Annie Mae Diggs recalls growing up in the country in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, helping to found the Wilmore Community Garden in the Wilmore neighborhood of Charlotte, North Carolina, and her relationship with gardening. She discusses chores that she did while growing up, working on a farm with her grandparents and family members, walking to school, and raising chickens for food. Ms. Diggs has been a resident of WIlmore for thirty-six years, and shares background information on the WIlmore Community Garden. She discusses aspects of gardening, including enjoying having access to fresh vegetables; tomatoes, okra, and squash; pesticides and weeding; and cooking greens.
