A Thick Sticky Blanket

That is what the air has felt like in North Carolina for the past two weeks. Occasional afternoon showers give us a slight reprieve, but most days are an unending misery of heat and sweat. But the vegetables are still growing, and so gardening marches onward! Some of my favorite vegetables-- tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers are reaching maturity in abundance. HOPE Gardens has recently started collaborating with Carolina Campus Community Garden, which distributes all of its produce to the house cleaning staff at UNC, who are the lowest-income workers at the school. 

Speaking of Carolina Campus Community Garden, I just interviewed the garden manager for my research project, which is finally gaining momentum after I received IRB approval. I will be visiting several more community gardens/urban farms in the upcoming week; I can't wait!