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- "What is an Entrepreneur?" Clip from Interview with Melvin Parson, April 5, 2019 - Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During his interview, Parson explains his journey and mission towards securing equality and social justice through urban farming, comparing it to taking a seat at the table as a full member of society.
- April 05, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
"What is an Entrepreneur?" Clip from Interview with Melvin Parson, April 5, 2019
Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During his interview, Parson explains his journey and mission towards securing equality and social justice through urban farming, comparing it to taking a seat at the table as a full member of society.
- "Farming: Connecting to the Earth and Community" Clip from Pre-Interview with Melvin Parson, April 5, 2019 - Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During his interview, Parson explains his journey and mission towards securing equality and social justice through urban farming, comparing it to taking a seat at the table as a full member of society.
- April 05, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
"Farming: Connecting to the Earth and Community" Clip from Pre-Interview with Melvin Parson, April 5, 2019
Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. During his interview, Parson explains his journey and mission towards securing equality and social justice through urban farming, comparing it to taking a seat at the table as a full member of society.
- Melvin Parson Gardening during the Entrepreneurship Interview - 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.
- April 05, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson Gardening during the Entrepreneurship Interview
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.
- Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview - Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- April 05, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview
Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview - Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- April 05, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview
Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview - Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- April 05, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson Entrepreneurship Interview
Melvin Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association, was the Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, funded by the William Davidson Foundation Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Driven by his mission for equality and social justice, Parson uses vegetable farming as the vehicle to address social ills. During his residency, museum staff interviewed Parson at his garden in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
- Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village - Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- April 03, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village
Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village - Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- April 03, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village
Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village - Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- April 03, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village
Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village - Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.
- April 03, 2019
- Collections - Artifact
Melvin Parson at William Ford Barn in Greenfield Village
Melvin Parson, Spring 2019 Entrepreneur-In-Residence at The Henry Ford, gained experience harnessing draft horses with guidance from the William Ford Barn staff, thanks to the William Davidson Foundation's Initiative for Entrepreneurship. Parson, founder of We The People Growers Association and a market gardener, learned about the importance of draft horses in traditional agricultural practices during his residency.