a way to live with nature. Stroden recalls how she started gardening and offers advice to beginning gardeners in the Swan Valley.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Gardeners, Montana; Amateur gardeners; Swan Valley, Montana; Natural resources; Self-sufficient living; Natural gardening practices
Original Date
10-22-2005
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, OH 422, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 422-121
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (15 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
00:30:48 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_121.mp3; OH_422_121.pdf
Citation
Stroden, Roberta, "Roberta Stroden Interview, October 22, 2005" (2005). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 39.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/39