Hassie Ervin recounts growing up on her family's farm in Greenwood, South Carolina during the 1920s-1930s, moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, and living in the Wilmore neighborhood in Charlotte as an older adult. She describes her childhood, how her family was self-sufficient from farming, and how she worked in the family garden to help grow vegetables. Ms. Ervin talks about how she enjoys working in the Wilmore Community Garden. She explains that she loves gardening because it's fun and fresh vegetables taste the best.