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Bryant's Cove 4. Parsons, H. July 27, 2011. Crystal Braye interviews Heber Parsons about family root cellar, Bryant's Cove
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| Descriptive Title | Bryant's Cove 4. Parsons, H. July 27, 2011. Crystal Braye interviews Heber Parsons about family root cellar, Bryant's Cove |
| Category | Migration/settlement
Objects
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| Topic | Architecture, building and construction
Buildings
Outbuildings
Root cellars
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| Description | Heber Parsons talks about his ties to Bryant's Cove; about his family root cellar and small farm; growing potatoes, carrot, turnip, beets, cabbage, and making hay; how the vegetables were stored in the cellar; maintenance of cellar; ventilation methods; locations of gardens or "spots"; using manure and capelin as fertilizer; composting; source of seeds; insects and rodents in cellar; talks about family gardens, drying potatoes and storing in cellar; changes in gardening practices as family matured; recalls horse drawn carriage that was stored in cellar; briefly describes annual gardening routine; addresses change from family self-sufficiency to purchasing required foods. |
| Date | 2011-07-27 |
| Collector | Braye, Crystal
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| Informant | Parsons, Heber
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| Location Depicted/Discussed | Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—Bryant's Cove |
| Recording Location | Canada—Newfoundland and Labrador—Bryant's Cove |
| Format | Audio/mp3 |
| Extent | 11:19 minutes; 6.4 MB |
| Type | Sound |
| Resource Type | Audio |
| Language | Eng |
| Collection | Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory - Knowledge and Practices concerning Nature and the Universe |
| CONTENTdm file name | 508.mp3 |
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