Jane Noland Video Collection ➔ Who Gets the Green?

Moving Image
Identifier:
3010
Description
A brief documentary about the Interbay P-Patch and a proposed golf facility in the same area. Hosted by Barbara Donnette (Coordinator of the P-Patch Program, Seattle Department of Human Services). The narrative follows the agreement the City has the gardeners for the space, negotiations with developers over moving the P-Patch for a new golf course and the debate. Includes interviews with Paul Feldman (videomaker), Jean Unger (Interbay gardener), Susan Casey (Friends of the P-Patch), Jan Drago (Seattle City Councilmember), Fritz Hodges (Seattle Parks Department), Geoff Manasse (videomaker), Mary Robeson (Cooperative Extension Agent, Washington State University), Dick McMillan (Family Gold Centers, Inc.), William Arntz (Seattle Parks Commission), Bonnie Orme (Seattle Golf Advisory Committee), Taylor Dimmick (Puetz Evergreen Golf), as well as some unnamed people on the streets of Seattle. A video by Geoff Manasse, Liz Latham and Paul Feldman. Camera and interviews by Geoff Manasse and Liz Latham. Editing by Paul Feldman. Special thanks to Nancy Buck, Ben, Katherine Daniels and donors. Includes footage of the Interbay P-Patch, a demonstration of how the garden was relocated in 1992, an aerial shot of Interbay and a hotline to call to help save the P-Patch. Viewers are also encouraged to attend the City Council Interbay Hearing on Tuesday, September 24, 1996 (6:00pm) at the Magnolia Community Center.
Language:
English
Date created:
1996 No
Coverage Date:
1996 No
Series:

4663-06: Jane Noland Video Collection

Running Time:
18m 58.0s
Type:
Documentary
Note:
Videotape is significantly degraded, resulting in poor image quality.
From the Interbay P-Patch website: In the mid-seventies, just as community gardens started in Seattle, the Interbay P-Patchers began gardening on a thick clay cap of an old landfill between Queen Anne and Magnolia. The site was large, in the middle of a wasteland and phantom dumping was common; but, so were pheasants, quail, and songbirds. The sound of the rail yard was always near. The drainage on the clay was poor, but the gardeners were a hearty bunch, hauling mountains of organic materials to build up their soils. Then came the nineties, and visions of a golf course planned for the P-Patch land came ever nearer. The City plan for the golf course was drawn; the gardens had to move! Bulldozers invaded the peaceful turf of Interbay. Gardeners, one hundred strong, moved plants to safety. As soon as the new garden site was ready, they moved precious soil and plants collected from loved ones to the "New Interbay P-Patch". Gardeners worked all through the summer of 1992 to make themselves a new home. A tool shed--always dreamed of--became a reality. A Food Bank collection station was built to hold the bounty of donations for delivery to those in need. Real compost bins graced the site. Fruit trees formed the foundation of an urban orchard.
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Citation:
Courtesy of the Seattle Municipal Archives, #3010, Series 4663-06.
Creator:
Feldman, Paul (filmmaker)
Latham, Liz (filmmaker)
Manasse, Geoff (filmmaker)
Speaker(s):
Drago, Jan (Seattle City Councilmember)
Robeson, Mary
McMillan, Dick
Casey, Susan
Unger, Jean
Hedges, Fritz
Arntz, William
Orme, Bonnie
Dimmick, Taylor
Host/Moderator(s):
Donnette, Barbara
Video Format(s):
Carrier: 3010 VHS (Box 1)
Digital Format(s):
Matroska (13 GiB)
MPEG-4 (294 MiB)
Permissions:
Geoff Manasse, Liz Latham and Paul Feldman are the copyright holders for this content. This video is available at SMA for research purposes only. For permission to use, please contact the copyright holders.