Katie Grier shares information about growing up in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, living in the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte, North Carolina for over thirty years, and her involvement with gardening throughout her life. She describes her early life on a farm, including raising animals, growing vegetables, and household chores. She has gardened at the Wilmore Community Garden for ten years, and talks about how she enjoys growing her own vegetables. Other topics include the Great Depression, canning vegetables in her youth, cooking and baking, and what life was like during segregation.