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Martha Howard shares her experience growing up around her mother's cooking and where she learned to pickle. She shares recipes and thoughts around pies, pickled peaches, and her observations on how to do preservation work well.

Allard Robert tells about his work in the garden and how he incorporates the Boy Scouts that he mentors. He reflects on being in the Navy and growing up in Coleraine, Massachusetts. He shares memories of his grandmother and how those shape his love for gardening, and discusses crops that he grows and garden practices.

Shelby Johnson tells stories about her southern childhood living between Atlanta, GA, and Asheville, NC. She shares about her farming practices, mushroom foraging, and bartering with her neighbors in Western, NC. Shelby touches on the crops and recipes she holds dear, spaces were food is prominent in her memory, and reminisces about her grandmothers.

Shelby Johnson tells stories about her southern childhood living between Atlanta, GA, and Asheville, NC. She shares about her farming practices, mushroom foraging, and bartering with her neighbors in Western, NC. Shelby touches on the crops and recipes she holds dear, spaces were food is prominent in her memory, and reminisces about her grandmothers.

Tammy and Richard Crawford discuss their childhoods and the ways in which gardening influenced it. They both touch on their family recipes and the importance of cultural foods, like "chicken and pastry". They share about herbal remedies and the use of herbal tea. Tammy and Richard reminisce on their deceased son and the gardening knowledge he taught them. The interview concludes with a story of gardening with their granddaughter, and leaves us with an emphasis on passing the love of gardening on to new generations and leaving a legacy.

Tammy and Richard Crawford discuss their childhoods and the ways in which gardening influenced it. They both touch on their family recipes and the importance of cultural foods, like "chicken and pastry". They share about herbal remedies and the use of herbal tea. Tammy and Richard reminisce on their deceased son and the gardening knowledge he taught them. The interview concludes with a story of gardening with their granddaughter, and leaves us with an emphasis on passing the love of gardening on to new generations and leaving a legacy.