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Promise of Paradise - Episode 10: Lisa Grant

Mendocino County Public Broadcasting | By Sarah Reith

Published January 17, 2019 at 6:45 PM PST

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Lisa Grant's children Kevin, Allie and John Jr. with Gingerbread the pony.

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Lisa Grant, proud of her giant turnip.

Lisa Grant

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Sculptor and builder John Stevens in front of the garden.

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A sculpture by John Stevens.

Lisa Grant

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A John Stevens chair with son Ro, or John Jr, seated in it.

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John Jr and Sarah Stevens with pet cats.

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John Jr at the chicken coop with a goat.

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A chair by John Stevens.

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January 17, 2019 -- Today, Lisa Grant of Greenfield Ranch will take us on a tour of her sixteen-sided "sculpture house," which her former partner John Stevens built in the late 1970's. We'll peer at the carving of a lizard in a support beam, look through pictures of Grant and her family, and hear tales about a vicious pony, wild goats, and her mixed-race family's experiences with racism.

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Half-hour interview with Lisa Grant, aired January 17, 2019.

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Lightly edited interview with Lisa Grant.